eco-friendly foods lower primary level. activity part a where does our food come from?
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Eco-friendly FoodsEco-friendly Foods
Lower primary levelLower primary level
Activity Part AWhere does our
food come from?
Activity Part BChoosing environmentally
friendly foods
Pizza
Pavlova with fruit
Supermarkete.g. IGA, Aldi, Woolworths,
Coles
Where we buy products from suppliers
Farmer’s Markete.g. Rocklea market, weekend markets
Where we buy products directly from farmers
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
• 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!
autumn winter• strawberries• oranges• spinach• avocadoes
• strawberries• oranges• spinach• pumpkin• avocadoes
spring summer• spinach• pumpkin• avocadoes
• pumpkin• corn• mangoes
all year roundbananas, apples and potatoes
These fruits & veg grow best
in these seasons where
we live; in south-east
Queensland
• Often cheaper because they come from farms nearby, so less transport and fuel is needed Transporting foods requires fuels which are bad for the environment
• When foods are out of season in Australia, we have to transport them from all over the world
• 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 lots of food miles!The higher the food miles,
the worse for the environment
When oranges are out of season in summer in Australia, they come all
the way from USA…
25,000 25,000 kmkm
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Planes, boats, trucks and trains used to transport food burn lots of fuel and energy
When fuel is used, carbon dioxide and other ‘greenhouse gases’ are produced
An increase in these gases in the atmosphere causes global warming – the steady rise in the earth’s temperature.
The rise in the earth’s temperature could hurt 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
harder
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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
Questions??