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Why does the average person waste so much food?

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Main Idea #1: The average amount a person wastes. 

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Main Idea #1: The average amount a person wastes. 

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In this article "Up to 40 percent of food grown, processed and transported in the United States is never eaten, yet one in eight Americans suffers food insecurity. The average four-person family wastes $1,500 a year on food. Food waste in manufacturing and packaging costs corporations $2 billion each year--plus $15 billion for farmers--while dumping 52 million tons of waste in landfills. The costs of food waste affect both businesses and consumers." (Food Waste)

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"At the end of each meal service, it's commonplace for pounds of food to go unserved. The result? A staggering 30 to 40 percent of the nation's food supply is wasted, according to the US Department of Agriculture. And while some restaurants have recycling or composting initiatives, many opt to throw away excess food."(Boston restaurants are combating food waste with 'surprise bags)

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Solution #1: Make recipes widely available for people. 

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Solution #1: Make recipes widely available for people. 

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"Needy clients often seemed confused when its food pantry offered them unfamiliar foods. Those would include split peas, pork loin, pistachios and garbanzo beans. She found recipes for tasty dishes that include pulled pork tamale casserole, split pea soup, chickpea and pistachio soup, and zesty garbanzo beans with pistachios.Those recipes proved to be a big hit."(Reducing food waste)

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"How and where you shop has a direct impact on how much food you waste. Globally more than one-quarter of all food produced is wasted. Bread, vegetables, fruit and salad are the most common types of food that are thrown out and food dates are the main reasons why people say they throw out food."(BETTER BUYS PAY MORE FOR FOOD, WASTE LESS)

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"But partnering with Too Good To Go offers an alternative. App users can order a few hours ahead and secure a bag of leftover food. At the end of breakfast and dinner services, Khan and his staff clean up and wipe down the kitchen. Then, they package leftover food into “surprise bags" containing a variety of options. Customers then pick up their surprise bag from the restaurant at a selected time, just like any other takeout order."(Boston restaurants are combating food waste with 'surprise bags)

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"People who shop on the internet using an online specialty foods platform or supermarket online system are also less likely to waste food because they plan ahead. When you shop online from home, you have time to look in your cupboards and see what you have. If you buy something impulsively, you can take it out again and you can be more structured about meal planning and healthy eating when you shop online"(BETTER BUYS PAY MORE FOR FOOD, WASTE LESS)