How much of the waste factor is offset by the use of preservatives that have a negative effect on our bodies?
mtiffany
· 5 months ago
Sell-by dates on foods are a trade-off between food waste and food-borne illness. Each incremental increase in the length of time food is allowed to sit on the shelves there is a corresponding incremental increase in the number of people who will potentially be made sick. There's no perfect world but the one we're living in right now.
bob915
· 5 months ago
Try to do what I do folks...once a month I go to the grocery stores in my community and take this stuff off their hands: my friends and I then take it to the faith based food pantries, the two soup kitchens nearby, and then we get the easily transportable/minimally preparable foods and go to the bridge underpasses. It is just a drop in the bucket, but there is mission right next to you as well as in the farthest longitude.
nicho
· 5 months ago
Washington DC's best known buffoon, former mayor Marion Barry -- who just a few weeks ago was the point man on defending traditional marriage and all things holy -- has been arrested for stalking a woman. Apparently, this is the way relationships are supposed to be, according to the bible.
D.C. Council member Marion Barry found himself mired in more political, legal and personal drama yesterday after his arrest late Saturday on charges that he was stalking a female companion.
Barry's latest run-in with the law centers on his relationship with political consultant Donna Watts-Brighthaupt, who alleges that he continues to approach her even though they split up a few months ago.
Barry, Watts-Brighthaupt and police gave conflicting accounts of how the former mayor ended up in police custody Saturday night after attending several Fourth of July functions.
U.S. Park Service Police arrested Barry (D-Ward 8) about 8:45 p.m. in Anacostia Park after a woman flagged down an officer to report that a man in a nearby vehicle was "bothering her," police said.
Jafafa Hots
· 5 months ago
For many if not most food, the sell-by date has much less to do with food safety than it has to do with quality of product issues. Sell-by-dates are generally determined not by how long a food is safe, but how long the flavor stands up, how long the crackers hold their best crunch. Big companies don't want you to feel that your Wheaties aren't as crisp and tasty as you think they should be, and then shy away from their product.
Chris Hintz
· 5 months ago
As bad as the problem is, there are some non-profits that do good work by partnering with retailers and restaurants to safely put perishable food items in the hands of people and organizations that can use them - instead of being thrown away. I was fortunate to be involved with one of these several years ago - Second Helpings in Indianapolis (www.secondhelpings.org). They used perfectly good perishable food to create meals for after-school programs, soup kitchens, homeless shelters, etc. Compared to a typical "food pantry" model, which offers non-perishables, this helps provide a much more balanced diet. As an added bonus, they also use the food to help people develop job skills in the culinary field. DC Central Kitchen is a similar program in the D.C. area. There are other programs around... so look around, volunteer and donate!
vkobaya
· 5 months ago
The 70% figure is shocking, but also believable when you realize that what they say about upstream waste is true. Markets only sell produce that is clean, unblemished and even goes to the added expense of waxing produce to make them shiny and more appealing. Try to pickle a supermarket cucumber that has been waxed. <g>
If that 70% figure is accurate and the upstream waste is actually edible, we could probably easily feed the hungry people of the world. Sigh!
michtom
· 5 months ago
"Marion Barry -- who just a few weeks ago was the point man on defending traditional marriage and all things holy -- has been arrested for stalking a woman. Apparently, this is the way relationships are supposed to be, according to the bible."
I went to the 1st grade in Jefferson Elementary School in Metairie, LA in 1956-57. In the cafeteria, we separated our uneaten food from the other stuff on the tray. Word was they sold the uneaten food to a guy to fed it to his pigs. If that was true, it certainly was the ONLY progressive thing about that school.
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There's no perfect world but the one we're living in right now.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...
D.C. Council member Marion Barry found himself mired in more political, legal and personal drama yesterday after his arrest late Saturday on charges that he was stalking a female companion.
Barry's latest run-in with the law centers on his relationship with political consultant Donna Watts-Brighthaupt, who alleges that he continues to approach her even though they split up a few months ago.
Barry, Watts-Brighthaupt and police gave conflicting accounts of how the former mayor ended up in police custody Saturday night after attending several Fourth of July functions.
U.S. Park Service Police arrested Barry (D-Ward 8) about 8:45 p.m. in Anacostia Park after a woman flagged down an officer to report that a man in a nearby vehicle was "bothering her," police said.
If that 70% figure is accurate and the upstream waste is actually edible, we could probably easily feed the hungry people of the world. Sigh!
For the best word on biblically traditional marriage, I recommend Betty Bowers, America's best Christian:
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=93339...