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mattbell ([personal profile] mattbell) wrote2009-07-21 02:48 pm
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Where cheeses/butter/yogurt come from

A few days ago I was talking with some friends about how people don't really know where their foods come from and how they're made.  I'd especially love to see a giant flowchart around milk products, with cow/goat/sheep milk at the top and all the different cheeses at the bottom.  A friend mentioned seeing one on a billboard in Canada, but I couldn't find any images of it online.  I did find this, which is painful to read but provides the relevant info:



Here's another one that focuses more on the protein vs fat broken out of the milk.

I'd love to have these charts for various different types of food.  (corn and corn products, beef, ice cream/gelato, wheat, rice, soybeans and all that processed vegetarian stuff).  They'd make nice posters. 

Update:  Here's a way better one, via [Bad username or unknown identity: easwaran  .  ]

[identity profile] lasofia.livejournal.com 2009-07-22 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Sadly I am cursed with a child who gets mad at me when I tell him things like fire spirits live in the dryer. Or the tooth fairy might go on vacation soon, and when she does the Halloween gnomes sub for her and just leave stale candy, so you'd best lose that tooth ASAP. Or Halloween gnomes in general (they sneak in every night for a week after Halloween and snitch a few pieces of candy. They seem partial to chocolate).