Lesson 9 Wrap Up and Looking Ahead

Summary

There is significant evidence that food processing has contributed not only to creating new foods but also to our fundamental development as humans. Many of the industrial processes of today’s food industry are comparable to things we do at home every day when cooking. Food processing is an important industry in the US and Pennsylvania, employing many people. Processing food can have positive and negative effects and we need to be careful to critically evaluate a particular food product before deciding whether its processing was been good or bad.

Check and Double Check

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

Ongoing and Looking Ahead

The following lesson will describe one specific food process, fermentation, as well as broaden the discussion to talk about why food spoils, how it can be wasted, and who is most effected by food waste.