wastedfood.com

One of the top stories on nytimes.com today America’s Scraps, Another Country’s Meal is very timely with "food/rice shortage" and consequently, rising food prices. (And with Bush's comment that the rising income of India's middle class is causing food shortage which India rightly responded back with how much America is wasting). You may want to add global warming because food in the landfills produces greenhouse gases.

The article provides data on how much edible food is wasted in America and Europe (around 25%) and reminds again that with rising food costs and limited resources, food aids now distribute a less quantity of food to a growing number of people in need.

At home, we were raised to eat what is on the plate and not leave anything behind (bad luck in Chinese because they say you will marry someone who looks like a cat if you do). Do not get more than you can consume. It is, for me, an injustice to everyone else who do not have food to eat, to waste food or to eat more than what is right even.

I do not like it when I see people throw away food and I do see it everywhere and everytime. My parents think and I agree that some people feel it a sign of social superiority that they can afford to waste food. I wish we were more sensitive to others because we all live in ONE WORLD. And whatever we do do affect other people.

See wastedfood.com on how to help.