Food Waste

Have you ever argued with a child in regards to finishing their food on their plates? Most of us have argued about wasting food and we are guilty of using the starving kids in Africa reasoning. Has that got us anywhere? No. Well read on….

Food waste is defined as any food substance, raw or cooked, which is discarded, or intended or required to be discarded, according to the legal definition of waste by the EU Commission. As human beings we need food to survive but earth does not need food at all. Though this issue has rarely caught anyone’s attention in the News or in the papers, nor has it been in facebook or twitter, people should acknowledge this growing problem. Food waste significantly impacts environmental, economic and community health. The accumulation of discarded food contributes to air and water pollution and burning the waste depletes our air quality.

Now is this a better reason to give your kids on why consuming all the food in your plate is important. It is not only good for them but also to saves this dying planet.