Food Waste Revision

Which of the following is the CORRECT definition of Food Waste?

• Food "waste" refers to not being able to purchase food due to financial circumstances.

• Food "waste" refers to eating all of the food you are given.

• Food “waste” refers to food that is fit for consumption but consciously discarded at the retail or consumption phases.

• Food "waste" is a common practice used by individuals all over Australia and the world.

What are some of the most common ways INDIVIDUALS can waste food?.

• Not having a veggie patch and instead buying foods from the shops.

• Not washing fruits and vegetables, not buying cereal for their breakfast.

• Eating all of the food they have prepared.

• Throwing out leftovers, not bringing a shopping list to the shops.

Why is it important to reduce our food waste?

• To ensure we do not increase body mass and therefore become obese.

• To ensure sustainability of our environment so future generations can use the natural resources.

• To save the animals in the world and be able to be at one with nature.

• To reduce the amount of rubbish we create and throw out

When we waste food, we are also wasting the resources that have gone into producing that food? (water, land, time).

• True

• False

As an INDIVIDUAL what are some ways I can reduce my personal food waste?

• Understanding the difference between use by and best before dates.

• Buy more food as this means I will never run out.

• Noting as food waste is always going to happen no matter what

When a product has a BEST BEFORE date this means that

• You can no longer eat the item after that date as it has gone off.

• The product's quality will be at its best before that date, but it still may be edible after it.

• The products quality will be best before that date, and it will not be edible after it.

• The best before date is a random date that is put onto all food products.

Why is it important to write a shopping list?

• So you are organised.

• So you buy only what you already have in the fridge at home.

• So you buy only what you need at the shops and not what you already have at home.

• Shopping lists are essential if you want to buy the food that you like to eat.

What does it mean to shop seasonally?

• Buy foods that are your favourite colour.

• Buying fruits and vegetables that you want to eat depending on the weather conditions.

• Buying fruits and vegetables that grow well in a particular season for eg mangos in summer.

• Buying foods that farmers like so they can sell them and male lots of money