I knew it was true, but I was still shocked when I read this headline- – – –
“About 40 Percent of all Food In The United States Is Thrown In The Garbage“
Now, here’s the article:
“Could that headline actually be true? Do Americans waste about 40 percent of all the food that we produce? That sounds like an absolutely crazy number, but it is actually quite accurate according to a study conducted by the Natural Resources Defense Council. What the NRDC discovered is that approximately 40 percent of our total food supply is either thrown into dumpsters by grocery stores, is discarded by restaurants, never gets harvested on our farms, or is thrown into the garbage by consumers in their homes. Even though 47 million Americans are on food stamps and millions of children go to bed hungry in this country every single night, we continue to waste approximately 263 million pounds of food every single day of the year. One day people will look back and regard us as probably the most wasteful society in the history of the planet.( “The Economic Collapse”, by Michael Snyder)”
What a shame! Do we actually think that God will not hold us accountable for this waste? My parents went through the “Great Depression” and from the time I was born it was made clear that we were not to waste food—or anything. We ate leftovers until nothing was leftover. I can remember my mother eating whatever remained on our plate rather than throw it out. Most of us wouldn’t think of doing that today. Of course we haven’t had to do without either. Prosperity is more dangerous than poverty. Living in the lap of luxury we have lost sight of our need of God. I suspect there will be no great turning back to God until we are stripped of our goods and become desperate again. That might give you a hint as to what to expect in the future. Think about it!
