[RANT] Don't waste food.

"By most estimates, a quarter to half of all food produced in the United States goes uneaten — left in fields, spoiled in transport, thrown out at the grocery store, scraped into the garbage or forgotten until it spoils."
From farm > fridge > garbage can - NY TIMES 
This was just disappointing to hear and yet I'm not surprised. 25% - 50% of all food produced... we throw out. We always hear "children in Africa are starving" but its a reality that we are oblivious to in our everyday lives.
I won't say that I'm not guilty of this. But I do try my best to eat everything on my plate. 


Eat only as much as you need. Trying to overeat is not good for health anyway
Do not to be picky. Seriously, just take a chance and try that onion...or spinach...it's included in the dish because it accompanies the taste well. I don't want to hear "because it LOOKS gross". I could go on forever...but I'll shut up.
If you really do not eat it, exclude it when you're ordering out. There's no point putting it in your dish if you're not going to eat it anyway? You're paying for food you won't eat.
Doggy bag, refrigerate leftovers. Don't just throw it out, I use my leftovers to add to my ramen the next morning. Or just reheat it for breakfast. 


Now that I've made my points...there's one thing that has been bothering me. When chefs-in-training learn to cook dishes, why do I always see failed ones go straight to the garbage can? I can't justify what I see because its from TV shows, but is it really how it is in reality? For someone trying to achieve chef status, I fail to see how the bad dishes are so horrible you can't even finish it?