FOOD WASTAGE

 Food is one of the most fundamental needs of all living beings on earth. Be it animals, plants or human beings food is very essential. But we humans mercilessly waste food. According to human beings, especially the fancy, rich, elite, food is nothing but lavish, colorful edible items, neatly arranged on the dining table. Precisely speaking food is a joke for the rich, dream for the poor.

Right here we shall discuss below - 

What is food wastage

 Reasons for food wastage 

Steps to control food wastage

 What is food wastage? “Don’t bite off more than you can chew” Food wastage means food is cooked or ordered in abundance much higher to our level of consumption and thrown away mercilessly. 

REASONS FOR FOOD WASTAGE 

Technology being accessible anywhere and anytime, has made our life simpler with easy downloadable food apps such as swiggy, zomato, uber eats etc. Upon the availability of these apps food is available easily on the move with a click of a button. Upon using these wonderful technological advancement today's youngsters order huge amount of food and end up wasting a lot.

HAVING NOT USED TO THE ART OF RECYCLING 

Well the habit of reusing and recycling is not applied to plastics but also to food items as well. Our age old ("PazhayaSadham Kanji ), rice made from previous days left over rice is very healthy and delicious but unfortunately people do not wish to consume excess leftover food the next day due to various reasons .

SOCIAL MEDIA 

Social media also plays a major role in wasting food. People upon visiting restaurants click pictures of the food, menu card and upload it on social media thus tempting others to visit the restaurant. People get carried away immediately and order the same food in excess amount thus resulting in food wastage.

STEPS TO CONTROL FOOD WASTAGE 

STRICT LAWS TO BE ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT 

There are huge amounts of food being wasted everyday on weddings, parties, companies etc. Government should impose strict rules on food wastage and take immediate necessary steps to bring down the same.

AWARENESS AND CAMPAIGNS ON FOOD WASTAGE  

Print media and social media should use their space for raising lots of awareness and campaigns on food wastage and educate people on methods of saving food and helping the needy rather than wasting them. Reusing and recycling food might not go well with the elders in the family due to lots of reasons but we as matured youngsters having grown up with various appliances at home should be open to reuse and recycle food and save food wastage to the maximum.

PLAN YOUR PORTIONS ACCORDINGLY 

It is an undeniable fact that there is no sincere love than the love of food. Be it food prepared at home or hotels we simply love to eat and it is said that people who love to eat are the best. But just because we love food, let us not dump food on our plates. Instead of terribly wasting food by dumping let us learn to eat smaller portions of our favourite food to our hearts' content

My dear friends as mentioned above food is something that is very important and with the so called unavailability of food people and animals go hungry every day. What an excess discarded food is to you is a dream, satiating meal for many. Countries like Yemen, South Sudan are facing extreme food shortage and we are lucky to have different kinds of food on our table. Upon wasting food we not only snatch a poor’s dream and hunger but also pave way for rodents and pests to enter our homes.

Food is a gift from nature. Let us learn to share the same with animals and people inside and outside of our family. It is the right for every living being to have their share of food. Let us all come together, join hands to stop food wastage and ensure that all living beings on earth get their share of food.