Eco-friendly FoodsEco-friendly Foods

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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

• 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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Activity Part A:Where does our

food come from?

Activity Part B:Choosing 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

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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