On average, about 30 percent of the food grown in the U.S. each year is never eaten. Food4Patriots wants Americans to stop throwing away so much food.
Nashville, Tenn., United States / ACCESSWIRE / October 18th, 2014 / As reported on Oct. 13, 2014, by National Geographic, approximately 30 percent of the food grown in the U.S. (valued at $162 billion annually) is never eaten. The typical American family of four throws away about 1,160 pounds of food per year.
Officials at Food4Patriots, the supplier of emergency food suitable for long-term storage, survival and emergency preparedness, say that with an estimated 17 million children in the U.S. going to bed hungry every night, it’s time to stop wasting food.
Following are the top six ways to avoid wasting food, from 4Patriots Partner Allen Baler:
Make a specific list of items needed before going to the supermarket and stick to it. Don’t be a victim of impulse buys that often end up being tossed out.
Eat dinner leftovers for lunch the next day, and maybe even for dinner the next evening if there is still food left over.
Go through the panty and freezer to find food items that are nearing their expiration dates and put a meal together with them.
Eat before going grocery shopping. A hungry shopper is more likely to buy food that he or she will end up throwing out.
Make fewer trips to the supermarket. The more trips that are made, the more food will be purchased and possibly the more will be thrown out.
If food that’s nearing an expiration date won’t be used, donate it to a non-profit food pantry.
All of the food in Food4Patriots’ 72-hour, 4-week, 3-month and 1-year emergency kits can be prepared in less than 20 minutes and requires nothing more than boiling water. It is kept in easy-to-store Mylar pouches, which keep out air, moisture and light. The food has a shelf life of 25 years.
Those who order one of the Food4Patriots Emergency Kits also receive four reports: “Top 10 Items Sold Out After Crisis,” “The Water Survival Guide,” “The Survival Garden Guide” and “How to Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half.”
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Name: Tim Bates
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