1) Choose your favorite food item or the major ingredient of your favorite food item.
2) Explain where it came from all the way back to its original agricultural hearth.
3) Find out who (what country) is the biggest producer of that food item or ingredient in the world today and how much do they produce.
4) Find out how much of that food or major ingredient is consumed in the USA each year.
5) Include your reliable source(s) of info (URL address).
Include your first name, last initial, and class period in your comment, with 1-5 above, by 11:59pm on 4/30/15.
P.2 Chapman
ReplyDelete1) My favorite food is pasta, one of the main ingredients is tomatoes
2) It is believed that the tomato is native to the Americas
3) The United States is one of the world's leading producers of tomatoes, second only to China.
4) 17.3 pounds per person of tomatoes are consumed in the usa every year
5) http://www.tomato-cages.com/tomato-history.html
http://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/crops/vegetables-pulses/tomatoes.aspx
http://www.agmrc.org/commodities__products/vegetables/tomatoes/
1) Macaroni/pasta
ReplyDelete2) The origin of macaroni has been attributed to the Etruscans, the Chinese, the Greeks, and the Romans, as well as the Arabs.
3) Italy is the biggest producer with 3,326,750 tons of pasta
4) Americans consume of 6 billion tons a year
5) http://www.cliffordawright.com/caw/food/entries/display.php/id/50/
http://www.pasta-unafpa.org/ingstatistics5.htm
http://pastafits.org/pasta-facts/
Anna Slowiak. 2.
ReplyDelete1) Corn
2) It came from Mesoamerica
3) The United States is the leading producer of corn producing 274 million metric tons
4) 67 million bushels for the world but 80 million acres of land to plant corn
http://www.statista.com/statistics/254292/global-corn-production-by-country/
http://blogs.marketwatch.com/thetell/2013/03/07/how-much-corn-do-we-consume/
http://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/crops/corn/background.aspx
Ania H. per. 3
ReplyDelete1. Cabbage
2. It comes from Britain and continental Europe prior to 1000 BC
3. China is the largest producer at 32,800,000 tons
4. 8.3 pounds per person
5.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabbage http://www.agmrc.org/commodities__products/vegetables/cabbage-profile/
Maquel L/3
ReplyDelete1) Spaghetti
2) It came from Italy
3) Italy is the biggest producer of spaghetti
4) We produce 1.9 million tons of pasta a year
5) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barilla_Group
http://www.ilovepasta.org/public/fun-facts
Emily Hough 2
ReplyDelete1. My favorite food is pasta.
2. It came from China, Greece and Italy.
3. Americans consume roughly 7 billion pounds a year.
4. http://www.ilovepasta.org/public/fun-facts
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/pasta.aspx
http://pastafits.org/pasta-facts/
Brandon Butler/ period 3
ReplyDelete1. Avocado
2. The avocado came from the Aztecs in modern day Mexico
3. Mexico is the leading producer of avocados with about 1 million metric tons per year
4. Americans consume 4 billion avocados per year
5. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/01/22/the-sudden-rise-of-the-avocado-americas-new-favorite-fruit/
http://top5ofanything.com/list/8bb62b79/Avocado-Producing-Countries
https://docs.google.com/a/d155.org/presentation/d/1e7S7_jNsAZmMnSCX5-BRaS8_KH1OrWmdFtZ3b7V8_FU/edit#slide=id.gfe74cb85_032
Jordan E. Per. 3
ReplyDelete1) Watermelon
2) It came from Egypt and southern Africa
3) The leading producer is of watermelon is China, producing 66 million metric tons
4) Per capita 15.5 pounds
http://www.whichcountry.co/top-10-countries-with-the-highest-watermelon-production/
http://homecooking.about.com/od/foodhistory/a/watermelonhistory.htm
http://www.agmrc.org/commodities__products/vegetables/watermelon/
Isaiah Tavares period 3
ReplyDelete1)Mango
2)It came from South East Asia
3)The leading producer is India with an estimated 15 million pounds a year
4) 42 metric tons per year
5)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mango
http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-top-ten/mango-producing-countries.html
Brad V p3
ReplyDelete1) Bacon
2) 16th century, England referred to pork as "bacon"
3) Mexico produces 625k metric tons of pork
4) 1.7 billion Ib or bacon are consumed in the U.S.A each year.
5)
http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/190510/usa___bacon_sales_rising_.aspx
http://www.nppc.org/pork-facts/
Tatum Turner Period 3
ReplyDelete1) Shrimp
2) It came from China
3) About 75% of shrimp is produced in China and Thailand and they produce 30.28 million tons per year
4) The average consumer eats about 4 pounds of shrimp per year
5) http://homecooking.about.com/od/foodhistory/a/shrimphistory.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrimp_farming
http://www.fao.org/fishery/countrysector/naso_china/en
http://seafoodhealthfacts.org/seafood_choices/shrimp.php
Cory Masterson
ReplyDeletePeriod 3
1. Noodles
2. Well noodles have grain and grain comes from a lot of places, but I am going to go with China
3. China is the biggest producer of wheat and they produce 1256 metric tons a year.
4. 146.3 pounds per person a year.
