Where Does Walmart Get Their Food From
I wasn't able to send my pictures to my computer. Google was my next best option to have some images to the storymap.
Map of where all the food came from.
Bananas come from Mexico or Central America. They traveled a total of 1,717.2 miles and kept at a temperature of 53 Fahrenheit. And the Bananas are organic.
Rainier Cherries are from Washington state and travel about 2,600 miles. The cherries are GMO since the packaging doesn't say non GMO.
The eggs are organic and free ranged and cage free. The eggs come from Arkansas and travels about 740 miles.
This shrimp from Walmart are caught from the wild in the Gulf of Mexico. Most southern states provide the shrimp to other states.
This beefs is organic and grass-fed. There is no antibiotics that is used in this product. The beef is from Utah and travels about 2,080 miles.
Butterball turkey is gluten free and comes from North Carolina. This turkey traveled about 300 miles.
Walmart get their potatoes from Idaho and travels about 2,300 miles. The potatoes are organic since it's on the packaging.
Ocean Spray cranberry juice comes from Massachusetts and travels about 1,000 miles. The product says that it is naturally flavored and 100% juice, but most of it is probably water.
Welch's Fruit snacks come from Massachusetts and travels about 1,000 miles. The box says made with more real fruit, so I would think it is naturally and artificially flavored.
Lays potato chips are made in Tennessee and Georgia. The chips are not organic, so I assume they are made with GMOs.
Butternut Squash comes from California like most Walmart food. It travels about 2,500 miles. The product doesn't say organic, so most likely a GMO.
Lemonade is made in the United States and there is no clear location where. The lemonade is naturally flavored.
Walmart gets a lot of their milk from Texas. On average the milk travels a total of 900 miles to get to Savannah.
This chicken from Walmart is free ranged and come locally. The chicken has no antibiotics and is raised cage free.
Walmart get salmon from Chile and packaged in the United States. The salmon is farmed raised without any antibiotics.
Walmart grows its pineapple in Costa Rica and sometimes Puerto Rico. The pineapple travels at 4,000 miles to get to Georgia. It is organic
Walmart gets romaine lettuce from California. It is stated that the lettuce is organic and traveled about 2,500 miles.
Honey Nut Cheerios come from the factory in Minnesota. On the box it says that this is naturally flavored and gluten free. The box traveled about 1,375 miles.
Hawaiian punch is label as natural and artificially flavored. Hawaiian punch comes from California and travels about 2,500 miles.
Walmart sells seedless watermelon which is genetically modified and is not labeled at organic. The watermelon comes from California which travels about 2,500 miles.
Oscar Mayer Ham is processed and fully cooked. The meat comes from Illinois and travels about 935 miles.
Cheez its is naturally and artificially flavored. This product comes from Ohio and travels about 750 miles.
Walmart tomatoes are not organic and has GMOs. These tomatoes come from Central America and travel about 3,000 miles.
Great Value bread comes from North Carolina and made in the same factory as Sara Lee Bread. The bread is processed and travels about 300 miles.