GCSE+FT+Unit+2+Lesson+17+Issues

toc Food choices and nutritional needs are important factors when designing a new product, as a designer you have to consider some or all of the following: However you must also consider broader issues, such as social and economic implication associated with food production. = Moral = = Environmental = = Cultural = = Tasks = Open the PDF document which has information taken from the resources listed below Read through all the pages, and think about the above key issues, then answer the following questions:
 * Issues**
 * Food trends
 * Dietary goals
 * Food choices
 * Nutritional needs
 * Food to meet special needs
 * Vegetarian choices
 * Factory farming
 * GM
 * Fairtrade
 * Organic
 * Food miles
 * Sustainability
 * Pollution
 * Packaging
 * Religious beliefs
 * Vegetarianism
 * Task - Moral**
 * 1) Name three types of Egg production, and explain what are the arguments between the different types of production.
 * 2) Find out why genetically engineered crops, e.g. soya beans and maize, have caused controversy between food manufacturers, processors, retailers and consumers?
 * 3) Find five example of a Fairtrade products.


 * Task - Environmental**
 * 1) Find out more about environmentally friendly packaging. Go to the following website Sainsbury. Working in pairs to discuss the possible benefits of using this type of biodegradable packaging as opposed to the traditional foil or paper trays. Write a report about your views.
 * 2) Is there any motivation for buying "loose" products such as mushrooms in a paper bag rather than in a plastic carton with plastic film covering it? Explain your answers.


 * Task - Cultural**
 * 1) Use the internet to compare menus at two restaurants, one in Beijing and the other in Sai Kung, HK. What differences do you notice?
 * 2) What are the two main types of vegetarian and how do they differ?
 * 3) Which religion is sympathetic towards animals and therefore are its followers are vegetarians?
 * 4) Find out the names of three Jewish festivals and examples of foods that are eaten at each?

= Homework Task =
 * 1) Carry out some research at your local supermarket or grocery store to find out where some of the foods available have come from. Present your findings in a table, calculating the food miles of each product if possible. Which item of food has traveled the furthest?
 * 2) Compare the menu from a Chinese restaurant in the Chinese district of Manchester, UK

= Resources = media type="custom" key="5198995"

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