Yum, food!
The hwachae (ice and fruit punch) that we made was from which country?
South Korea
What is a food desert?
An area where it is difficult to buy fresh, affordable food (no grocery store within 1 mile)
True or false: You can eat canned food one year past its expiration date.
True! If the can is in good shape (no dents or rusting), canned food should be good for at least one year past the expiration date
Fats can help give your body energy, absorb nutrients, and keep your body warm. Name a food that is a good source of healthy fat.
Avocadoes, nuts/nut butter, fish, olive/coconut oil, seeds
Someone who grows/makes food is called a food ___________.
Producer
Name one food that grows well in Colorado
Tomatoes, peaches, herbs, squash, peppers, cucumbers, greens, potatoes, corn, etc. There are so many!
YES or NO: Are there any food deserts in Denver?
Yes! Unfortunately there are about 50 neighborhoods in Denver that are food deserts
What percent of food in the US is wasted each day?
a) 5%
b) 20%
c) 40%
c) 40%!
What does it mean to "process" food?
Taking food from its natural state and changing it into something else
Someone who eats food is called a food __________.
Consumer
Name one food that does NOT grow well in Colorado
Pineapples, mangoes, avocadoes, bananas, coconuts, etc. Some food requires a more tropical environment than Colorado!
What is something that could make getting to the grocery store difficult?
No transportation (car, bus), extreme weather, lack of money, disability, etc.
Name two reasons food might get wasted
-Got too busy to cook, cosmetic reasons (ugly food - weird shapes, minor blemishes), people misunderstand expiration dates, excess
What do carbohydrates (carbs) do for your body?
They give you energy!
Kids watch about _________ fast food commercials each year:
a) 100
b) 1,000
c) 20,000
c) 20, 000
Name a cultural food tradition (i.e. on Thanksgiving, Americans eat turkey. On Christmas Eve, or Noche Buena, in Mexico it is common to eat tamales)
-Fasting for Ramadan, religious prayer before eating, eating with your right hand in Islam, Sunday dinner with family in southern states, indigenous using all parts of the animal, Chinese mooncakes for mid-Autumn festival, Soup Jomou for Haitian independence, afternoon tea in England, etc. There are SO many!
Name TWO places where people can get fresh food
-Grocery store
-Farmer's markets
-Food pantries
-Home gardens
-School meals
-Etc.
What is composting?
It's like a way to recycle food! You allow food waste and plants to decay until they turn into a mixture you can add to soil to help plants grow
The average American drinks _______ of soda per year:
a) 44 gallons
b) 30 cups
c) 10 gallons
a) 44 gallons!
People are recommended to eat ___ servings of fruits and vegetables per day.
Most food travels an average of 2,000 miles from farm to table, making a huge carbon footprint that contributes to climate change. If we all lived by this food justice motto, we would eliminate a lot of our food-related carbon footprint: "Buy __________."
Buy LOCAL!
How many Americans live in a food desert?
a) 10 million
b) 40 million
c) 50 thousand
b) 40 million
Fill in the following sentence with these words: Compost, feed animals, feed hungry people, landfill.
"To reduce food waste, first we should ________. Then, we should ________. Finally, we can ________. Overall, we should try to keep food out of the ________.
To reduce food waste, first we should feed hungry people. Then, we should feed animals. Finally, we can compost. Overall, we should try to keep food out of the landfill.
Name two things a nutritional label (the label on the back of food packages) can tell you
-Ingredients
-Serving size
-Nutrient and vitamin content (carbs, fat, protein, etc.)