Generation Carbon: It’s time to start. Food choices matter. Teach an adult this! How do we decide which foods to eat? It has to taste good, that’s for sure. Out of every 10 But we also eat what’s available. Long ago, that meant people only ate pounds of food, 3 what they could grow nearby their homes. This meant they ate root pounds is wasted! vegetables in the fall or beans and squash in the summertime. Today, because airplanes can bring us food from around the world, it’s possible to get most types of food whenever you want them. Wow your family and Having so many food choices is nice — but transporting the food friends by mastering in planes and trucks releases a lot of carbon. And having too many tacos, stir fries, and choices means food ends up spoiled or simply thrown away. soups. These meals use up lots of bits of food that might get wasted. 34 | Check out The Carbon Almanac to learn more.