Sustainable food production

Sustainable food production means ...

• eating enough to give you sustenance

• being able to feed the whole planet

• creating food without damaging the planet

• being able to do something forever

Beef and dairy herds create the most amount of carbon emissions

• True

• False

Reorder the following, from the most to the least sustainable protein source:

• Chicken

• Chickpeas

• Nuts

• Lamb

• Beef

Carbon emissions from food production are greater than carbon emissions from all transport methods

• True

• False

Match the following ideas to reduce food waste:

• Prepare tomato sauce

• Meat

• Make croutons

• Stale bread

• Cook it or freeze it

• Leftover vegetables

• Create a vegetable stir-fry

• Overripe tomatoes

• Make banana bread

• Ripe bananas

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) High protein foods

,

(b) Low protein foods

• avocado
• chicken
• olive oil
• fish
• pasta
• potatoes
• quinoa
• corn
• tofu
• rice
• nuts
• bread
• eggs
• meat

• beans
• oats

A convenient food product has been ​ (a)   and requires ​ (b)   ​ (c)   by the consumer

• commercially prepared
• minimum
• preparation
• homemade
• maximum

Water and land use are sustainability issues related to food production

• True

• False

A third of all food purchased is wasted/thrown away

• True

• False

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Animal protein foods

,

(b) Plant protein foods

• pork
• turkey
• quinoa
• edamame
• beef
• lamb
• nuts

• lentils
• chicken
• duck
• tempeh
• fish
• peas
• tofu
• chickpeas
• black beans