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### Understanding Food Miles and Climate Impact in Shopping Habits ####

Discovering where our food comes from and its journey to our plates. Explore the impact of food miles on the environment and learn how shopping habits have evolved over time. Challenge yourself with a star quiz and a seasonal food task to design a meal. Unveil the advantages and disadvantages of sourcing foods globally. Play the "Food Miles in Your Pizza" game to understand the distance ingredients travel. Let's reduce carbon emissions and make sustainable food choices together. ####

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### Understanding Food Miles and Climate Impact in Shopping Habits ####

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  1. Welcome Year 9 What does this image represent? • Planners and equipment out please.

  2. I had some apples today. The label said they were from South Africa. I wonder where other foods come from? Last slide

  3. Where do bananas come from? Click on the country. UK Spain USA West Indies South Africa Argentina New Zealand Last slide

  4. Where do bananas come from? Click on the country. Excellent. We get lots of bananas from the West Indies. That’s around 4,000 miles to the UK. UK Spain USA West Indies South Africa Argentina New Zealand Last slide Try another food

  5. Where do bananas from? Click on the country. Sorry, that’s not right.. Try another country. UK Spain USA West Indies South Africa Argentina New Zealand Last slide

  6. Where do tomatoes come from? Click on the country. UK Spain USA West Indies South Africa Argentina New Zealand Last slide

  7. Where do tomatoes come from? Click on the country. Sorry, that’s not right.. Try another country. UK Spain USA West Indies South Africa Argentina New Zealand Last slide

  8. Where do tomatoes come from? Click on the country. Excellent. Lots of tomatoes are grown in the south of Spain. That’s around 1,000 miles to the UK. UK Spain USA West Indies South Africa Argentina New Zealand Last slide Try another food

  9. Where does the beef in a burger come from? Click on the country. UK Spain USA West Indies South Africa Argentina New Zealand Last slide

  10. Where does the beef in a burger come from? Click on the country. Sorry, that’s not right.. Try another country. UK Spain USA West Indies South Africa Argentina New Zealand Last slide

  11. Where does the beef in a burger come from? Click on the country. Excellent. Lots of beef comes all the way from Argentina. That’s around 7,000 miles journey to the UK. UK Spain USA West Indies South Africa Argentina New Zealand Last slide Try another food

  12. Where does lamb come from? Click on the country. UK Spain USA West Indies South Africa Argentina New Zealand Last slide

  13. Where does lamb come from? Click on the country. Sorry, that’s not right.. Try another country. UK Spain USA West Indies South Africa Argentina New Zealand Last slide

  14. Where does lamb come from? Click on the country. Excellent. We do get some of our lamb from New Zealand. That’s a massive 11,000 miles away from the UK. UK Spain USA West Indies South Africa Argentina New Zealand Last slide

  15. Some of our food has travelled thousands of miles. That must produce a lot of carbon dioxide and add to climate change. How could we reduce the carbon dioxide from the food we eat? End presentation

  16. Star Challenge

  17. Potatoes rice Carrots oranges Blackberries lettuce Mango tea Tomato cocoa Coconut cabbage Courgette kiwi Can we grow it in the UK? Show I understand food miles and their effect on our shopping habits

  18. How has food shopping changed? Present 2013 1. Drive to the shops 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. • Past 1940's • 1. Walked to the shops • 2. • 3. • 4. • 5. • 6. • 7. • 8. Show I understand food miles and their effect on our shopping habits

  19. Some hints • How was your food carried? • How much food did we buy?  • What might stop us buying too much?  • How is food kept fresh? • Where does food come from?  • How big was the shop?  • How much does the food cost, a lot or is it cheap?  • How many times is the food shop visited a week? • Where the food shop is. Show I understand food miles and their effect on our shopping habits

  20. Seasonal Foods Task: Design a meal using these seasonal foods. • Vegetables • Brussel sprouts, cauliflower, celeriac, chicory, Jerusalem artichoke, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, parsnips, potatoes (maincrop), purple sprouting broccoli, salsify, shallots, swede, truffles (black), turnips. • Fruit • bananas (Windward), blood oranges, clementines, kiwi fruit, lemons, oranges, passion fruit, pineapple, pomegranate, rhubarb. • Meat • guinea fowl, hare, partridge, turkey, venison. • Fish • clams, cockles, dab, dover sole, gurnard, haddock, halibut, hake, langoustine, lemon sole, lobster, mackerel, mussels, oysters, red mullet, salmon, scallops (queen), skate, turbot, winkles

  21. Advantages and disadvantages of getting foods from other countries?

  22. Play your cards right! • You have been given some ingredients used to make a pizza. • Rank the ingredients in order of food miles to get the ingredient to the UK to make your pizza.

  23. Food Miles in your Pizza • Tuna – 5,600miles • Flour – 5,400 miles • Black Pepper – 5,000 miles • Pineapple – 4,500 miles • Mozzarella – 4,500 miles • Tomatoes – 1,000 miles • Peppers – 400 miles • Mushroom – 200 miles • Total distance – 23,100 miles!!

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