Reflections on Daily Food Consumption

The Enviornmental Footprint of What I Eat

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The Oil We Eat

February 28th, 2012 by msmith92

Hello and Welcome!

This blog is meant to be a series of reflections on my daily food consumption and how it impacts the environment. As a busy student and athlete, I do focus on my food consumption, but mostly on its nutrition and ability to fuel me though long days and hard workouts. However, in the posts that follow, I am going to consider an alternative aspect of the food I eat: its environmental impact. In particular, I will look at where my food comes from and how it is processed and packaged. Although I don’t usually consider the environmental impact of my food choices when I am at the grocery store, being a part of the History 106 course has made me more aware of the impacts of my consumer habits. Over the next while, I will be looking into some of the foods that I consider to be the staples of my diet and what role oil plays in their production. Hopefully this process will allow me to make more informed choices in the future!

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