SUSTAINABLE FOOD

What's Sustainable food?

There is no legal definition of "sustainable food", although some aspects, such as the terms organic or fairtrade, are clearly defined.

Avoid damaging natural resources and helping both: plants and animals providing socials benefits such as healthy products an food.

1) Aiming to be waste-free

Reducing food waste  saves the energy, effort and natural resources used to produce and dispose of it, as well as money.

2) Eating better, and less meat 

Consuming more vegetables and fruit, grains and pulses, and smaller amounts of animal products produced to high-welfare and environmental standards helps reduce health risks and greenhouse gases.

3) Buying local, seasonal and environmentally friendly food

This benefits wildlife and the countryside, minimises the energy used in food production, transport and storage, and helps protect the local economy.

4) Choosing Fairtrade-certified products

This scheme for food and drinks imported from poorer countries ensures a fair deal for disadvantaged producers.

5) Selecting fish only from sustainable sources

Future generations will be able to eat fish and seafood if we act now to protect our rivers and seas and the creatures living there.

6) Getting the balance right

We need to cut down on sugar, salt and fat, and most of us want to avoid questionable ingredients and processes such as genetic modification  and some additives.

7) Growing our own, and buying the rest from a wide range of outlets

Fresh out of the garden or allotment is unbeatable, and a vibrant mix of local markets, small shops and cafés, and other retailers provides choice, variety and good livelihoods.

ECO FOOD

It means organic aliments such as vegetables and fruits.

Organic food (eco food) doesn't damage te enviroment but there are no evidences to prove it is healthier than ordinary food. So eco food means organic food that hasn't been changed with: Insecticides or pesticides.

Eco foods are mostly grown by farmers that promotes biodiversity.

HEALTHY FOOD

It is important to eat healthy food because: it helps your health, it provides all the essential nutrients to our body, is needed to stimulate the growth hormones,improves the immune system and can help you maintain a healthy weight. 

Healthy food habits mean nutritious eating, eating everything in the right amount and right way.

FOOD HABITS

Why is it important to have healthy food habits?

Because it help us to stay healthy and strong. 

Not also is the amount of food we eat, but also its quality. A healthy diet should be divided in five times:

Breakfast

Mid morning Snack

Lunch

Mid afternoon Snack

Dinner

Also an adequate hydration is essential to mantain physical health.

Our choice to the food we eat matters, it can lead us to health or sickness. 

          

   FESTIVALS AND CARNIVAL OF ALL AROUND THE WORLD

Hi, our names are Nicolás Camelo and Tomás Uñate from Abraham Lincoln School of 6A and today we are going to inform you about: Carnivals and Festivals around the world.

There are many carnivals and festivals around the world but today we focus on these ones: "Carnaval de Barranquilla, Christmas in Japan and Día de los Muertos.

Carnaval de Barranquilla: In Colombia since February 10th to February the 13rd there is an carnival in wich people from Barranquilla celebrate Coast's traditions.In the Carnival they costume like dancers and singers from Coast and eat and dance all night. They eat delicious food but not sustainable or healthy, this are the "Mote de Queso, Arepa de Huevo and sancocho de guandú" 

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Carnival of venice: This carnival goes from January the 27th to February the 13rd in Venice Italy. The carnival celebrates that the Monarchy disguised itself with masks and great dresses to go to the town and be with the citizens. For that reason what they normally do in the carnival is to get masks and costumes for represent ancient times. What they eat there is " Frittole, Galano and Castagnole".

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Dia de los muertos:This festival is celebrated in Mexico and its duration  is of three days. On this festival the people celebrate their familiars that are gone decoring their tombstones, eating "Tacos, Frijoles, "Pan de Muerto", Sugar Skulls and "Tamales" this food is delicious but not healthy or sustainable.

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Conclusion: With this we could conclude that in this festivals are delicious but not sustainable or healthy food, that could do us reflect about eating this kind of food much times a week. Finally we want to give our opinion about this theme: This food is delicious, but it can only be eaten in especial occasions or once at three months.

"Pan de muerto" Ingredients:

3 1/2 cups of flour.
225 grams of butter.
3 eggs.
1 1/4 cups of sugar.
1/2 cup of water.
2 tablespoons orange zest grated.
22 grams of yeast.
7 egg yolks.

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Sustainable "Pan de muerto" Ingredients:

3 1/2 cups almond flour.
225 grams of olive oil.
3 eggs
1 1/4 cups of honey.
1/2 cup of water.
2 tablespoons of grated orange zest.
22 grams of yeast.
7 egg yolks.

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"Castagnole" Ingredients:

30 g of sugar. 35 g of butter. 15 ml of sweet anise.  lemon zest. 1 egg. 150 g of flour. 5 g of chemical yeast.  1 pinch of salt.  olive oil. icing sugar to coat.

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Sustainable "Castagnole" Ingredients:

30 g honey.

35 g olive oil.

15 ml molasses.

lemon zest.

1 egg.

150 g of coconut flour.

5 g of chemical yeast.

1 pinch of salt.

2 crushed olives.

Sugar masquerade for decorate.



 




"Arepa de Huevo" Ingredients:

1/2 Cups of precooked yellow corn flour.
1/2 Cups of water.
4 Eggs.
Salt and Pepper to taste.
Frying oil.

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Sustainable "Arepa de Huevo" Ingredients:

1/2 Rice Flour.
1/2 Cups of Water.
4 Eggs.
Salt and Pepper to taste.
Olive Oil.

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Now we are going to show you what questions  we did for some interviews

1 How can we change the ingredients of a dish to make it healthier but it to keep its flavor?

2 How can we make people eat more healthy and sustainable food?

3 why does the people eats non healthy food knowing its bad for them?

Now we are going to see an speech by an ecologist named julian about ecofood and sustainability

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Ov6cZXTnDLK4d9gYoebOHSrBJbwaZoWc