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Whole Foods ProductionNS430

• Nazia Sadat
• RD, LDN, MS, MPH
• Seminar 1
• Whole Foods

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Today's Agenda

• Welcome to our first seminar together
• Today we will be covering
• The syllabus
• Introduction to whole foods

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Outcomes

• Course Outcomes
• NS430-1. Differentiate among processed,
  organically grown and whole foods. (BSNS 5, 7)
• NS430-2. Explain the advantages and disadvantages
  of whole foods. (BSNS 5, 7)
• NS430-3. Discuss various influences on whole
  foods production. (BSNS 5, 7)
• NS430-4. Create educational materials for
  producers and consumers regarding whole foods
  production. (BSNS 5, 7)
• General Education Outcomes
• Demonstrate college-level communication through
  the composition of original materials in Standard
  American English
• Solve real-world problems using mathematical
  skills

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Syllabus

• Nazia Sadat, RD, LDN, MS, MPH
• Email NSadat_at_kaplan.edu
• AIM NaziaRD
• Seminar Time Thursday 8pm EST (Optional)
• In this course we will be discussing various
  aspects of whole foods including their
  production, preservation, transport, storage and
  cost.

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Syllabus Units

• Unit 1 Introduction What are Whole Foods
• Unit 2 Advantages/Disadvantages of Whole Foods
• Unit 3 Vegetables
• Unit 4 Fruits
• Unit 5 Whole Grains
• Unit 6 Nuts and Seeds
• Unit 7 Protein
• Unit 8 Foods of Animal Origin
• Unit 9 Whole Foods and the Food Industry
• Unit 10 Wrap up

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Grading Criteria/Course Evaluation
Discussions 9 _at_ 50 points 450 points
Unit Project 3 100 points 300 points
Final Project 2 parts 125 points 250 points
Total 1000 pts
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Projects

• Unit 3 Paper
• Unit 4 Paper
• Unit 7 Final project part 1 (Paper)
• Unit 8 - Paper
• Unit 9 - Final project part 2
• (Brochure)

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Late Work Policy

• Late work will not be accepted unless there are
  clear and compelling extenuating circumstances.
• If you have extenuating circumstances that
  prevent you from completing course
  assignments/exams you must contact your
  instructor immediatelyprior to the
  assignment/exam/quiz due-date unless prevented
  from doing so by emergency circumstances.
• Examples of extenuating circumstances are serious
  personal and/or family illness/hospitalization,
  death in the family, weather-related
  evacuation/emergencies, work emergencies, and
  issues related to active military assignment.
• Personal computer/software/internet connectivity
  issues and course blocks are not considered
  extenuating circumstances.

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Online Communication Guidelines

• Some important points to remember
• Review the Kaplan Plagiarism Policy to make sure
  you understand it. Please ASK any questions that
  you may have.
• Also note the sanctions for the 1st(failure of
  assignment), 2nd (failure of class) and 3rd
  (expulsion from Kaplan) offence.
• Familiarize yourself with the Netiquette section
• The paper submission format is in APA

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Unit 1Introduction What are Whole Foods
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Any guess on what Whole foods are?
versus
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Whole Foods Defined

• Whole Foods
• A food to which nothing has been added
• No use of chemical additives, preservatives,
  texturizers, stabilizers, and other substances
• Any thing that is not beneficial to customers and
  some maybe harmful
• A food from which nothing has been taken away
• Basically Whole foods are foods that are
• as close to their natural or original states as
• possible.

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Processed Foods

• Foods that may or will undergo
• slicing, dicing, cutting, chopping, cooking,
  mixing, grinding, smoking, drying, packaging,
  canning or other procedures that alter the food
  from its original state.
• Examples
• Mixed greens
• Honey
• Salsa

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Some Examples

• Fruits and Vegetables
• Apples, bananas, carrots, dandelion greens,
  eggplant, figs, grapes, kale, lemons, mangoes,
  peaches, squash, tomatoes, watercress and yams
• Nuts and Seeds
• Almonds, brazil, cashew, macadamia, peanuts,
  pisatchio and walnuts are all examples of nuts.
  Flax (linseeds), pumpkin, sesame and sunflower.
• Unprocessed Meats
• Legumes
• black beans, chickpeas (garbanzo beans), edamame
  beans (soya beans), kidney beans, lentils, lima
  beans.

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• Can you think of any other examples??

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Question

• Is beef considered a whole food?

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Answer

• A roasted portion of beef that has not been
  processed, modified, or added to can be
  considered a whole food.
• A hot dog, however, does not fit in this category.

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Organic versus Whole

• Organic foods
• Organic food is produced by farmers who emphasize
  the use of renewable resources and the
  conservation of soil and water to enhance
  environmental quality for future generations.
  Definition by the USDA
• Crops are generally grown without synthetic
  pesticides, artificial fertilizers, irradiation
  or biotechnology
• Natural foods
• Natural foods are often assumed to be foods that
  are minimally processed and do not contain any
  hormones, antibiotics, artificial sweeteners,
  food colors or flavorings.
• Whole foods are not necessarily organic, nor are
  organic foods necessarily whole.

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Why use Whole Foods?

• Grains, beans, fruits, and vegetables provide
  healthful nutrition.
• In their natural state, they are loaded with
  vitamins, minerals, fiber, and other essential
  nutrients.
• Processing turns simple foods into commercial
  products takes away some of their value, or adds
  ingredients that are not helpful.
• While processing and refinement takes away some
  things the body needs, it also tends to add
  things in.
• Majority of the time, these things are bad for a
  person's health.
• For example, processed foods often contain
  artificial coloring, flavorings, and
  preservatives.
• Many people believe these things are damaging to
  the health.
• Pesticides used in conventional foods production
  maybe harmful to the health

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Whole Foods

• Some of the nutrients they contain
• Phytochemicals
• Phytoestrogens
• Dietary fiber
• Antioxidants
• In the outer surface of whole foods are most of
  the omega 3 fatty acids eliminating them in
  processing eliminates many essential nutrients
• Whole kernel of a whole grain
• WF are wonderful in the TOTATLITY they provide
• To get the whole benefit of a food it must be
  consumed in its natural whole state

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Pros/Cons

• Pros
• Very healthy diet
• Has potential to reduce risk of disease
• Encourages shopping at farmers markets
• Engenders appreciation of food in their natural
  state
• Cons
• Abundance and ease of processed foods

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Influences on Whole Food Production

• Geographical
• Does not add any harmful chemicals into the
  environment
• Good for nature/soil
• Climatic
• How seasons influence farming
• Wind, Rain, Storms, Hurricanes, Snow
• Societal
• Environmentally Friendly
• Location

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• Any other factors you can think about that
  influence whole foods production?

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• "Diets rich in whole and unrefined foods, like
  whole grains, dark green and yellow/orange-fleshed
  vegetables and fruits, legumes, nuts and seeds,
  contain high concentrations of antioxidant
  phenolics, fibers and numerous other
  phytochemicals that may be protective against
  chronic diseases.
• Bruce B, Spiller GA, Klevay LM, Gallagher SK
  (2000). A diet high in whole and unrefined foods
  favorably alters lipids, antioxidant defenses,
  and colon function. J Am Coll Nutr. 2000
  Feb19(1)61-7.

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Question

• Do you think we are seeing and buying more
  processed foods or more whole foods?
• What reasons so you see?

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Any Questions??
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This Weeks Reading!

• Syllabus
• Online Communications
• Introduction in the text A whole foods primer.
• Review website
• The Whole Story on Whole Foods