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Eco-Friendly FoodsEco-Friendly Foods
Upper primary levelUpper primary level
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Where does our food
come from?
Where did it come from before that?
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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autumn winter• strawberries• oranges• spinach• avocadoes
• strawberries• oranges• spinach• pumpkin• avocadoes
spring summer• spinach• pumpkin• avocadoes
• pumpkin• corn• mangoes
all year round!bananas, apples and potatoes
These fruits & veg grow best
in these seasons where
we live; in south-east
Queensland
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• 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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• 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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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
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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
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Activity A:Activity A: 1.1.Food Products Label ReadingFood Products Label Reading
Search the product to findSearch the product to findProduct of.. Made in..Product of.. Made in..
Write the name of the product in Write the name of the product in the correct column.the correct column.
2. Distance of Food Products2. Distance of Food Products
Draw a straight line between Draw a straight line between Australia and each of your food Australia and each of your food
product countriesproduct countries
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Insert map hereChina
UK/England
Europe
Malaysia
New Zealand
America
India
Thailand
Singapore
Israel
LegendScale of map represents: 1cm = 1000km
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Activity B:Activity B:Do you have what it takes Do you have what it takes
to be an Eco-Chef ?to be an Eco-Chef ?
17Create Your Own Eco-Friendly Create Your Own Eco-Friendly
Meal!Meal!Create Your Own Eco-Friendly Create Your Own Eco-Friendly
Meal!Meal!
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autumn winterFruits: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
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.
spring summerFruits:grapefruit, lemon, mandarins, oranges, pineapple, strawberry, mango, rockmelonVegetables:artichoke, asian greens, asparagus, avocados, beans, broccoli, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, garlic, ginger, lettuce, mushrooms, onion, peas, pumpkin, silverbeet, cucumber.
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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