Just Eat It!

Approximately what percentage of the food bought by households is wasted?

What is one reason farm-grown produce gets wasted before reaching stores?

• Farmers deliberately overplant to waste excess

• Consumers refuse to buy fresh produce

• Uniformity standards require exact specifications so many otherwise edible items are rejected

• There is no transportation available to move produce

What do you notice about the variety of the foods found?

• They find a wide balanced variety every time

• They usually find many different fruits and vegetables

• They often find a lot of one or two items but not a variety

• They always find ready-made meals only

What is wasted when food is thrown away after the whole supply chain?

• Labor costs at the supermarket.

• Money spent by consumers.

• Only the packaging materials.

• The embodied energy and resources used to produce that food.

The video compares preventing food waste to energy efficiency mainly because:

• Both reduce consumer choice in the market

• Energy and food systems both embed significant resources that are lost when wasted

• Energy efficiency creates more jobs than reducing food waste

• Both are unrelated and the comparison is dismissed

What is the primary benefit mentioned for gleaning instead of plowing food under?

• It reduces the need for harvesting machinery.

• It redirects food to people who need it.

• It returns nutrients to the soil.

• It increases soil acidity.

Which of the following best describes the true meaning of about use-by or best-before dates on labels?

• They are strict safety deadlines after which food is dangerous.

• They are indicators of quality and do not necessarily mean the food is unsafe after that date.

• They are legally binding and cannot be sold after that date.

• They refer only to canned goods.

What benefit is described from feeding food scraps to livestock?

• It increases landfill space

• It prevents supermarkets from losing money

• It directly creates protein for humans

• It reduces the need for wastewater treatment

True or False - There is legal protection for people who donate food deemed safe to eat in the US and Canada

• True

• False

What are 2 realistic things you can do to combat food waste in your own life?