FOOD  WASTE 


In no longer than half a century we will no longer have all the food  resources we have today, so we have to stop the food waste.We can stop this terrible future from happening by doing three things: making a shopping list, using leftovers, and finding alternative sources of food.

Another thing that needs to be changed are the quantities of food that are wasted. There are many ways in which we can reduce waste, for example write a list of things you really need before shopping, to avoid buying unnecessary things that are going to be thrown away. Another way can be rotate the food that is in your cupboards and fridge, put the new food
at the back to reduce the risk of finding something mouldy in your food storage compartments.(European Commission)

Instead of scraping leftovers into the bin, they can be used for lunch the following day, if you bought something extra you can freeze it, cured meats can be put under “vacuum”,  and old bread can be put in the oven. The last thing we can do is start to use the doggy bag more frequently when we go to places like restaurants, where usually a lot of food is left. People don't ask for it because they think it can seem rude, but is not, it's just a way to prevent all that extra food from being thrown away. (Italy Adopts)

An alternative source of food could be insects, because unlike what people think, a diet based only on the consumption of insects could fully  compensate for not eating meat. There are some reasons why people think eating insects is even better than eating actual meat like the fact that people can contract diseases such as salmonella, the lonely worm 
and many others. Another reason why according to some people eating insects is better than eating meat is the big waste of resources like water and everything that the animals eat because if we give 10 k of food to cattle, 9 of it become manure, and only one kilo becomes meat. (Dicke)


So at the end these are all things that even if we are not used to doing and can be difficult, would help a lot in reducing the problem of food waste. From doing this we could even get some benefits, for example avoiding losing money when we go shopping and removing the meat would also be very useful for health as it would help prevent the risk of developing diseases such as diabetes, heart attack and cardiovascular problems, obesity and cancer.





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 (Italy Adopts) https://www.google.com/search?q=Italy+measures+agains+food+waste&oq=Italy+measures+agains+food+waste&aqs=chrome..69i57.5295j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8