ABC Catalyst- Foods of Tomorrow Part 1 All questions occur chronologically in the video Alternative Protein https://online.clickview.com.au/exchange/categories/298/foodtechnology/videos/7957813/feeding-australia-part-1-foods-of-tomorrow How many grams of beef produced per 40 litres of water used? Pre-show Why do you think 2 billion people eat insects around the world but many Australians are reluctant to eat it? Think culture, economy. Write a list of where you think food comes from. 1. 2. 3. 4. Farms The sea Butchers Greenhouses What type of insect products would you be willing to consume and why? Barramundi Farm Describe the purpose of the Humpty Doo Barramundi Farm. Avocado Farm The purpose of the Humpty Doo Barramundi Farm is to be able to have enough wild fish to provide for the high amount of demand of seafood such as barramundi in Australia. Why is grafting essential for avocado growing? Predict the outcomes if fish farms did not exist. Think cost, availability, wild stock. If fish farms did not exist, it would be a lot harder to procure the large amounts of fish needed to supply for Australians. Fish farms can easily procure the fish, as they are bred in captivity and cannot run away, so it is extremely easy to catch and kill them. If they did not exist, people would need to spend more money and more time to catch the fish out in the wild and also reduce the wild stock at an alarming rate. Taste Buds Name the 5 basic ‘tastes’ our mouth experiences Why do you think understanding the taste ‘fat’ is important to research? Think consumption, food availability, and health. Modular Farms List all the physical differences between the hydroponic container farms versus the traditional outdoor farming practices. Kakadu Plum What natural reasons are behind why the plum contains such concentrated amounts of anti-oxidants and vitamin C properties? Final food for thought: Can we relate this (plum) theory to societal personalities???