For the final project in 21st Century Challenges, Kelsey and I will work together.
We want to talk about FOOD, more specifically food processing. Americans eat a lot of canned and frozen fruits and vegetables and not enough fresh foods. We want to explore the differences between consuming fresh and processed foods. Both the Pros and Cons. For example, eating mainly processed foods, the diet is extremely low in fiber. Low fiber diets caused by processed foods can lead to a medical condition caused Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis. These conditions are very painful and can cause much damage in the gastro-intestinal system.
Processed foods are not only not as good for the body but also less cost effective than fresh foods from the local market (in terms of transporting, processing, etc.). Kelsey and I plan to research this topic and present our findings in a paper and a pretty presentation.
Also, we will explore how we use processed foods without even knowing it. For a specific example, we plan to make muffins and identify the sources of processed food if any. We'll see if there are hidden processes behind the goodness of home-made muffins.
Okay, I think the latter part of the project sounds the most promising. From what I'm reading of the first part, it's going to be difficult to bring anything new to that argument: it's pretty well establised that eating a high-fiber, plant-based, unprocessed diet is more healthy than...just about any other way to eat. Now it sounds like you might be particularly interested in "fresh," are you interested in whether that's an important factor in nutritional value?
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