We are addicted to food. We eat way too much of it and we waste it. Cutting down on our personal food consumption can preserve resources for others who desperately need it. This is different than dieting. We are not restricting our calorie or protein intake below the recommended amount, but simply choosing not to indulge food as entertainment or consolation. This is HARD, but consider taking some small steps:
1) Limit your meat consumption to once a week.
2) Buy less food than you think you need. When you find yourself scavenging for something, eat down the food in your cabinets (pasta, rice, soup, etc.) and avoid wasting the extra food that might have gone bad.
3) Be creative and invent new dishes out of left-overs. Make up something based on what you have on hand - this is how most great recipes are created.
4)Learn about complete proteins and how to avoid overeating protein. The More-With-Less Cookbook is a great place to start.
Have fun!
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you should post some awesome simple, delicious healthy recipes....like that yummy soup you made Jenn, Ben and me this year sometime...with the homemade bread, it was super good!!
These are great suggestions. My mom has had a More-With-Less cookbook for years.
I found myself doing better with limiting overconsumption when I lived in Europe and was buying only for myself. When I was too lazy to go grocery shopping, I just scraped out the corners of my cupboard. I had some pretty weird meals sometimes, but I felt like I was actually using my resources.
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