Steve Pope wrote:

> I posted it because I am interested in the U.S.'s image around
> the world, and it seems the current administration has found
> yet another way to offend just about everybody.
>
> > What is meant by the US uses or throws away 3770 calories per
> > person? Does this include waste food and drink from retailers?
>
> I assume so. I've read elsewhere that over half the food
> produced for consumption in the U.S. is thrown away.

These factoids make me wonder. I am not American but I think our
Canadian practices are pretty close to those in the US. Sometimes I
cook a little too much porridge and throw out the extra, maybe a half
a serving. When I cook I make just enough for the two of us. I peel
the vegetables and put the peelings in the composter. I also compost
egg shells. I don't eat big chunks of fat on meat, but my wife does.
I discard the skin and core from pineapples, banana peels. citrus
peels. You would be hard pressed to feed a person on what we throw
out each week.

However..... if they are worried about food waster...... These
factoids indicate that Americans through out about 50% more food than
Indians. There are at least three times as many Indians as Americans,
that would mean that the people in India throw out twice as much food
as the American people.