3.2 Reduce food waste

1 Read the text. Rewrite the actions in bold to show a different consequence. Use the example to help you.

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Natalya and Anoushka buy some fruit. One banana has gone brown, so they throw it away.

The children prepare a fruit salad using one banana, one apple and half the melon. It looks delicious so they take a big helping. They can’t fi nish everything on their plate, so they throw half an apple into the bin. The rest of the melon is left out on the side and spoils.

One banana has gone brown, so they throw it away.

One banana has gone brown, so they use it to make a milkshake.

2 Identify actions to reduce food waste.

a Explain these actions to reduce food waste in your own words. use before freeze food compost take small portions

3 only buy what you need b Which of the actions do you do in your home? Natalya’s school is researching food waste. Her teacher has asked her to keep a log about food waste. Food waste log Key term log: a record of all details and events relating to a particular thing Sample Pages

Day Meal Food product Amount Reason for waste

Monday breakfast breakfast cereal ½ cup late for school snack banana 1 cup gone brown lunch rice ½ cup too much lunch carrots 1 cup overcooked

Tuesday breakfast breakfast cereal ½ cup late for school

a What information does she record? b Write one thing you notice about Natalya’s food waste habits. c Name one action she could take to reduce her food waste.

4 Look at a different way to present the information in the Natalya’s log.

Monday Tuesday

Food type

Amount of food wasted (cups) ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 2 Reason for waste P S P D P D P a Answer the questions. • What food type is wasted most? • How many cups of food does Natalya waste on Tuesday? • What is the most common reason for her food waste? b Complete the table on the worksheet to show Natalya’s food waste over the week.

5 Read the statement Natalya wrote about her food waste habits. Then complete the tasks.

I wasted a total of 3½ cups of grain on Monday and

Tuesday. This was because my portions sizes were too big. If I take smaller portions, I will waste less food. a Write two more statements using information from your research record to explain your fi ndings. b Suggest an action to help Natalya. How useful did you fi nd the key in Activity 4 for recording your notes?

Key Reasons for food waste: P = portion size (too much) S = spoilt food D = didn’t like Food types: grains fruit vegetables dairy protein foods Sample Pages

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