On 24/10/07 09:11, in article , "Giusi"
> wrote:

> "Sacha" > ha scritto nel messaggio
> . uk...
>> I must say that I'm still trying to figure out how taking home food
>> contaminated by dining companions in USA or UK is going to save people
>> from
>> starvation in third world countries.
>> Perhaps a re-distribution of transportable food stuffs would do that, or a
>> bigger contribution of money from wealthy countries to poorer ones? I
>> just
>> can't see that the use of doggy bags by countries that serve oversized
>> portions of food is going to help the starving in e.g. Zimbabwe.
>> --
>> Sacha
>>
> I can say what I think. There is an enormous amount of energy expended in
> producing all food and preparing cooked food. If it can be used for any
> purpose, it should be. Every time you throw out half a steak, a chop or
> really anything edible by you or your pets, you are also throwing out and
> wasting finite resources.
>
> I don't like leftovers, so I don't eat doggy bag contents, but I do serve
> them to my cats who are very pleased and therefore eat less of their cat
> food, which consumes energy resources as well.

Then lobbying for smaller and more manageable portions of food seems to be
the way to go. There is something faintly ridiculous - possibly even rather
distasteful - about a (sometimes) heated discussion about the merits or
otherwise of consuming left overs, while citing third world food shortages.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'