Just curious, but do you usually clean your plate when you eat a meal, or do you eat some and leave the rest to be thrown away or whatever?
I think it is astounding at the amount of food that we Americans, and others in general, just simply throw away because we don't want it, or for whatever reason.
I don't know how many times when I was growing up that I heard something along the lines of "You better clean your plate, someone somewhere may be starving and would love to have that food that you don't eat!" Silly or not, that could give someone a complex about food, or add to weight issues, etc., to some degree, I think. It's a good saying, but it could have a troublesome side as well.
Another way to look at this subject would be that a few years ago many families would gather together and have a sit down meal together with a lot of food perhaps, while today's families may be more "on the go" and tend to eat when, where, and what they want rather than sitting down to a big meal.
Just ramblin on here, I guess, as the subject crossed my mind.
Comments or Opinions anyone?