Lesson 9: Food Processing Overview

Introduction

Lately, the p-word (processing) has become a word with negative associations when it comes to food. It is often used in the same context as poor nutrition, health consequences, and even addiction (as in your-favorite-processed-food is “addicting”). In this lesson, we will learn about who processes our food, how food processing is done, and what the results are of food processing.

Objectives

Here are the objectives for this lesson:

• Identify the size of the food processing industry.
• Explain how select foods are processed start to finish.
• Give examples of the effects of processing on food’s nutrients.

Lesson Readings and Activities

By the end of this lesson, make sure you have completed the readings and activities found in the Lesson 9 Course Schedule.