One question that I had on my mind was: How much food that is harvest gets wasted by an average American household?
America apparently is known to be the "throw-away society" where many Americans waste a large amount of food that is thrown away and never consumed. According to a study by the University of Arizona shows that 40 to 50 percent of all foods that are harvest and never actually consumed/ eaten and end up being thrown away and wasted.
How much can America or an Average American can save on the wasted foods they do no eat?
To an average household of four people the percent of food wasted is 14 percent and the money they are wasting away can add up to $590 per year just from meat, vegetables, fruits, and grain products. And as nationwide household foods can add up to 43 billion dollars which can be a major economic situation.
Source: http://www.news-medical.net/?id=6445
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