collocation · academic
food miles
/ˈfuːd maɪlz/FOOD·MILES
The distance food is transported from where it is produced to where it is consumed.
Examples
“Reducing food miles can help lower greenhouse-gas emissions from transport.”
“Local food typically has fewer food miles than imported goods.”
“Critics say food miles don't show the whole environmental picture.”
Band 8 sentence
“When assessing environmental impact, analysts often consider food miles alongside production methods and packaging to get a complete picture.”
Collocations
- reduce food miles
- calculate food miles
Word family
Common mistakes
food mile→food miles
miles of food→food miles
Say it for a higher band
5distance food travels→6food mile→7+food miles
Synonyms
distance travelled
Easily confused
miles of food
“They talked about miles of food being transported across the country.”
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