5. http://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/crops/wheat/wheats-role-in-the-us-diet.aspx
http://www.mapsofworld.com/pages/where-do-food-come-from/where-does-wheat-come-from/
Emma M 3
ReplyDelete1. Grapefruit
2. Pummelo seeds were brought from the East Indies to the West Indies in 1693
3. China is the leading producer of grapefruit. They produced 3,800,000 tons in 2012.
4. In 2011, fresh grapefruit consumption was 2.7 pounds per person and grapefruit juice consumption was another 3.5 pounds per person.
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grapefruit#Production
Nathaniel Anleitner
ReplyDeletePeriod 3
1) Apples
2) Came from Mesopotamia
3) China produces about 34.5 million tons of apples each year
4) 44 pounds of apples per person in the United States
5) http://www.agmrc.org/commodities__products/fruits/apples/commodity-apple-profile/ , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple
Caitlyn Adams
ReplyDeletePeriod 3
1. Strawberries
2. From France
3. United States produces about 30.4% of the World's total
4. Americans eat 3.4 pounds of strawberries each year
5.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry
http://top5ofanything.com/list/35769269/Strawberry-Producing-Countries
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/strawberries/facts.cfm
Tara Rhodes
ReplyDeletePeriod 2
1. Pasta
2. Italy: First referenced in 1152 in Sicily; made from wheats which came from the Mesopotamia Agricultural Hearth
3. Italy produces the most pasta at 3,326,750 tons/year
4. United States consumes the most pasta at 2,700,000 tons/year
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasta
http://www.pasta-unafpa.org/ingstatistics5.htm
http://www.internationalpasta.org/index.aspx?idsub=7
Casey Laktas/ Period 3
ReplyDelete1. Pineapple
2. Between southern Brazil and Paraguay
3. Brazil produces the most at 2,206,492 tons/year
4. The United States consumed 6.1 pounds of pineapple in 2012
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pineapple
http://www.statista.com/statistics/257224/per-capita-consumption-of-fresh-pineapples-in-the-us/
Makenzie Hankin period 3
ReplyDelete1. Watermelon
2. Egypt
3.China 66.9%
4.39 million cwt
http://www.agmrc.org/commodities__products/vegetables/watermelon/
Laura Valentine/2
ReplyDelete1. Strawberries
2. Originated in France
3. United States, with 36 billion pounds produced in a year (29% of the worlds strawberry population)
4. In 2013, the consumption rate was at 7.9 pounds/person.
http://www.agmrc.org/commodities__products/fruits/strawberries/commodity-strawberry-profile/
Jaclyn W. 2nd Hour
ReplyDelete1) Spaghetti is my favorite food and I’m italian.
2) It came from Italy
3) Italy is the biggest producer of spaghetti and has the freshest spaghetti.
4) The U.S. produces 1.9 million tons of pasta per year.
5) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barilla_Group
http://www.ilovepasta.org/public/fun-facts
Iris P.2
ReplyDelete1.) Pasta is my favorite food
2.) Pasta was brought to Italy by China during the 13th century
3.) Italy is the biggest producer of pasta, 3,326,720 tons of pasta
4.) The average American consumes 20 pounds of pasta a year
5.) http://www.pbs.org/food/the-history-kitchen/uncover-the-history-of-pasta/
Emma B. 2nd Hour
ReplyDelete1) Bananas
2) Southeast Asia
3) India is the biggest producer
4) U.S. produces 0.01% of the worlds bananas.
5) http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe901
1. My favorite food is pasta
ReplyDelete2. Brought to Italy from China by Marco Polo during the 13th century
3. Italy 3,326,750
4. The average American consumes 20 lbs. of pasta annually. This makes it the 6th highest food per capita in the country.
5. http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/06/pasta-is-not-originally-from-italy/
http://www.pasta-unafpa.org/ingstatistics5.htm
http://pastafits.org/pasta-facts/
Callie Morris p.3
1. my favorite food are pickles
ReplyDelete2. dates back as far as 2030 BC
3. India
4. 20 billion pickles are consumed a year by americans
5. http://www.ilovepickles.org/book/export/html/14 , http://www.pbs.org/food/the-history-kitchen/history-pickles/
Erika LaSaker p. 3
1. My favorite food is Pizza
ReplyDelete2. Italy
3. Pizza Hut is the largest pizza company with $11.2 billion in annual sales in Texas
4. 2.5 million pounds
5. http://theweek.com/articles/483784/americas-pizza-obsession-by-numbers
http://www.pizzatoday.com/departments/features/2012-november-top-100-pizza-companies/
Kallie K. 2nd Hour
ReplyDelete1) Spaghetti is my favorite food
2) It came from China
3) Italy is now the biggest producer of spaghetti and has the freshest pasta.
4) The U.S. produces 1.9 million tons of pasta per year.
5) http://www.pasta-unafpa.org/ingstatistics5.htm
ty smith period 3
ReplyDelete1) Watermelon
2) Egypt/southern Africa
3) China, with 66 million metric tons
4) 15.5 pounds per capita
http://www.whichcountry.co/top-10-countries-with-the-highest-watermelon-production/
http://homecooking.about.com/od/foodhistory/a/watermelonhistory.htm
Jill Sikora P. 3
ReplyDelete1. My favorite food is pizza
2. Italy. The Greeks and Romans were eating bread topped with spices, olive oil
3. Pizza Hut in America sells the most amount of pizza with 11.2 BIllion doallars
5. 2.5 million punds america eats a year.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_pizza
http://pizza.com/fun-facts