Food Security Quiz

Look at the pictures. What one of these types of food is a want, rather than a need.

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How much food is wasted in the world every year?

• None.

• Barely any.

• A third of it.

• Half of it.

What are the four things that are needed to grow food?

• Land, oxygen, hay and animals.

• Land, water, sunlight and tractors.

• Land, water, effort and energy.

• Land, water, boats and planes.

Which of these foods or drinks would have a use-by date?

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Which of these foods or drinks would have a best before date?

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If we try to avoid food waste, what can we do with leftover fruit?

• Throw it away.

• Make a smoothie with it.

• Put it into a compost heap.

Bread is a type of food that only comes from plants.

• True

• False

What is a food mile?

• The distance that your have to travel to get the the shop.

• The distance your food travels to get from where it is made to get to you.

• How fast your food travels to get to you.

What happens when we don't shop locally?

• Small shops in the town lose money and close.

• The supermarkets give us some money back to say thanks.

• Nothing happens.

• We just open some new shops.

What is a preservative?

• Something that is used to keep food cold.

• Something that is used to make all food look the same.

• Something that is used to keep food fresh.