The (Food) Pyramid Scheme

Kelsey Quinlan                                                                                                               Prof. Santos

ENGL 102-112                                                                                                              Nov 3 , 2017

The (Food) Pyramid Scheme

To a population so "adamant" about feeding the poor, its shameful how much food we let go to waste. In only a short 365 days, millions of pounds of food will have been thrown away without a second thought. Our society apparently thinks that the trash truly needs the sustenance more than the millions of lives around the world. It's a vicious cycle, trying to eat healthy while unable to afford the industries' asinine prices. More often than not we opt for fast food, snacks, anything that only uses a few bucks. Even then, we may never finish it all, as our eyes are bigger than our stomach. Realizing that we waste nearly anything, even the most processed foods sold, is quite disgusting. It's bad enough to keep perfectly good food from those who need it, but to have the processed fatty foods that we spend so much to make wasted is even worse. Just goes to show how our nation loves to throw money away like its nothing, like it couldn't be the difference between life and death for some. Going back to The Omnivore's Dilemma for example, the conditions animals are put through in order to make the food we eat is appalling, and that still isn't enough to convince the world to smarten up. Putting these animals through such trouble, only to be wasted and unappreciated, is hurting both ourselves, and the ecosystem. Of course it sounds hypocritical when we waste food ourselves, but it isn't done out of selfishness. There are some cases where nothing else can be done, but it just teaches us to try harder next time. Keep eating, its a privilege, but don't forget to take a minute to stop and think about those who don't share the same privilege.