by Texas Homesteader ~
Did you know the U.S.D.A estimates 30% (I’ve even heard 40%) of the food in the United States is wasted? Wow. Shocking, right? Now some of that waste happens right in the fields, problems with harvesting machinery & such. Other waste may be a result of that produce being shaped or sized imperfectly. Oftentimes a store refuses to accept perfectly good but visually imperfect produce from farmers. They want only perfection to sell to their customers. (I absolutely hate this!) And some waste can be attributed to such things as restaurants serving too much food, or even that apple being forgotten in the back of your fridge until it’s no longer appealing.
But often, food waste is a result of consumers being confused about product date labels.
You may look at a box of mac-&-cheese and notice the date stamped on the box has passed. But it can be confusing. Use-by date, Sell-By Date, Best-By Date – what does it all mean???
