Understanding Food Waste and Ugly Produce

What is the main reason farms and grocery stores throw away 'ugly' produce?

• They are too expensive to sell.

• They are too difficult to transport.

• They are not safe to eat.

• People don't want to buy misshapen or discolored produce.

What happens to most ugly produce that is not sold?

• It is donated to food banks.

• It is sent to a landfill where it rots.

• It is used to make compost.

• It is stored for future use.

What is one way that businesses have tried to sell ugly produce?

• By making it into smoothies.

• By selling it at a higher price.

• By selling it for a cheaper price.

• By hiding it in mixed fruit baskets.

How did Kacy Kim and Sukki Yoon anthropomorphize ugly produce in order to test if people would buy it?

• They made the produce into art.

• They painted the produce.

• They gave the produce googly eyes and names.

• They offered free samples.

What is the term for giving human-like qualities to non-human things?

• Personification

• Animation

• Anthropomorphizing

• Characterization

What percentage of the world's food waste is made up of fruits and vegetables?

• 50%

• 38%

• 75%

• 25%

What is one effect of food rotting in landfills?

• It creates more farmland.

• It releases methane, a greenhouse gas.

• It reduces pollution.

• It helps plants grow.

What did Kim and Yoon find about people's willingness to buy ugly produce?

• People only bought it if it was cheaper.

• People didn't care about its appearance.

• People were less likely to buy it.

• People were willing to pay more for it if it was humanized.