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Originally Posted by iammatt 
I think a few things. First, I agree that it is shameful that so much food is wasted, but I am not sure that is necessarily the fault of the people at home. A lot of it has to do with the mass quantities we are forced to buy if we want to buy anything at all. As somebody who cooks for two a lot, this is a huge problem to deal with.* As far as restaurants, I imagine that those who toss are often not the places using food which I would consider "edible" in the first place, but the amount of waste in these places is atrocious and my standards aren't built around making sure I can be fed.
I do have a problem with the idea of eating from trash cans, but whatever, I am not going to judge somebody for doing it. What I really wish was that there was a better system for getting the stuff that is not allowed to be served, or must be thrown out, to people who would like it, without them having to rummage, but there are a lot of difficulties with this as well, functional, political and emotional.
*One thing that if I find really dismaying is that a lot of butchers, especially high end "sustainable" places, will not cut their meats in ways that allow for relatively small portions for two. Old school places are better about this, but come on, it leads to so much waste.
I do have a problem with the idea of eating from trash cans, but whatever, I am not going to judge somebody for doing it. What I really wish was that there was a better system for getting the stuff that is not allowed to be served, or must be thrown out, to people who would like it, without them having to rummage, but there are a lot of difficulties with this as well, functional, political and emotional.
*One thing that if I find really dismaying is that a lot of butchers, especially high end "sustainable" places, will not cut their meats in ways that allow for relatively small portions for two. Old school places are better about this, but come on, it leads to so much waste.
Cooking for one can be very, very difficult unless you have good relationships with a butcher.
What are you having problems buying? I do think dairy comes in sizes which are often far too large for what one needs.
