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Food miles How well­traveled is your food?

The Issue

Next time you sit down for dinner, make a list of all the foods on your plate. Make a survey on where those foods have come from. You could be in for a big surprise.

Has your rice come from Thailand? Have your oranges come from America?

"Food miles" is a term(术语)that describes the distance food travels between where it is grown, caught or processed and your dinner table.

Why should we worry about it？It is important because the further food travels, the more fuel(燃料) is needed to carry it and the more greenhouse gases are created.

Research has found that the contents of the average family shopping basket have traveled a surprising 70, 000 kilometers.

Everyone can make a difference. If you care about the future, reduce your food miles and your impact on the environment.

Comments

Ellen P  May 7, 10：00 am I agree. We should buy all the food that is grown locally and help our environment.

Joy  May 7, 11：17 am We grow our own vegetables. They have zero food miles!

Busy Dad  May 7, 11：20 am Buying locally is a great idea，Ellen，but local products cost more than imported(进口的) ones. Not everyone can afford to buy only local foods.

Get real  May 7, 11：34 am I don't believe it makes any difference. It's just another excuse for shops to ask customers to spend more money on foods.

Green boy  May 7, 11：50 am We have to take a stand and do what we can. Even if it costs a bit more, I guess saving the planet is more important than saving money.