Project: Reliance on Animal Products in Daily Life Project Overview
Are you a vegan? If not, have you ever thought about the amount of animal products and by-products you consume in a day? Even vegans consume some animal products each day. In this project, you will keep a complete journal identifying your daily use of products that contain animal products and by-products.

Instructions
In this project you will record and analyze your daily consumption of all animal products and by-products in a single day. For one entire day, record every product and food you use that contains animal products, whether they're consumed at home, in a restaurant, or at school. Start with your shower in the morning: Check the label to see if your shampoo or conditioner contains animal products.

Record everything you eat and use throughout the day and how much you consume. Make a log or journal entry for every animal product or by-product you have used, including information about the time of day, the brand name of the product or menu item, and amounts used. If you are not sure about a particular ingredient in a commercial product, write it down and look it up for later reference. You may be surprised by how many ingredients sound like chemicals but are in fact animal by-products. For example, stearic acid, which is used in many soaps, is derived from the fatty acids of animals, as well as from plants.

When you're done, estimate how much money all of these products cost. If you don't know how much something costs, look it up online. Of the total cost, what percentage was for food? How do you think your results compare with students in other countries? Were you surprised by what and how much you used? Were there products that you didn't know contained animal products? In addition to your food diary, answer these questions and give your reactions to this experiment in a three-page, typed, double-spaced essay. Whether you use online or print sources, please remember to cite them in your paper.

Submission Requirements
Use standard English and write full phrases or sentences. Do not use texting abbreviations or other shortcuts.
Make the information easy to understand.
Question # 1
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Identify the animal products and by-products you use throughout an entire day, and log them in a journal.

Submit your journal and your reflection.