Have you ever stopped and thought  how many thousands of kilos of food are being wasted and thrown to the garbage every single day? That statistics show that one in every four hamburgers end up in the bin? And on the contrary,  how many people dying of hunger?

People gripe about the prices of food in restaurants constantly rising but fail to notice that food waste accounts for a significant part of that cost. I am not talking about a half piece of bacon, or a quarter slice of a bread left - I have seen people leaving platefuls of food enough to feed one human being. I worked in a restaurant when I was a student and I was incharge of throwing food left on tables.

It’s heart breaking and disgusting! 

Don’t even start by saying the customer might be on a diet! Smart dieters put food within their diet limits on their trays.

I grew up being told food is a blessing and should not be wasted as there are many others who are not as fortunate as I am, living in extreme poverty and starving. I just don’t get people ordering food and leaving thinking it is ok to waste because they paid for it. As parents, what kind of example are we giving to children?

Let us stop wasting and order wisely, order less and if afterwards should we still feel hungry, we can always order again. Is that too difficult to do?

This writing exercise is fueled by the writing prompt “Things I don’t get” at Sunday Scribblings.