I couldn't get to sleep last night. I was hungry. Real hunger. I can't remember the last time I felt real hunger. It is an empty feeling. A restlessness. Almost a pain. At about midnight I got up and made myself some oatmeal with some raisins. I'm doing my best to stay healthy on this challenge, but there isn't enough protein for me.
I remember being poor as a child, but we lived on a dairy farm. I don't remember being hungry, though. We raised our own beef and had unlimited milk. We had a huge garden and my mom canned everything we didn't eat fresh. Nothing went to waste.
As I got further and further away from poverty, I wasted more. I'm ashamed at the amount of food that I've thrown away over the years--lettuce and other vegetables that just never became a salad...meats that soured in the refrigerator...leftovers that never made it to the lunchbox or freezer. I wonder how many people could be fed on just what the United States throws away in food a year? Here's a link to some fantastic information about food waste in America.
http://www.facethefactsusa.org/facts/supersized-hunger-pangs-supersized-waste-infographic/
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