Foods and Nutrition 2: Obj. 3.01 Food Systems and Local Foods

Sarah is a single pregnant mom with a two-year old. She needs food assistance for her family. What government program should she apply for?

• Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)

• Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)

• Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program

• Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)

Tom uses fresh cherries in a pie that he is baking for his family. This is an example of which step in the food system?

• food production

• food distribution

• food preparation and consumption

• resource and waste recovery

Which region of North Carolina has become a cultural center for food from both agricultural and culinary standpoints, with new farmers' markets, community supported agricultural arrangements, restaurants, and other food and beverage producers that prioritize local products, but also deals with food insecurity in low-income sectors of the community?

• the coastal plain

• the sandhills

• the triangle

• the mountains and foot hills

Shauna lives in Asheville, N.C. and is an advocate for purchasing local food. Which food label claim will BEST guide her decision when she selects food?

• Got To Be NC

• 100% Organic

• Fair trade Certified

• Grass-fed

Which federally assisted meal program provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children enrolled in public and non-profit private schools?

• Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP)

• Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

• National School Lunch Program

• Head Start

Local food, as defined by the United States Farm Bill, must be grown and transported less than:

• 10 miles, or within the same city

• 400 miles, or within the same state

• 1,000 miles, or within the same country

• 5,00 miles, or within the same continent

A local entrepreneur is selling a hot sauce with 75% of the ingredients being organic. Which is an acceptable label she can use in marketing her hot sauce?

• Made with Organic

• Organic

• 100% Organic

• GMO-free

Which is MOST LIKELY the correct order pf steps in the food supply chain?

• preparation and consumption

• marketing, preparation and consumption, food production, food processing

• food production, food processing, marketing, preparation and consumption

• food production, food processing, preparation and consumption, marketing

"Feeding the Carolinas" takes surplus and fruits and vegetables and gets them to those dealing with hunger and food insecurity. This is an example of an intervention at which step in the food system?

• marketing

• preparation and consumption

• resource and waste recovery

• food processing

Which statement is true about the United States' food system greenhouse gas emissions?

• Transportation accounts for 83% of greenhouse gas emissions

• Transportation accounts for 11% of greenhouse gas emissions

• Production accounts for 11% of greenhouse gas emissions

• Production accounts for 6% of greenhouse gas emissions