My Meal product of chicken and canned cream of chicken soup
have a negative environmental impact, but also there are positive impacts and
solutions. To start off with the chicken, locally the chickens cause negative
impacts because of where poultry is usually produced. Poultry industry is a
cause of environmental degradation. Globally it can kill other wildlife because
of the filth and disease that comes with the production of chickens. It can affect
the groundwater and grass. Also, the major production also requires a huge
amount of shipping of trucks and gas emissions. Locally something that can be
done is have more animal control, and that goes for globally as well. Wisconsin local workers can make more money
rather than large productions, therefore less shipping and less gas and trucks.
Organic breeding of chickens, less pesticides and larger ranges for the
chickens which will help with the bacteria and filth that will go into the
ground water. Individually and in the household, I believe we can buy more
organic and less processed chicken, support local farmers on a small scale. My other
meal product was a canned good of cream of chicken condensed soup. Canned food
is globally becoming less of an issue than it was 30 years ago. Producing these
cans on a global scale causes major CO2 emissions that can be avoided. A global,
local solution to cans is recycling because recycling cans can save energy. Locally
or in the household we can purchase more fresh items in the super markets and
make these meals from scratch in the household. The mass production of Campbell’s
soup also is a global issue with the transportation and gas emissions, along
with the making of these cans. If we can figure out a different way to can food
with possibly less emissions that would help out the environment a lot. Overall,
recycling is the best thing for everyone to do in the home and everywhere else.
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Valerie
Baird
Blog post 3: Environmental impacts of your meal of product
May 2, 2017
One of my items is boneless chicken
breast from the Roundy’s production in Kenosha Wisconsin. These items get sold
to supermarket chains with 166 stores of Wisconsin and Illinois. What I buy is
the fresh and never frozen chicken breast. The second item I am going to write
about is Campbell cream of chicken condensed soup. Campbell Soup Company is a
global food company headquartered in Camden NJ. The chicken I had round some
research on what exactly is this chicken and where it had come from. The Jedwabnick
runs Roundy’s commissary, which is a 122,000 square foot kitchen. This product
is not shipped too far, even though according to environmental working group,
chicken is not the lowest but one of the lessor impacting on carbon emissions. It
says comparing to carbon footprint of car miles driven per 4 0z, it equals to
only 3 (EWG, 2017) . On the other hand it
is not frozen therefore needs to be fresh and takes less time and delivery for
it to get to the store. Different types
of meat vary on the quantity of chemical fertilizers, fuel and other production
inputs used, differences in soil conditions and production systems. For where
the bird comes from, these breeds are raised to grow fast and tender. Most of
these chickens are 13 weeks old or younger at the time of slaughter. Most of
these distributions do use antibiotics, which are risks for human health. Not environmentally
though. The environmental impact though, compared to other meats, chicken
production generates the lowest amount of greenhouse gases. As pick n save says on their website, this
chicken is 98% fat free, trimmed and has no added hormones or steroids,
contains no added ingredients (Roundys House brands made at Kenosha, 2007) . As some chicken
from the stores do, the one I had chosen and usually eat is on the healthier
side.
To start with the canned product,
there is veg oil in this. Canola and corn oil are made from genetically
modified corn and canola. These are hazardous to our health as they are
processed and cleaned with chemicals. They are heated to high temperatures and
this heat oxidizes the oils which frees radicals and dangerous for our health.
Another toxic chemical would be MSG. (There is modified food starch, wheat
flour, salt, cream, whey, MSG, soy protein concentrate yeast extract, flavoring
and dehydrated garlic.) The can itself has BPA (biphenyl) which has health and
environmental conditions. BPA is readily and inherently biodegradable in water,
meaning that is breaks down rapidly and does not persist in the environment (Understanding Labels, n.d.) . A research I had found about BPA says that “in
streams and rivers globally, typical concentrations are less than 1 microgram
per liter. “Therefore, studies have shown BPA has low potential for
bioaccumulation, and does not have many environment risks. The production of
this can and food had been delivered through trucks and therefore can
contribute to carbon emissions. I do buy my products at the supermarket, and
this therefore will travel farthest to get to me, my chicken breast is more
local than the Campbell’s soup. This is a global company and therefore these
ingredients and production will affect the world on a global matter. As though
recycling these cans will help overall in the long run.
first one is the comparison of meats and carbon emissions
http://www.ewg.org/meateatersguide/eat-smart/
http://careers.campbellsoupcompany.com/wp-content/plugins/leaflet-maps-marker-pro/leaflet-fullscreen.php?layer=1
This map gives a good explanation on where Campbell soup all
distributes itself across the Us, and some in Mexico and Eaurople
The numbers indicate how many manufactures are located in
that state.
