FROM FARM TO TRASH
Have you ever noticed about how much food do you waste? A typical American family wastes 1.5 pounds of food per day. Are you surprised? Nowadays, food waste is one of the biggest problems in the world because population is increasing and also food waste is increasing. And one of the ways to decrease food waste is eat in small plates and portions . By eating small portions, we become healthier, we save the human effort ,and save water.
BECOMING HEALTHY
Nowadays, most people suffer from obesity,especially in United States. Approximately 35 percent of the population is overweight. But Japan and Korea suffer less. Only 5 percent of the population in these countries are overweight . There are many things that affect the weight of a person but eating a lot of fast food and not exercising are some of the most popular points in obesity. Our brain send messages to our stomach slowly. So, we do not feel that we eat enough to satisfy during meal. But if we wait 20 minutes after eating a small portion, we feel satiety.
Nowadays, most people suffer from obesity,especially in United States. Approximately 35 percent of the population is overweight. But Japan and Korea suffer less. Only 5 percent of the population in these countries are overweight . There are many things that affect the weight of a person but eating a lot of fast food and not exercising are some of the most popular points in obesity. Our brain send messages to our stomach slowly. So, we do not feel that we eat enough to satisfy during meal. But if we wait 20 minutes after eating a small portion, we feel satiety.
SAVE YOUR EFFORT
Most people hate to wash dishes. But if we eat small portions,we save our effort because we wash dishes in a short time. We spend 2kWh energy during washing. If we decrease the size of our plate we can save our effort. We will need fewer plates at meal times, so we can save time too. Perhaps we can eat more often, but in smaller portions.Eating less does not mean going hungry!
SAVE WATER AND FUTURE
Water is the most important natural resource in life. A person cannot live 3 days without water.
We can decrease the amount of wasted water during washing by eating in small plates. Small plates requires less time and less water to wash. A normal family spend 126 liters and 106 minutes to wash all dishes at home. Earth is the only planet with water, so we need to save it if we want our children to enjoy it.
In conclusion, we had to reduce food and water waste. 50 years from now, the world may double its population. So if we do not want to suffer from lack of water and hunger we have to care about how much food do we waste and how can we reduce it. At the same time we will be healthier, have more free time, and giving water to future generations.
WORKS CITED
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"Reducing Wasted Food at Home." EPA.gov.United States Environmental Protection Agency.2017.Web.20 Apr.2017.
"Waste Not Want Not Blog." Readwritethink.org. IRA/NCTE. 28 Jun.2012.Web.20 Apr.2017.
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