Why you can throw away food guilt-free:
1. You can’t send your unfinished plate to someone who’s starving. And grocery stores and mass farming are the largest food wasters anyway. They have the power to make a difference.
2. The food is gone whether you eat it or toss it. Either you throw it away in the trash or on your body.
3. The only thing you’re wasting is your money. So plan ahead if you want to minimize your waste, but just because you bought something does not mean you have to eat it.
Growing up poor makes it hard to throw away food, or refuse it when it’s offered for that matter, but I promise it’s okay to not finish your food.