Activities # 3 & # 13: Even ugly food matters Most grocery stores want the fruits and vegetables they sell to look the same so people like you and me will buy them. The odd ones that don’t make the cut because they aren’t the “right” size, shape, color, or texture are often discarded, and there are many of those. These fruit and vegetable misfits are often thrown out


before ever leaving the farm because growers know the stores won’t accept them. As much as 20 percent of a harvest can be wasted in this way2. Knowing that food waste contributes to climate change


and other environmental problems, this activity helps make ugly fruit and vegetables the heroes they are and helps ensure they get eaten! This e-Learning module on how to make “ugly” fruits


and vegetables the heroes of mealtime outlines the steps to help with implementation in a classroom. It will assist you in


This is why you should encourage your students to test


their food waste reduction super powers at home. You can watch this e-learning capsule on how to conduct a household food waste audit at home. This module can be paired with the activity #5 for kids, “Garbology 101,” and the activity #15 for youth, “Garbology 201,” in the Activity Guide.


Activities # 4 & # 14: Forgotten food Although these activities have to be conducted in the home, they can easily be assigned as homework. Further, there is an e-learning capsule on how to inventory “forgotten” food and plan meals. You could watch this short video with your class and ask them to return the next day with a meal plan based on the forgotten foods they find in their homes, which you could review in class as a group. This capsule is based on activity #4 “Save Food, Money


and the Planet” for kids and activity #14 “Agents of Change” for youth in the Activity Guide.


showing kids that food comes in different shapes and sizes. Students will further learn to value fruits and vegetables by creating an Ugly Fruit or Vegetable Superhero. This video goes hand-in-hand with the kids activity #3,


“Celebrating Ugly Food” and the youth activity #13, “Ugly Food Heroes” in the Activity Guide.


Activities #5 & # 15: Intro to garbology Studying garbage can teach us a lot about our lifestyles. We can learn about what kind of food we consume, but also what we waste. A simple food waste audit can help youth become aware of what they and their families are putting in the bin every day as well as the resources used to grow, pro- duce, and transport the food.


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Join the movement: Register your profile To join the food waste movement, you and your classroom can get started today! All you have to do is register as a class, school, or club on the Food Matters Action Kit plat- form and create a profile to share your collective food waste actions. You can add a picture on the interactive platform and see activities from other groups on the platform. Even more, showing what you are doing can challenge others and make your class earn great shareable badges.


• Share your activities and upload photos or your activities.


• Earn credits towards badges that you can share online or print out.


• Accumulate credits to earn the ultimate Food Waste Hero badge.


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