Today students visited Overwaitea Foods to learn where their food comes from. Students explored the meat section, produce section, dairy section and the cereal isle. From their exploration, students started to realize how much of their food does not come from Canada. For example, students where finding that a lot of our produce may be packaged in the United States, but most of it originated from countries in South America (primarily Mexico). When it came to the cereal isle, it was very difficult to figure out where the product came from. In most cases, it simply said "imported." So where is our food coming from? With Kellog's recently closing their Canadian plant in Ontario for cheaper production in Asia, it makes you wonder where our cereals and such are actually being made.
The whole point of this activity was to see where the food we eat is coming from. Below are some pictures of our trip.
Thanks to Overwaitea and Carlos Burton for setting this up for us!
Checking out the dairy isle. Most of it was from Canada.
Scott and Rocco looking at cheese.
Cheyanne and Lauren looking at Cream Cheese.
Cereal Isle: Many of the students where pointing out all
the advertising techniques being used. Also, many where
checking out the sugar and salt content of the cereal!
Got Milk? Amber, Mackenzie, Kelsey and Tiana.
Jet and Jerrica
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