I then traced the production process down the line and came to food processing. I found that nearly all our food is processed using machines that gobble up fuel. Even the apples, which I showed a video of beforehand, are processed by machines.
I didn’t recognize this beforehand. I still had the idealistic image of families devoting their lives to picking, sorting and washing apples in my mind.I realize this was naive of me, however, it goes to show how effective advertising can be.
Other things, like milk and grains, I did realize were processed.
Here’s a video showing some of the machines used for processing milk. The rapid heating and cooling of the milk, the separating and the pumping through various tubes at various rates would all use vast amounts of energy.
The milk is only the beginning. Here’s a breakdown of my results for my other food choices.
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