WorksheetsFood Waste
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is not a commonly wasted food?
Bread
Milk
Bananas
Frozen Food
What greenhouse gas is produced by food waste rotting in landfill?
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
Nitrous Oxide
Oxygen
What else is wasted when we produce food that no one eats?
Water
Fuel
Animal habitats
All of the above
What does the ‘best before’ date label mean?
You must throw the food out after the date
You must eat the food on that date
It's illegal to eat the food after that date
The food is safe to eat after its best before date but may not be at its best
The most common type of food wasted is
Packaged food
take away food
Leftover food
Fresh Food
Some leftovers can easily turned into meals and snack foods
True
False
Food that is to be thrown out should be
Sold
Fed to your pet cat
Put in the rubbish bin
Composted
Items that can be composted include
Tea leaves and coffee grinds
Vegetable peelings
Pizza boxes
All of the above
One way supermarkets can solve the ___________ problem is to donate out-of-date food to charities to make sure people have enough to eat
waste
feed
hunger
agriculture
What is this?
waste
agriculture
hunger
profit
You can avoid _______ by taking a shopping list.
over-eating
being lazy
over-shopping
getting Corona
At a restaurant, ask for a ___________ to take leftovers in.
puppy bag
piggy bag
kitty bag
doggy bag
The process of turning kitchen scraps into new soil is called _________.
camping
camposting
composting
carpasting
What are good ways to reduce food waste?
Write a shopping list and plan your meals.
Freeze your food.
Use wilted fruits for smoothies, and wilted veggies and meat scraps for soup.
All of the above.
You can freeze cheese, cooked rice and eggs...
True
False
