Globaloria: Fast Food Restuarants Get An F

Follow the link below to the slideshow on CNN.com.

Fast Food restaurants have received grades for the quality of meat.
Do you eat at any of these restaurants?
In a blog post, write about how this affects you.
How do you feel about eating at these restaurant now that you now they've received a grade of F for their meat?
How do you think the restaurants could provide better food to their customers?


http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/15/health/fast-food-meat-antibiotics-grades/index.html

Animated Type Corn is Stalking U.S.

Corn is Stalking U.S.

from Linda Shirar 1 month ago NOT YET RATED

Senior Thesis for the Computer Art Department at the School of Visual Arts
An infographic film about corn use in America. "Eat Food. Not Too Much. Mostly Plants." - Michael Pollan.

http://vimeo.com/102595697

Health: HOW THE BRAIN REACTS TO THE TASTE OF FAT

http://www.futurity.org/how-the-brain-reacts-to-the-taste-of-fat/

The research, reported in the journal Chemosensory Perception, could offer the food industry clues for how to make less fatty food products without negatively affecting their overall taste and enjoyment.

The three-year study carried out by the University of Nottingham and the multinational food company Unilever investigated how the brains of a group of participants in their 20s would respond to changes in the fat content of four different fruit emulsions they tasted while under an MRI scanner.

READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE AT THE LINK ABOVE

STEM: Nutrition Fun Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdL-gjTEpMs

This kids video about eating healthy is really fun, animated and great soundtrack.

STEM: Nutrition Video Disney

http://youtu.be/8VRKvJEk1A8

This very old Disney Video has lots of good concepts in it for kids. Planting food gardens at home can help us to eater better. Back then the thought on dividing food into groups was that there is three groups of food. Now we have six. How times have changed! Check out the video at the link above.

STEM: Nutrition: Trendy Veggies

Crazy Colored Veggies are on the rise. The health benefits in the pigments are naturally occurring. Carrots were originally purple or yellow and by selective breeding they are mostly orange today. In the 1600s people found orange ones and those were bred to dominate.

Not only are they fun to look at and eat but they are loaded with anti-oxidants which are important to protect our bodies from stresses.

Watch this interesting video about these trendy veggies

http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Technology+and+Science/ID/2388963986/

STEM: Nutrition: Lab Grown Meat Hits The Grill

Excerpt:

A hamburger patty made from lab-grown meat — or "schmeat" — is expected to be unveiled and grilled later this month at an event in London that is highly anticipated by animal rights activists and other backers.

"The vision for this burger is really to attract support, to attract funding," said social sciences researcher Neil Stephens in an interview with CBC'sThe Current host Anna Maria Tremonti. "And I'm sure it will because it's a very enticing idea for many people."

Read the whole article below

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2013/06/06/technology-schmeat-in-vitro-meat-burger.html

Why Is Candy Bad For Your Health?

Sugar, saturated fat, calories. It all adds up to heart disease, weight gain, and maybe stroke.
This is a great article I found on the web. Check it out, and eat candy sparingly!

http://www.livestrong.com/article/509860-why-is-candy-bad-for-your-health/

Nutrient Rich

Here is an article about nutrient rich foods. Not surprisingly, fast food and processed foods are not very nutrient rich.

Read the article and tell us how you feel about eating these foods mentioned. 

http://www.organicauthority.com/health/most-nutrient-dense-healthy-foods-on-earth.html

All About Sugar

Some of you are researching nutrition. Here is a good article about sugar and how it affects the body.

http://lifehacker.com/5809331/what-sugar-actually-does-to-your-brain-and-body

Foods That Help Detoxify Your Body

Need some extra energy for the game or orchestra? Eating these foods will help to detoxify your system and give you a boost!

Do you ever notice how you feel after you eat?

Do you like to eat these foods mentioned in the article?

If you went to the grocery store with your parents, would you like to help them decide what to buy to eat?


http://www.organicauthority.com/health/skip-the-juice-diet-10-natural-food-detox.html

Childhood Obesity Info

Here is an excellent website from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation about the issue of childhood obesity. Some of you are researching this topic for a hidden object game. Check it out!

http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/program-areas/childhood-obesity.html

Fast Food Facts

If you are doing your project on Nutrition, or just trying to decide which fast food restaurant to have lunch at, this web site is great for comparing nutritional value at all the different fast food joints on the east side. Use the sliders on the left nav to filter your results!

http://fast-food-nutrition.findthebest.com/

Robot Swarm Farms Field

These robotic swarms are able to take over farming work by drilling holes in the ground and planting seeds.

Tell us what you think of that in your blogs.

Nuggets of What

What's really in fast food chicken? Most of it is not even from a chicken! Read this article about how chicken nuggets are created, and you might think twice about eating fast food nuggets ever again.

http://www.organicauthority.com/foodie-buzz/what-is-in-fast-food-chicken-hint-its-not-chicken.html

Childhood Obesity

For those researching obesity there are some very good statistics, facts, and causes about childhood obesity at this site.

http://www.epidemicobesity.com/

FLAMIN HOT CHEETOHS

School districts in California and New Mexico are trying to ban the popular snack food Flamin' Hot Cheetos because they say it is a health hazard to students. School officials say the concern is their nutritional value, or lack thereof.
Each bag of Flamin' Hot Cheetos contains 26 grams of fat and a quarter of the amount of salt that's recommended for the entire day.

 GO HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE, AND DISCUSS IT IN YOUR BLOGS.
 1. WHY IS THIS SNACK BEING ATTACKED?
 2. HOW MANY GRAMS OF FAT ARE IN ONE BAG OF FLAMIN HOT CHEETOHS?
 3. HOW DO CHEETOHS GET THEIR COLOR? IS IT NATURAL?
 4. WHY DO DOCTORS SAY THAT CHILDREN ARE MORE LIKEY TO BEING ADDICTED TO FLAMIN HOT CHEETOHS?
 5. FRITO LAYS SAYS THAT IT IS COMMITTED TO ETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICES, WHICH INCLUDES NOT MARKETING TO KIDS UNDER 12. IN YOUR OPINION, DOES FRITO LAY MARKET TO KIDS 12 YEARS OLD AND YOUNGER? IF SO, HOW DO THEY DO IT?

Answer the questions above in your blogs. Read the article at the URL below.

http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/schools-aim-popular-flamin-hot-cheetos-125501497--abc-news-health.html

Go to this URL to see the nutrition information on the back of a bag of Flamin Hot Cheetohs. http://www.fritolay.com/our-snacks/cheetos-flamin-hot.html

 Take a screen shot of the label and post it in your blog. What do you notice on the label? What do you think of the front of the bag? The character of Chester Cheetha?

Eating by Color

This article in the New York Times, describes how you can eat healthier, by choosing different colors of food. Share your reaction to this in your blogs. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/14/health/personal-health-the-color-of-nutrition-fruits-and-vegetables.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm