Sustanible Nutrition 1

Question 1

What is a sustainable diet?

Answer 1

Sustainable diets are those diets with low environmental impacts which contribute to food and nutrition security and to healthy life for present and future generations

Question 2

How do you make your diet more sustainable?

Answer 2

Reducing consumption of meat and dairy products
Reducing consumption of food and drink of low nutritional value (fatty, sugary and ultra processed foods)
Reducing food waste

Question 3

What is the food supply chain?

Answer 3

A food supply chain or food system refers to the processes that describe how food from a farm ends up on our tables. The processes include production, processing, distribution, consumption and disposal

Question 4

What is food loss?

Answer 4

Food loss occurs before the food reaches the consumer as a result of issues in the production, storage, processing, and distribution phases

Question 5

What is food waste?

Answer 5

Food waste refers to food that is fit for consumption but consciously discarded at the retail or consumption phases