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Food Waste Fighters
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Quiz to increase awareness of food waste in America.
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Mindful eating can help reduce food waste. What is mindful eating?
Paying attention to what, when, and how much you are eating
Eating while all of your attention is on the TV
Hurrying to eat so you can do something else
Eating when you are hungry and stopping when you are full
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How much food is wasted in the U.S. per person per month?
11.73 pounds
15.2 pounds
2.1 pounds
20 pounds
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Where can I find information about food waste?
unep.org
slideshare.net
endhunger.org
fao.org
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How much does the U.S. government spend on getting rid of food waste?
$200
$100
$1,000,000
$2,000,000
5
How many Americans suffer from hunger than can be helped by cutting down on food waste?
36 million
26 million
48 million
32 million
6
How can 1 person reduce such a huge food waste problem?
Talk to others about the problem
Eat mindfully
Eat ugly fruits and vegetables
Eat your lunch at school
7
How successful was the @UglyFruitandVeg social media campaign in France?
Not at all successful
Kind of successful
Very successful
8
How much food is lost in retail?
27%
20%
19%
17%
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Do you feel like food waste is a problem?
yes
no
10
What does the U.S. rank in placement for the most food waste?
2nd
1st
4th
3rd
11
These beans are headed for the landfill. What's wrong with them?
They have botolism spores
nobody likes green beans
They're not fresh
They're the wrong length
12
How much food in the U.S. is wasted in five minutes?
160,000
100,000 pounds
132,944 pounds
281,944 pounds
13
What foods can be re-used or recycled in recipes?
stale bread
brown bananas
wilted lettuce
sour milk
14
Which country has adopted an Ugly Foods program?
United States
Sweden
France
China
15
How much food was wasted in the U.S. during 2009-2010?
5.3 billion tons
1.1 billion tons
2.3 billion tons
10.5 billion tons
16
What greenhouse gas does decaying food release?
Sulphur
Methane
Ozone
Carbon Dioxide
17
What percent of food grown in the U.S. ends up in the trash?
40%
60%
20%
50%
