CNN News: 美國(guó)食品產(chǎn)業(yè)

Hey, welcome to a special edition of CNN 10.

歡迎大家收看CNN學(xué)生節(jié)目特別版.

You know that expression "you are what you eat"? Well, CNN has a "Raw Ingredient" series.

你知道這樣的表述嗎? 你就像你所吃的事物。CNN今天播出的是“食物原材料”系列。

It looks at how the U.S. food industry has changed, how engineering and importing have replaced old-fashioned growing and how consumer demand still factors in to how the industry produces our food.

本期節(jié)目是關(guān)于美國(guó)食品工業(yè)是如何變化的，工業(yè)和進(jìn)口是如何取代傳統(tǒng)的增長(zhǎng)方式的，消費(fèi)者需求又是如何影響食品工業(yè)生產(chǎn)的。

Our reporter Cristina Alesci has gone inside some of America’s biggest food companies, seeing most people haven’t seen before.

我們的記者Cristina Alesci走入一些美國(guó)最大的食品公司內(nèi)部，看到了大多數(shù)人以前從未見(jiàn)過(guò)的情況。

And today, we’re zooming in on animal feed and how what they eat ultimately makes its way to our plate.

今天，我們關(guān)注動(dòng)物飼料以及動(dòng)物如何進(jìn)食以及最終變成我們的盤中餐。

I know I’m not supposed to do it, but every once in a while, it’s necessary -- burying my face in the best barbecue I can find.

我知道我不應(yīng)該這樣做，但每隔一段時(shí)間，這是必要的——我就會(huì)吃燒烤。

Americans eat a lot of meat. On average, up to 126 pounds of poultry, beef and pork every year. For some, it’s more than their own body weight.

美國(guó)人喜歡吃肉。平均每年多達(dá)126磅的家禽、牛肉和豬肉。甚至對(duì)于一些人來(lái)說(shuō)，這超過(guò)了他們的體重。

But depending on the animal, producing one pound of meat can take two, three, or even six pounds of feed. And what some of our livestock is eating are things you’d never put in your mouth.

但是根據(jù)動(dòng)物的不同，生產(chǎn)一磅肉需要兩磅、三磅甚至六磅的飼料。有些動(dòng)物吃的東西是你永遠(yuǎn)都不會(huì)放進(jìn)嘴里的。