Food Diary

Assignment 2: Food Diary Currently, we have a very automated and mechanized food system. This system consists of many chemical and heavily processed foods. This is unhealthy, but it is used most nevertheless. Thus, this paper shall explore the origins, factors, and impacts that influence what we eat.

Why did I Eat it? Personally, I eat what I eat for the convenience of time. Between school and work, I cannot take hours to prepare and cook a meal or learn due to the amount of studying we need to do. Thus, I use the convenience of fast food and pre-processed junk into order to suppress my hunger. I know this is not good for me, but it is more adaptable to my lifestyle and allows the continuation of my activities without interference. The presence of fast food allows the ability to eat on the go and at any location, which is helpful as I need to move around a lot to complete my task and as I am a mobile person. Thus, the lifestyle and location factors are a key in the choice of fast food. In addition, other factors play a role in this choice, as cost is also

I found that many processed items such as pop may say that it is produced within the country but it has a wider footprint as the ingredients themselves as sourced from other countries (Figure 2). For example, the orange juice I drank was produced in Toronto but the main ingredient itself was from Brazil (Figure 1). Thus, the environmental impacts are going to be bigger as this includes more transportation cost and energy to do so. Also, regarding the transport method, each one produces a different impact and the method used will vary on distance. Shorter distances like cross country will likely use train or truck, while longer ones such as global trade will require boat or plane, thus impact depends on