Food Waste

Food Waste

Multiple Choice

What is food waste?

• It's food that is wasted after eating a meal.

• That is the ice cream that we find in the fridge.

• It's a recipe for a yummy cake.

• These are apples we left on the table.

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

Approximately, how much food produced is wasted in the U.S. annually?

• 25%

• 32%

• 40%

• 47%

The most wasted food type in the US is bread, with 38% of all grain products lost every year across the country

1st

It is followed by milk – with 5.9 million glasses, or nearly 20% of the total amount produced, poured down the sink

2nd

and potatoes, 5.8 million of which are discarded each yea

3rd

What is being wasted?

Poll

In your opinion, in which meal do you yourself throw away the most food?

• BrOKen-fast for sure! just too sleepy to eat

• Hmm, Lunch? Sorry, my eyes are always bigger than my stomach.

• Dinner, just don't feel like eating after doing sport.

• Nah, I never throw away food.

Our coffee cups are not compostable!

Coffee cups/lids

Why are these there?

​​Cutlery

Plastic bottles

​​These are not compostable either

This is what is seen in the dining hall's composting bin.

Poll

What should you do when they serve too much food on your plate?

• Accept it and finish the dish even though you're already full.

• Transfer it to the person next to you and threaten them to eat it.

• Eat until you're full, then dump the leftovers into the bins.

• Say that you don't want that much.

There is no expired food being wasted before the processing stage​ in the MHS kitchen.

According to chef Russ...

Source

Chef Russ

https://earth.org/food-waste-in-america/#:~:text=The%20most%20wasted%20food%20type,which%20are%20discarded%20each%20year.

https://u4d2z7k9.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/rsz_screenshot_2022-04-28_at_103016_am.jpg.webp

https://earth.org/food-waste-in-america/#:~:text=The%20most%20wasted%20food%20type,which%20are%20discarded%20each%20year.

https://earth.org/food-waste-in-america/#:~:text=The%20most%20wasted%20food%20type,which%20are%20discarded%20each%20year.

https://earth.org/food-waste-in-america/#:~:text=America%20Generates%20Nearly%20103%20Million,other%20country%20in%20the%20world.

https://pingree.house.gov/UploadedPhotos/MediumResolution/166eb01e-7904-4fe7-8cb5-ed90b69acdbf.jpg

https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5b9dee373c000066000a5697.jpeg?ops=scalefit_960_noupscale&format=webp

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/world-food-consumption_n_4978947