It has become evident that everything I eat on a daily basis is dependent on fossil fuels; whether it be the packaging of the food(a large percentage of my food comes packaged in plastic), its production, or its transportation to my plate. All the intermediate steps require fossil fuels in one form or another. My refrigerator where much of my food is kept is built out of polymers, and requires a liquid refrigerant for heat exchange. Virtually all refrigerants are hydrocarbon derivatives such as CFC’s and HCFC’s with some being hydrocarbons such as propane.  In Manning’s article he mentions that processed food requires on average ten calories of oil energy for every calorie of food energy produced. Considering most of the food I eat is processed, this is quite the alarming fact. I did not previously realize the extent to which my diet relies on fossil fuels. Any large variation (such as its eventual depletion) in its supply would have disastrous consequences on our food supply and subsequently our society.