Senior Sow What? Journey on food - where it comes from, what is a food print, and how do our food choices affect our world. This presentation is about how we define healthy eating and how learning about food choices and healthier foods can help food banks.

1. Sow What?
Senior Troop 25267 Harvest Award Presentation
Thank you for watching our presentation on what we
learned during the Sow What? Journey.
We hope that by watching this presentation, you will
be inspired to help your local food bank by making
your next food drive a healthy one!

2. Sow What?
GSSJC Troop 25267’s Senior Journey

3. Sow What?
What is healthy eating and how can learning
about healthier foods help food banks?

4. Food Processing, Ingredients,
and Food Miles
Interesting food facts we learned during our
Journey

5. Food Processing, Ingredients, and Food
Miles
 Corn is the largest crop grown in the
United States.
 Only 2% of corn is used for food for
people.
 Corn is used in fuel, to feed livestock,
and in high fructose corn syrup (which
isn’t healthy).
 Some foods that have corn that might
surprise you are:
•Syrup
•Hot dogs
•Margarine
•Mayonnaise

6. Food Processing, Ingredients, and Food
Miles
 Most ingredients in foods, unless locally grown, travel over
1,500 miles before being consumed.
 Everyone who consumes food in the US uses on average
500 gallons of gasoline each year through the footprint of their
food.

7. Food Processing, Ingredients, and Food
Miles
 95% of fruit is from another
country.
 Half of the vegetables in the
US are from another country.
 Since 1992 the amount of
food flown by plane has risen
by 140%.

8. Food Processing, Ingredients, and Food
Miles
 An average American eats
50 fast food burgers a
year.
 Because the ingredients
come from all over the US,
our nation’s love for
burgers results in the total
annual carbon emissions
of 6.5 million SUVs.

9. Sow What?
As the world’s population grows and becomes
more urban, people’s diets are changing from
low-calorie, nutrient-rich food to calorie-dense,
nutrient-poor food.
We are also eating more processed food.
Food is transported all over the world.
All of this affects our health and our
environment.

10. What is Healthy Eating?

11. Our definitions:
“Eating whole grains,
vegetables, fruits, and
proteins that are
sustainably grown*”-
Talia
* Sustainable farming is farming in which you can continue doing it forever,
and selling your foods through farmers’ markets and local stores.

12. Our definitions:
“Balancing your diet
with sustainable and
fresh foods” -Vivian

13. Our definitions:
“Eating foods and the
amount that allows you
to get all the nutrients
your body needs to
function” - Roshni

14. Our definitions:
“Eating foods
that provide the
nutrients you
need in order to
stay healthy and
active” – Sri

15. Our definitions:
“Choosing foods
that are both
economical and
still contain
nutritional value”-
Amanda

16. Our definitions:
“Eating food that
does not have
pesticides and is
natural” –Maddie

17. Our definitions:
“Clean food, which
means organic and
pure healthy food”-
Kallan

18. Our definitions:
 “Eating meals with
abundant
vegetables, low
sugar, and high
protein.” –Sydney

19. Sow What?
We can make a difference in our health and the
environment through our food choices.
Try to eat locally grown fruits and vegetables
that are in season.
When reading a food label, look for simple and
fewer ingredients.
Choose whole grains and fresh foods.

20. What is food insecurity and how does
a food bank help?

21. Food Insecurity
Definition*: Lack of access to
enough food for an active, healthy life
for everyone in the house and limited
or uncertain availability of nutritionally
adequate food
*Source: Feeding America

22. Food Insecurity
It could be because a family has to decide
between buying nutritious foods and paying
the rent and bills or getting medical care.
Processed foods high in sugar and fat
generally costs less than fresh produce and
other nutritious foods, and that affects
people’s health.

23. Food Insecurity
According to Feeding America’s
Map the Meal Gap, in 2015 the top
5 states with food insecure children
under the age of 18 were New
Mexico, the District of Columbia,
Arizona, Oregon, and Georgia.
1 in 4 kids in the area served by
the Houston Food Bank were at
risk of hunger.

24. Food Bank
Definition: A place where food is stored
and, with help from volunteers, is sorted,
packed, and distributed to the
community.

25. Food Bank
Facts from the Houston Food Bank:
 The HFB combats hunger and food
insecurity by distributing nutritious food
through partnerships with 600 local hunger
relief charities.
 In FY2016-2017 they distributed 83 million
nutritious meals.
 They plan to distribute 100 million meals in
2018.

26. Food Bank
The most needed food donations are:
 Canned green vegetables (green beans, spinach,
collard greens) no salt added
 Canned tomatoes, no salt added
 Canned beans, no salt added
 Canned tuna, salmon, chicken, sardines
 Canned fruits in water or juice
 Whole grain pasta, quinoa, brown rice
 Salt-free seasonings

27. Food Bank
The most needed resource is money!
• For every dollar donated to the Houston
Food Bank, they are able to distribute $6
worth of food which equals 3 meals.

28. Examples of food to not donate

29. This fruit cocktail in
heavy syrup has 18
grams of sugar and
low nutritional value
(4% vitamin A and 2%
vitamin C).

30. White rice is
bleached which
results in the
stripping of
nutrients.

31. Although this can of
pumpkin is organic
and healthy it is not a
good item to donate
because it is an
ingredient and
generally is not eaten
as a meal by itself.

32. Examples of healthier food to donate

33. This fruit is packed
in fruit juices and
has 11 grams of
sugar and a higher
amount of
nutrients ( 20%
vitamin A and 10%
vitamin C).

34. Brown rice is
considered a
whole grain and
has more
nutritional value,
including fiber,
vitamins and
minerals.

35. This soup has real
chicken meat with
no added
chemicals and has
no preservatives.
It can be eaten as
a meal.

36. Sow What?
The next time you
want to hold a food
drive for your local
food bank, consider
holding a “Healthy
Food Drive”.

37. Sow What?
Educate the people you are asking to
donate about healthier options.
• Other things to
consider:
o Can it be eaten
alone or is it more of
an ingredient?
o Find out what the
food bank needs.
o Check expiration
dates!
• Read the labels –
o Choose whole grains.
o Look for fewer
ingredients that you can
pronounce.
o Avoid high fructose corn
syrup.
o Avoid foods that are
high in sugar and fat.

38. Sow What? Is Troop 25267 doing to take
action?
We created this presentation to educate
and encourage you to hold a healthy food
drive for your local food bank.

39. Sow What? Is Troop 25267 doing to make
a difference in their community?
We will donate10% of our 2018 cookie
sales to the Houston Food Bank.

40. Thanks for watching.
Please feel free to share our
presentation and support your
local food bank!
Resources:
Girl Scouts USA Sow What? Journey
Houston Food Bank – www.houstonfoodbank.org
Feeding America – https://hungerandhealth.feedingamerica.org