Dave Smith wrote:

> 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.

Amazing.. how similar we can be and do the same things as you and your
wife, yet is anyone complaining about the Canadians? LOL