Transcript Food Sustainability

Eco-Friendly Foods
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Upper primary level
Where did it come
from before that?
Where does
our food
come from?
How do you
decide what
food to
choose?
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It is important to
choose foods that are
good for the
environment as well as
good for our bodies
How do we
do this?
Eat in-season
fruits
&
vegetables
Low food
miles
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• Foods grow best at a particular time of year
when they are in season
• Fruits and vegetables
that are in season are
fresher and tastier
• Eating in season fruits and vegetables
is good for the environment and good
for us!
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Examples of seasonal foods where
we live in south-east Queensland
autumn
winter
• strawberries
• oranges
• spinach
• avocadoes
• strawberries
• oranges
• spinach
• pumpkin
• avocadoes
spring
• spinach
• pumpkin
• avocadoes
summer
• pumpkin
• corn
• mangoes
These fruits &
veg grow best
in these
seasons where
we live; in
south-east
Queensland
all year round!
bananas, apples and potatoes
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Seasonal fruit & veg is better
for the environment
• Often cheaper because they come from producers
nearby, so less transport and fuel is needed
Transporting foods requires fuels
which are harmful to the environment
• When foods are out of season in Australia, we have
to transport them from all over the world
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What are food miles?
• The distance a food travels from where it is
produced to where it reaches the consumer
• Oranges are out of season in summer in
Australia so they come all the way from USA…
that means a lot of food miles!
The higher the food miles,
the worse it is for the environment.
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When oranges are out of season in summer in
Australia, they come all the way from USA
How are the oranges transported?
Source: Hema World Maps: map-centre.com.au
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Why are lots of food miles
damaging to the environment?
 Planes, boats, trucks and
trains used to transport
food emit carbon dioxide
and other ‘greenhouse
gases’
 An increase in these
gases in the atmosphere
causes global warming –
the steady rise in the
earth’s temperature.
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 The rise in the earth’s temperature is
harmful to many people, animals and
plants that can’t adapt to higher
temperatures
✗ Coral can start to die
✗ Some fruit & veg can’t grow
properly
 Higher temperatures could also lead to
more dangerous weather conditions
✗ More cyclones and droughts,
which makes growing food difficult
RISING TEMPERATURES
Why is global warming bad?
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What can we do?
To help the environment and stop
global warming we can:
• Choose in season foods
• Choose foods with lower food miles
Tips for buying in season foods with lower
food miles:
→Shop at your local markets
→Find out when your favourite fruits and vegetables
are in season
→Buy Australian products
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Activity A:
1.Food Products Label Reading
 Search the product to find
Product of.. Made in..
Write the name of the product in the
correct column.
2. Distance of Food Products
 Draw a straight line between
Australia and each of your food
product countries
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Insert map here
China
UK/England
Europe
America
Israel
India
Thailand
Singapore
Malaysia
New Zealand
Legend
Scale of map represents:
1cm = 1000km
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Activity B:
Do you have what it takes to
be an Eco-Chef ?
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Create Your Own Eco-Friendly Meal!
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Seasonal foods in SEQ
autumn
Fruits:
strawberry, grapes, lemon, limes, mango, honeydew,
rockmelon, nectarine, orange, passionfruit, peach,
pears, plums, mandarin, kiwifruit, tomato,
Vegetables:
asian greens, avocados, beans, capsicum, celery,
cucumber, eggplant, lettuce, onions, peas, pumpkin,
silverbeet, corn, sweet potato, zucchini, broccoli,
brussel sprout, cabbage, ginger, garlic, mushrooms,
beetroot, carrot
spring
Fruits:
grapefruit, lemon, mandarins, oranges, pineapple,
strawberry, mango, rockmelon
Vegetables:
artichoke, asian greens, asparagus, avocados, beans,
broccoli, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, garlic, ginger,
lettuce, mushrooms, onion, peas, pumpkin, silverbeet,
cucumber.
winter
Fruits:
custard apple, grapefruit, kiwifruit, lemons, limes,
mandarin, pears, orange, papaya,
Vegetables:
asian greens, avocados, beetroot, broccoli, brussel
sprout, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, garlic,
ginger, artichokes, onions, peas, pumpkin, silverbeet,
sweet potato.
summer
Fruits:
apricot, raspberry, strawberry, cherry, currants, lemon,
lychee, mango, honeydew, rockmelon, watermelon,
orange, passionfruit, pineapple, nectarine, nectarine,
grapes, pears, plums, tomato,
Vegetables:
asparagus, avocado, beans, capsicum, celery, choko,
cucumber, eggplant, lettuce, onion, peas, corn, zucchini,
chilli,
all year round!: bananas, apples and potatoes
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Questions??
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