Think for a moment about your own diet

Think for a moment about your own diet. List five foods you eat regularly, occasionally, never. Regularly Occasionally Never 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Why is this? What factors do you think influence your choice of food?

Might these factors change your mind about your food choices? • The food ‘goes off’ very quickly. • Your food is more expensive? • Your food was not farmed hygienically? • Your fruit and vegetables were funny shapes?

FARM ASSURED FOODS • • • The foods which have a red tractor symbol have met specific standards for home grown foods. The produce will have been farmed and packed in the UK and will have normally met strict hygiene, safety and welfare standards at all stages of production. Example foods: Beef, Chicken, Strawberries Eggs, Pork, duck Advantages Improve quality of life for animals Produce can traced back to origin easily Experts at each stage of the process • • Disadvantages Higher manufacture/farming costs Expensive produce for customers

GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS These are foods which have had their genes altered to improve the characteristics. This is done by combining or adding genes from one food to another. Selective breeding or grafting is a form of GM • • Advantages Makes crops resistant to disease Improves the nutritional quality of food Increases the quantity of food grown from the same land. Could cure famine/blindness • • • Disadvantages Ethical issues with tampering with the genetic structure Possible human side affects Could lead to GM of humans • Not considered safe at present

ORGANIC • • • These are foods which have been grown without the use of chemicals, fertilisers or pesticides Example foods: fruit, vegetables, meat, milk, eggs, flour & baby food Advantages Prevents certain diseases No fertilisers therefore no CO 2/pollution released Reduces risk of pest epidemic More authentic food products/better tasting products Better effect on animal reproduction • • Disadvantages High labour input required Expensive compared to normal food products Food does not last as long as there are no preservatives Limited selection available

FAIR TRADE FOODS Fair trade foods are products which have a guarantee that the workers involved in the production get a fair price for the products and have a reasonable standard of living in the developing world. This not only applies to farmers but their families and benefits the local environment and sustainability. Example Products: Ben & Jerrys ice cream, Kit Kat, Dairy Milk, Nescafe coffee • • • Advantages The supplier receives better money Involves greater environmental protection Peace of mind for the consumer • • Disadvantages Higher prices for fair trade products compared to non fair trade products Not the same variety as non fair trade products.

On average, a single banana costs 30 pence.

Non-Fairtrade company 1 p 5 p 4 p 7 p 13 p

Fairtrade company 15 p 2 p 4 p 3 p 6 p

Please write one advantage and one disadvantage for the following Red Tractor foods Advantages Disadvantages Fair Trade Foods Advantages Genetically modified foods Advantages Disadvantages Organic foods Advantages Disadvantages

Makes you think, doesn’t it? You may eat the banana…. …it’s one of your 5~a~Day! https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=khuu 9 O C 5 x. FU