Food Waste
Looking at farms, manufacturers, restaurants, retail stores and households, this category generates to the most amount of food waste
What is Households
These are nonprofit organizations that collect and distribute food to people who need it
What is a Food Bank or pantry
On an average day in the Pittsburgh Food Bank network, we are collecting this many pounds of food that would otherwise go to waste (5,000, 13,000, 19,000 or 27,000)
What is 27,000 lbs
This is how many children are food insecure in Southwestern Pennsylvania (1 in 10, 1 in 20, 1 in 5 or 1 in 3)
What is 1 in 5 Children
When food goes to a landfill, it creates methane, this type of gas that contributed to climate change.
What is Greenhouse gas
Food insecurity affects this percent of counties in the United States
What is 100%
This is the process where organic waste like food scraps is turned into healthy soil for growing food
What is Composting
This is a food bank program where we provide bags of kid-friendly food items, to be taken home for supplementing weekend food needs, typically for elementary school students
What is the Backpack Program
In an average year this amount of food produced in the US is never eaten (5%, 18%, 29%, 45%)
What is 29%
True or False, people facing food insecurity have higher risk of chronic conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, and obesity.
What is True
This local "big bird" grocery store has been a donation partner with the food bank for over twenty years.
What is Giant Eagle
This is how many tons of food waste are generated in all K-12 US schools each year (720,000, 530,000, 120,000, or 50,000)
530,000 tons
True or False -All food that has past its date label is unsafe to eat.
False
This is the name of the national food bank network that helps food banks address food insecurity
What is Feeding America
Name for the food bank's program that helps local restaurants and hospitals donate food to our network
What is the Community Table
This is a designated space in a school where students can give or take unopened snacks instead of throwing them away
What is a share table
Last year Pittsburgh Food Bank's Food Recovery Program prevented this many pounds of food from going to waste (4 million, 35 million, 11 million or 2 million)
What is 11 Million pounds
This program provides free fresh produce only, usually distributed once a month to children or families for eating at their home
What is Youth Fresh Markets