How Much Food Do We Waste & How?

Question

We waste food when we eat more than what we can digest !

We waste food when we eat more than what we need to !

We waste food when we are served more than what we can eat !

We waste food when we burn a part of it by frying, grilling, baking, etc. !

Is there any other method of wasting a food?

And how much food do you think you waste by the given method?

Answer 1

you waste food by throwing it out. kids at my school do that that don't know any better.  i waste probably... idk?! not so much hopefully, i never throw out food and i always finish my plate, but food rots you know.

Answer 2

Throwing away food.  Restaurants throw so much food away that the world hunger problem could be solved.

Answer 3

In the UK, one thrid of all food bought for domestic use ends up in landfill.

The biggest waste of food is because we buy more than we can eat!!!

Answer 4

we waste food if the food sucks.. if it taste horrible.. i try to eat as much as i can.. then throw away the rest.. but i really hate doin that.. i hate wasting food.. i would tell the chef owner it sucks and why.. so he can make it better next time..

Answer 5

Yes, putting it in the refrigerator (leftovers) and allowing them to go to ruin.  I have heard the refrigerator referred to as the cooled garbage can.

Answer 6

Food is wasted when you buy too much fresh fruit and vegies , and it goes bad before you can eat it all.  At least fresh foods can go into the compost and go back into the garden.

Answer 7

just do everything in moderation and then there will be no more food wasting