While European markets are working to reduce food waste, American grocery stores throwing away more and more. Then they wring their hands and wail as neighboring families go hungry. And its because they are trying to meet the expectations of selfish shoppers. So here are a few ideas on how we can stop this trend.
1. If you want specialty items, buy from a specialty store. Or don't buy so much junk, period! Turnip twaddlers are highly overrated.
2. Don't expect one stop shopping for everything from soup to videos. That's lazy.
3. Stores can certainly cut food waste by reducing variety, especially of non-essential items. Grocers don't need to buy so many varieties of cocos puffs. Nobody needs 25 new flavors of pop tarts, or magazines, or soda, or beer, or potato chips, or vitamin drinks. That's just greed, advertising dollars, and big business sticking it to all of us. One. More. Time.
4. Think like a society rather than an individual every time you shop. What is sustainable, what is healthy, what is enduring, what will make us stronger as a community?
Buy Local. Limit foods to those that are simply processed, have less chemicals. You'll live longer, have fewer medical bills, and see your kids graduate from college. If you're lucky.
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