Daily Tip #2 - Finish Your Food

It seems completely inappropriate to me to order a meal at a restaurant, only eat half of it and throw away the rest, when there are children starving in Africa. Yes, you can't ship them your leftovers but you can do your part to not waste food and use what is available to you in the most efficient, fair way.

One way to avoid this is to never order more than you can consume in one sitting. If you do end up with more, take it home. Ask for a box - if Bill Gates does it, so can you. Store the box in your car until you get home in the winter and in the summer, put in your office fridge, a cooler or take it home right away if you are able. If you ordered too much, share with co-workers or friends.

Whatever you do, just don't throw food away... It took money, time and effort to prepare the food you ordered and to waste it by tossing it in the garbage is in sharp dissonance with preserving the world's resources.

Finally, if what you ordered is completely unacceptable to your taste buds (which you shouldn't have ordered in the first place), offer it to a homeless person, keeping personal germs out of it. Homeless people often go through garbage cans looking for leftovers and would rarely turn down a decent meal. Take it in a box and deliver it to them. It's the right thing to do.

So, as you mom says, finish your food!