My favorite snack is a Cutie. The fruit itself is a highbred fruit that is actually a cross between a sweet orange and a Chinese Mandarin. They look like a small seedless orange. But don’t let their tiny appearance fool you, they are packed with flavor! First brought to Florida in 1909, today the majority of Cuties are grown and shipped from San Joaquin Valley, California. This means that in order to make it to my plate, these little delights must travel roughly 2783 miles.
In regards to the movie, Future of Food, I thought the content was actually quite interesting. Food consumption is something that affects all of us and therefore allows us to relate to the film. The movie also made me feel even stronger that consumers should be informed of what is in their food. By omitting this information, consumers really have no idea what they are putting in their bodies and the result of this could be deadly. By informing consumers of exactly what is in their food, the producer is leaving it up to them to decide whether something enters their body. I thought that the use of the film was a positive way of keeping students on task during the ride to ECHO. I also believe that giving different way for students to learn, instead of just teaching from a text book can do nothing but good!
Unknown, (2009). The Natural History of Cuties. Cuties, Retrieved from http://www.cutiescitrus.com/what_is_a_cutie
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