Hey there! Today, we’re going to talk about something super important: not wasting food. Imagine you’re at a big table full of yummy food. You might want to take a lot of it, but can you eat it all? Let’s find out why it’s important to finish what’s on your plate!
Have you ever wondered where rice comes from? Some might say it comes from the supermarket or a tree, but there’s a lot more to it! Let’s take a fun journey to learn how rice grows.
Growing rice is a big job with many steps. First, farmers plant tiny seeds and take care of them. They make the soil nice and smooth, then plant the little rice plants called seedlings. As the plants grow, farmers pull out weeds and keep bugs away. They also add special plant food called fertilizer.
After a long time, more than 100 days, the rice plants start to grow big and strong. They go through different stages, like the jointing stage and the heading stage, where they grow flower-like grains. Finally, the rice grains turn golden and are ready to be picked.
Once the rice is ready, farmers harvest it. This means they pick the rice, dry it, and clean it up. After all this hard work, the rice is ready to be cooked and served on your plate!
Now that we know how much work goes into growing rice, it’s easy to see why we shouldn’t waste it. Every grain of rice takes a lot of effort to grow, so let’s make sure we eat all the food we take. Remember, not wasting food is a great way to show we care about the hard work of farmers and the environment.
So next time you’re at the table, think about the journey your food has taken and try to finish everything on your plate. Let’s all do our part to not waste food!
Rice Planting Activity: Let’s pretend to be farmers! Gather some small cups, soil, and rice grains. Plant a few grains in each cup and water them lightly. Place them in a sunny spot and observe how they grow over the next few weeks. Keep a journal to draw pictures of your rice plants and write down any changes you see. This will help you understand the hard work farmers do to grow rice!
Food Journey Story: Create a storybook about the journey of rice from the field to your plate. Use paper and crayons to draw each step, starting with planting the seeds and ending with eating the rice. Share your story with your family or friends and explain why it’s important not to waste food.
Food Waste Detective: Become a food waste detective at home! During meals, pay attention to how much food is left on your plate. Try to finish everything you take. If you have leftovers, think of creative ways to use them in the next meal. For example, leftover rice can be turned into fried rice. Discuss with your family how you can all work together to waste less food.
Here’s a sanitized version of the provided YouTube transcript:
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[Music] Don’t waste food. [Music] Wow, there’s so much delicious food! [Music] I’ll have this and that. This is mine, this is mine, this is mine. [Music] [Applause] You took so much! Can you eat all of it? No problem. [Music] Oh, I’m done. Me too. There’s still some food left; you should eat all of it. Listen to me. [Music] All right. [Music] Baby. [Music] Look, Kiki and Alan didn’t finish what was on their plate. Why are they leaving food on their plate? It’s just a little; it’s okay. It’s just a little. No, that’s not right. Do you know where the rice comes from? Miss May cooked it. It comes from the supermarket. I know it comes from a tree. No, you’re all wrong. Where does it come from? Let’s go and have a look. [Music] Wow! [Music] Hi, guys! [Music] Here we go. [Music] Here we are. Oh, it’s so hot here! Are we in the right place? Yes, it’s so hot here. I can’t see any rice. It’s not easy to grow rice; there are a few steps. First, plant the seeds and care for the seedlings. Then turn over the soil and rake the ground smooth. Next, plant the rice seedlings evenly. When the seedlings start growing, pull out the weeds and get rid of the insects, and fertilize. At last, wait until the rice grows. I don’t get it. That’s okay if you don’t understand; we can just go plant some. All right, Kiki and Rudolph, please turn over the soil first, and Alan, would you rake the ground smooth? Mew and Momo, plant the seedlings. [Laughter] Their sweat is falling. [Music] [Applause]
Well, we’re done. No, we’re not finished; that’s just the beginning. Now it takes more than 100 days to mature. During that time, the seedlings undergo the jointing stage and begin to grow, just before the panicle initiation stage. Then the rice is at the heading stage when the panicles are fully visible, and flower-like grains grow from the leaves. During the last ripening stage, the grains grow to their full size and turn golden in color. But that’s not it; the rice also goes through harvesting, drying, selection, and threshing before it’s served on the table. I don’t want to waste rice anymore. Okay, that’s it for today; time to go home. [Music] It takes so much hard work to grow rice. From now on, I don’t want to waste anymore. Yeah, finish it off. [Music] Don’t even leave a grain.
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