Question

select the prepositional phrase that would work best in the space to clarify meaning and add interest to the passage. eating processed food is nothing new. humans have been crushing grains to make bread for thousands of years. but ____________, our food supply has shifted, with an increasing number of ultra - processed products made with fillers, additives, stabilizers and synthetic ingredients that our grandparents wouldnt recognize.

○ in recent decades

○ lately

○ responding to climate change

○ time and

Explanation:

The passage contrasts long - term food habits with a more recent shift in the food supply. "In recent decades" provides an appropriate time frame for this change, while "lately" is too short - term, "Responding to climate change" is off - topic, and "time and" is an incomplete and inappropriate phrase.

Answer:

A. in recent decades