{"id":20544,"date":"2021-11-08T19:11:46","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T18:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=20544"},"modified":"2021-11-12T09:14:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T08:14:57","slug":"why-are-we-wasting-so-much-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2021\/11\/why-are-we-wasting-so-much-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Are We Wasting So Much Food?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>C1 \u2013 Advanced<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s all too common in this day and age that food waste statistics are jarring. Food can be wasted in the supply chain that begins on the farm, then goes through the harvest, packing, processing, and retail shops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 1 billion malnourished people around the globe and yet one-third of edible food products are wasted every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video to know more about food waste. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Why Are We Wasting So Much Food?\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jbo1ZpJBcVE?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>How can food-waste minimization be achieved? 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