My mom's office has Bagel Thursdays every Thursday morning where a coworker buys a couple dozen bagels and some cream cheese for the office to share. It is a nice idea! But it seems to also waste a lot of food. My mom often brings home a bagel or two, and a full, usually unopened container of cream cheese. She does this because she doesn't want to waste them. We never really have a purpose for the cream cheese, but why throw out brand new, unopened food just because no one at work was interested? This week she was talked into bringing home a whole dozen bagels! Now I know that I am not going to eat a dozen bagels before they go stale, so what can I do? Recycle them! No, do not put them in the recycling bin! Find another group of hungry people to give them to. My recipients of choice were the boys soccer team. (They'll eat anything!...kidding, maybe). I also know that back to school means more meetings and celebrations similar to bagel Thursday, so work-party waste may be on the rise!
Did you know that America wastes FOURTY percent of all food by throwing it in the trash? That is a HUGE percentage, and an unnecessary one! A family of four can waste over $2,000 on food each year. So that's not just a lot of wasted food, that's a lot of wasted money too!
So, whatever gathering that you find yourself at, pay attention to the food! Even if you don't want to take it home, take it elsewhere. Don't just throw it out. 'Cause that'd just be a shame.
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