Sustai
nable
Topi
cs: Diet
i. Our
matter
choices
ii. Better
Farming
iii. Buying Food
Locally
iv. Is Processed
Food Bad?
v. Reading the
Labels
vi. Food Waste
and
Packaging
vii.
Lear
Changing
Eating Habits
o Our choices
ned:
viii.matter: We My
My Plate,
should be
PLEDGE
more
conscious
about your
choice of
food. Make
small
changes in
your diet.
Eat less
meat, and
more nuts,
veggies,
and beans.
o Better
Farming: We
should be
curious and
conscious
about the
way your
o Reading the Labels: Knowing the nutritional value and origin of products that
you shop on a regular basis. To avoid being overwhelmed by food labels, focus
on the key nutrients that are important for you, such as salt, sugar, protein,
iron, vitamins or fibre.
o Food Waste and Packaging: We should buy foods that are unpackaged
whenever possible. Bring along re-usable items you need in your everyday life,
such as shopping bag, bottle, coffee mug, and food container. The food wasted
can feed 2 billion people. 8% of greenhouse gas emissions contributed from
food waste.
o Changing Eating Habits: Our choices of food matter a lot. Make small changes
in your diet. Eat less meat, and more nuts, veggies, and beans. We should
Enjoy nutritious meals friends with family and friends as often as you can.
Focus on Flexitarian diet and avoid junk processed food.
o My Plate, My PLEDGE: 1/3 of food produced does not reach our tables, so our
choice will contribute a lot change in the world of food.
What is your opinion about the matter which
More than 60% of the world population depends on agriculture for its daily income. In
2019 it is estimated $20 billion compared to $5 billion in 2008. Processed food is rich
you have studied?
in calories and less in malnutrition, So our diet must be contain a balance and nutrient
full food. Avoid meat in your diet which is not a good option for our environment. Add
leafy vegetables, beans, plant based food which are environment friendly. Food
processing methods can play a big role in solve under nutation and overconsumption
(2050). There is no such thing that good food or bad food. There is always a good diet
or bad diet. Neither we, nor our planet can afford food waste. The need to nourish
Earth’s growing population is putting a lot of strain to nature resources and ecosystem.
[NIKHIL SINGH
- 1036]