An Easy Guide to Prevent Food Waste

Hello everyone i am here with another mind-blowing social awarness blog, today we are going to talk about one of the common problem in the world. And in this pandemic coronavirus situation this problem is going bigger and bigger. Yes, it is the food scarcity. We all knew about it but we might know a little about it's main cause or say it's main reason. That is FOOD WASTAGE. In this amazing blog we will discuss about how to prevent food scarcity.

Global hunger Index (GHI) is an instrument designed to measure and track hunger internationally, regionally and nationally. Hunger is deprivation of lack of Calories. To be honest, India is doing Pretty Badly in this Ranking. It holds 102 rank out of 117 countries in the World. 

According to Food and Agriculture Organization estimates in its report, 194 million people are undernourished in India. It is estimated that almost one third of the world's food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted each year. In one hand we have people who don't get access to food in the other-hand due to inefficient supply chain management issues wastage becomes inevitable.

There are few steps Government and International Organizations are Trying to do. But in this Blog we are going to talk about us. We as Individuals, what can we do to keep the wastage low or no wastage at all.The Power is in the Hands of Consumers, the people, the buyers. One of the most important choices you can make is not to waste food.

Why to Eliminate Food wastage ?

Wasting food means wasting the water, energy, land, labor, fuel, packaging and money that went into producing your food. When food ends up in the landfill, it produces methane , a greenhouse gas

that is 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide at trapping heat in the atmosphere. So, Indirectly our food causes the Greenhouse dilemma which can help us other-way around.

Let me Give you one more perspective which you might not have heard about. Earth Overshooting Day. What does that suppose to be now ! This is the day in the year by which humans would have used the natural resources and services of the planet in a given year. Every year we hit the day of overshooting earlier, which means we consume our resources faster, and one planet is no longer enough to support our lifestyle. It might be a depressing reality but we as individuals have the ability to change it. If we cut food waste worldwide in half,we might push the date back 11 days.We could push it back 31days, by consuming less protein-intensive food.

Here are few things which we can do to avoid food waste.

Stick to the List

More than half of our purchases at the store are impulse buys of perishable foods that aren’t built into a meal plan. We go to the store to buy certain number of items but when we find there are also discounts and lucrative add-ons in some stuffs, whether we want them or not we tend to end-up buying those too. Instead the shoppers should keep a list on their note what they need out the week’s meals before shopping, and bring only from that list.

Purchase exactly what you need over the next few days

While virtually everyone can buy food these days around the clock, our brains still seem to be afraid of not having enough stock. People actually overestimate larder shortages and the extras they have in the stock.You can go for bulk buying if you want only for items that won’t go rot.

Use the freezer

Fresh foods are alluring, but they may stay good for few days, while the frozen items can last pretty much longer than usual. Also, Freezing technology has advanced immensely in recent decades.

Check Dates and Labels

This is a very silly thing to talk about but people still forget to exercise this simple step. Always check the expiry days before you buy anything edible.

Take care of leftovers

No matter how much we try, there will always be room for some leftovers. Usually these leftovers make their way to the trashcan. But we can store those leftovers in the fridge so that we can consume that on the next day. And yes they are not that boring to switch over in your regular freshly prepared meal. Think of how you didn't waste the food and saved the energy of making a new recipe. You can add to other ingredients to make dishes. Like you can use leftover rice to make fried rice.

Yet it is so simple to overcome, looking at the brighter side of the issues. There are so many things you can do to improve, and everything starts from home and lifestyle of our own. Now let's spread the word. The Key is perception. This is our world and protecting it and sustaining it is everyone's responsibility until it's too late.

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