School
What's one easy way to reduce food waste during lunch?
Only take what you will eat.
What should you do to make excess food last longer?
Freeze it.
What is composting?
Decomposing food into nutrient-rich soil.
Food in landfills can produce methane, a powerful greenhouse gas.
True
True.
What foods should you try to eat first?
Foods that are going to go bad soonest.
Name one compostable food.
Fruit, vegetables, coffee grounds, eggshells
Freezing food helps prevent waste.
True.
You can make extra food last longer by _______ it.
Freezing
What's one step our school could implement to reduce fruit and vegetable waste?
Compost bins.
What does it mean if food is past the "Best By:" label?
The food may be lower in quality, but it is uisually still fine to eat.
Name one food that ISN'T compostable
Meat, dairy, oil.
~20% of total food is wasted in the US.
False: 30-40%
You can _______ uneaten fruits and vegtables instead of throwing them away.
Compost
What kinds of foods are most likely to be wasted at lunch?
Fruits and vegtables, milk.
What should you do with extra bread to reduce waste?
Freeze it
T/F: The average house makes ~10 lbs of compost a month.
False: ~5 lbs.
Washing berries before storing makes them last longer.
False
First ___, first ___. (Order you should eat food to create less waste.
In, out.
How ELSE can we prevent food waste around the school? (free response)
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Make a shopping list/meal plan, only buy what you need.
What should you do to a compost pile every so often to help it decompose?
Aerate it/turn it.
~1.3 billion tons of food is wasted globally each year.
True
If you have a lot of extra food after an event, you should ___________.
Donate it to a food bank or shelter