Every year Americans throw out 160 billion dollars in food.That’s about 438,356,164 dollars every day.This is a detrimental issue and needs to be changed. Americans throw away excess food everyday and this can be changed by selling “ugly” produce, composting, and feeding the homeless and poor with the food.
In America more than 80% of produce doesn’t make it to the shelves because it does not meet cosmetic standards or is close to expiration. Bay Area’s Imperfect Produce will send you a box of produce for cheaper than the stores. Although it will look a little unperfect, it is all good food that would have gone to waste. Many stores also have discounts on imperfect produce or give it away for free to kids. So, if you want to help reduce food waste take the simple step and buy imperfect produce or even subscribe to a local company that will send it to you. …show more content…
All of the ingredients used in the meals would have been tossed out otherwise. According to Chef Dan Barber, "This evening, I’m putting a ravioli on the menu that is braised lamb with a fine mince of diced spring vegetables and a little bit of ricotta cheese," Barber said. "But the lamb is left over from the braise last night, the vegetables are left over from extra prep in the kitchen yesterday, and we are cooking it today. So, essentially what I just described is 'waste', but we are calling it a ravioli." (Verrill, 2016) This food sounds very good even though it was made of food that would have been thrown away. As someone who works in fast food I can say that I also see how much food is thrown out every
In America more than 80% of produce doesn’t make it to the shelves because it does not meet cosmetic standards or is close to expiration. Bay Area’s Imperfect Produce will send you a box of produce for cheaper than the stores. Although it will look a little unperfect, it is all good food that would have gone to waste. Many stores also have discounts on imperfect produce or give it away for free to kids. So, if you want to help reduce food waste take the simple step and buy imperfect produce or even subscribe to a local company that will send it to you. …show more content…
All of the ingredients used in the meals would have been tossed out otherwise. According to Chef Dan Barber, "This evening, I’m putting a ravioli on the menu that is braised lamb with a fine mince of diced spring vegetables and a little bit of ricotta cheese," Barber said. "But the lamb is left over from the braise last night, the vegetables are left over from extra prep in the kitchen yesterday, and we are cooking it today. So, essentially what I just described is 'waste', but we are calling it a ravioli." (Verrill, 2016) This food sounds very good even though it was made of food that would have been thrown away. As someone who works in fast food I can say that I also see how much food is thrown out every