WORK CITED
Group, EWG -
Environmental Working. "EWG's Food Scores Just Took the Work out of
Grocery Shopping for Me!"EWG. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 May 2017.
"Understanding
Labels - Cream of Chicken Soup." Happily Unprocessed. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 May 2017.
"Roundy's House
Brands Made at Kenosha Plant." Journal Times. N.p., 18 Feb. 2007. Web. 02 May 2017.
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
My consumer item of my specific meal
My consumer item was a specific meal I had for meal prepping
for the entire week, it was chicken,
brown rice, cream of chicken 99% fat free soup, lemon, green beans, carrots and
corn. Most of the ingredients for the sauce contained chicken stock, vegetable
oil, milk, starch, wheat and flour. The chicken breast were frozen chicken from Aldi's that had some rib meat in it. The corn was canned corn, along with the
beans and carrot came in a frozen package. The chicken was from Aldis and brand
is named Kirkland boneless skinless chicken breast, with seasonings such as
garlic, onion, pepper and kosher salt.
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
1) A local impact on the plastic bag would be the amount of animals getting sick or dying from trying to eat ingest these bags and get toxins into their system. I find this interesting because on a daily basis I see plastic bags everywhere in Milwaukee and these animals trying to get the left over garbage around the city. Parts of plastic (since it does not break down easily)get into these animals digestive system and get sick or die.
2) A way in the video for people to manage plastic bags were trying to put bans on the plastic bag, cut down on the consumption of bags or overall using bags that were not plastic. these things were attempting to manage the consumption of plastic bags. The psychologist that was asking people the reason on why they used plastic bags gave people a more reason to look at the overall effect and long term effect of using them.
3) I think we are coming to a point where we are aware and smart enough to create something that is way less harmful to the planet. Some ways that i know how locally we are dealing with plastic bag issues is using "Greener" bags, such as biodegradable bags so we can get rid of that garbage without a release of a bunch of toxins and extra waste. To me it is definitely a global issue, some places might band the plastic bag but once they bags get into the ocean lets say, it can travel anywhere at that point and harm the planet and fish in locations that dont even have plastic bags anymore. Globally it should be a consideration for the environments sake. Globally though, some countries may not think of it as such a big issue that needs to be fixed so therefore, that can create a conflict. I do not think plastic bags are misunderstood, I agree that it provides many people with jobs and business grows instead of declines, but I think they're are certain ways to work around it such as creating a bag that is still cheap and people can keep their jobs, but in a safer environmental way.
4)https://conservingnow.com/plastic-bag-environmental-impact/
2) A way in the video for people to manage plastic bags were trying to put bans on the plastic bag, cut down on the consumption of bags or overall using bags that were not plastic. these things were attempting to manage the consumption of plastic bags. The psychologist that was asking people the reason on why they used plastic bags gave people a more reason to look at the overall effect and long term effect of using them.
3) I think we are coming to a point where we are aware and smart enough to create something that is way less harmful to the planet. Some ways that i know how locally we are dealing with plastic bag issues is using "Greener" bags, such as biodegradable bags so we can get rid of that garbage without a release of a bunch of toxins and extra waste. To me it is definitely a global issue, some places might band the plastic bag but once they bags get into the ocean lets say, it can travel anywhere at that point and harm the planet and fish in locations that dont even have plastic bags anymore. Globally it should be a consideration for the environments sake. Globally though, some countries may not think of it as such a big issue that needs to be fixed so therefore, that can create a conflict. I do not think plastic bags are misunderstood, I agree that it provides many people with jobs and business grows instead of declines, but I think they're are certain ways to work around it such as creating a bag that is still cheap and people can keep their jobs, but in a safer environmental way.
4)https://conservingnow.com/plastic-bag-environmental-impact/
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