Every minute of every day, somewhere in the world, 21 children die of malnutrition and preventable diseases.Even when it doesn't kill, chronic malnutrition can cause blindness, deformities and brain damage. That's the shocking truth.
On average, in US households waste 14 percent of their food purchases. Fifteen percent of that includes products still within their expiration date but never opened. Jones estimates an average family of four currently tosses out $590 per year, just in meat, fruits, vegetables and grain products.
In today's world, where so many wake up in poverty and go to sleep hungry, each of us must ask: "How can I help?" It is a sin to waste food while others do not have enough to eat. The food we waste in America every year can feed 49 million people per year.
Time to wake up.
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