6.1.5
Food & The Environment
Food Waste - Households, Producers and Retailers
Food Waste - Households, Producers and Retailers
Food is wasted by households, food retailers and food producers.
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Food waste at home
Food waste at home
- Poor food preparation - e.g. chopping food too finely to use.
- Ignoring 'use by' dates so food goes off.
- Food being stored badly or at the wrong temperature so it goes off.
- Overcooking or burning food so it's no good to eat.
- Relying too heavily on best before dates - e.g. people throwing away food that's still edible but past this date.
- Throwing away edible leftovers.
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Food waste by producers and retailers
Food waste by producers and retailers
- Retailers turning away foods - e.g. if transportation ruins foods, or if foods are imperfect.
- Retailers overstocking - supermarkets throw away products (even if they're still edible) if they're not sold.
- Supermarket offers - consumers purchase more than they need and throw away the excess.
- Bigger and better value products - consumers buy more than they use and throw away the excess.
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Reducing food waste
Reducing food waste
- Store food correctly.
- Consume fridge stock before buying more food.
- Use all parts of foods - e.g. carcass for stocks and soups.
- Eat or freeze leftovers.
- Give unused food to food banks.
- Plan meals before buying and portions before cooking.
- Make a shopping list and only buy what's on the list.
- Shop with a friend or family member and share multipack foods.
- Buy foods with long use by dates and be conscious of these dates.
- Bring uneaten food home from restaurants.
1Food Preparation Skills
1.1Food Preparation Skills
1.1.1General Practical Skills
1.1.2Knife Skills
1.1.3Preparing Fruit, Vegetables & Using Equipment
1.1.4Cooking Methods: Prepare, Shape & Combine
1.1.5Sauce Making, Tenderising & Marinating
1.1.6Dough & Pastry
1.1.7Shaping & Finishing Dough
1.1.8Raising Agents & Mixtures
1.1.9End of Topic Test - Food Preparation Skills 1
2Food, Nutrition & Health
2.2Micronutrients
3Food Science
3.1Cooking of Food & Heat Transfer
3.2Functional & Chemical Properties of Food
4Food Safety
4.1Food Spoilage & Contamination
5Food Choice
5.1Factors Affecting Food Choice
5.2British & International Cuisines
6Food Provenance
6.1Environmental Impact & Sustainability of Food
6.1.1Food Sources - Intensive & Organic Farming
6.1.2Food Sources - Genetically Modified Crops
6.1.3Food Sources - Reared Food
6.1.4Food Sources - Caught Food
6.1.5Food & The Environment
6.1.6Food & The Environment 2
6.1.7Sustainability of Food
6.1.8Sustainability of Food 2
6.1.9End of Topic Test - Environmental Impacts
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1Food Preparation Skills
1.1Food Preparation Skills
1.1.1General Practical Skills
1.1.2Knife Skills
1.1.3Preparing Fruit, Vegetables & Using Equipment
1.1.4Cooking Methods: Prepare, Shape & Combine
1.1.5Sauce Making, Tenderising & Marinating
1.1.6Dough & Pastry
1.1.7Shaping & Finishing Dough
1.1.8Raising Agents & Mixtures
1.1.9End of Topic Test - Food Preparation Skills 1
2Food, Nutrition & Health
2.2Micronutrients
3Food Science
3.1Cooking of Food & Heat Transfer
3.2Functional & Chemical Properties of Food
4Food Safety
4.1Food Spoilage & Contamination
5Food Choice
5.1Factors Affecting Food Choice
5.2British & International Cuisines
6Food Provenance
6.1Environmental Impact & Sustainability of Food
6.1.1Food Sources - Intensive & Organic Farming
6.1.2Food Sources - Genetically Modified Crops
6.1.3Food Sources - Reared Food
6.1.4Food Sources - Caught Food
6.1.5Food & The Environment
6.1.6Food & The Environment 2
6.1.7Sustainability of Food
6.1.8Sustainability of Food 2
6.1.9End of Topic Test - Environmental Impacts
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