1. What do you see when you look at food? How can we categorize foods?

2. Michael Pollan’s 4 Categories:

3. Industrial Starts in giant field (usually the Midwest)
Single crop grown
Ends up in supermarket or fast-food restaurant
Most of our food

4. 2. Industrial Organic - large, industrial farms
- natural fertilizers, natural bug and weed control
- ends up in supermarket or fast-food restaurants

5. 3. Local Sustainable - grown on small farms
- raise lots of different kinds of crops & animals
- food isn’t processed
- travels a short distance to your table

6. 4. Hunter Gatherer - oldest type of food chain
- eater of food hunts, grows, or finds it

7. Michael Pollan’s 4 Categories: sort you food items again!
Industrial
Industrial Organic
Local Sustainable
Hunter-Gatherer

8. What category do you eat the most of?
Industrial
Industrial Organic
Local Sustainable
Hunter-Gatherer

9. Homework 48 hour food journal Do this in your notebook
Keep track of what you eat for a full 48 hours
Include all snacks, drinks, etc.
Keep track of any special labeling
Ex. Organic, Non-GMO, Natural, Cage-free

10. What does this mean to you?

11. Find out more about…Industrial Organic