I rarely ever throw food away, and if I have to (once every two months or so) I consider it a shame.
Storing things the right way is important, but much more important is not buying too much. My solution is that I never use a shopping cart but my own bag. When you have to carry it you will have a much better feeling if it is too much.
Not speaking to atoav in particular, but it's tempting to make excuses why we don't do what others do that we want to but aren't. If we look for role models instead of excuses, we motivate ourselves to reach more of our potential.
In her case, reducing the waste seems to have brought her family together more. It doesn't seem to be a burden, just a one-time shift.
Skipped randomly into that video and she was going through an apple bin to find the apples that had stickers already fallen off so she didn't have to be the one who threw it away...
Man, this topic really brings out the normally hidden mommyblog capacity of HN. Everyone with their weird anecdotes and misinformed two cents. Someone in these comments said they were 340lbs on 2,000 calories per day, etc, etc. I can't stop reading.
I'm using the same technique but at the checkout. Once my reusable bags fill up, I leave the rest. Also this technique helps in letting go of that packaged/junk food at the checkout.
So instead of just not grabbing junk food, you leave it to make more work for the store employees? Unless you restock the shelves yourself, that is incredibly inconsiderate. Also, if an item is frozen, refridgerated, or fresh produce it likely ends up in the trash as spoilage, since a busy cashier won't have time to restock abandoned items.
Also, aren't items already scanned before they enter the bag? I don't understand how leaving the rest could actually play out unless the cashier had to then void each one.
Storing things the right way is important, but much more important is not buying too much. My solution is that I never use a shopping cart but my own bag. When you have to carry it you will have a much better feeling if it is too much.
This is ofc harder if you have kids.