Did you know lots of food that could be eaten gets thrown away? Even though we try to save food, about two billion (十亿) tons of it end up in the trash every year. This is really surprising, especially when we think that nearly one billion people around the world don’t have enough to eat. What’s even more surprising is that the extra food thrown away in places like the United States and Europe could feed all those hungry people!

Why do we waste so much food? Sometimes, bugs (虫子) damage the food before it can be picked, or it doesn’t look nice so stores don’t want to sell it. Foods can also go bad in stores or at our homes if we buy too much or forget to eat it. Sometimes, we cook more food than we can eat and end up throwing it away.

To fix the food waste problem, we need to make some changes. In places where people are still developing better ways to farm, improving how food is picked, stored, and moved can save a lot of food. In places like the United States, we need to make people more aware of (意识到) how much food they’re wasting. Some restaurants have started serving smaller meals and reminding people to take their leftovers home.

With not enough land, water, and energy for everyone, it’s important to think more about how we use food. As more people live on Earth, we need to stop wasting food and take action to use it better.

Everyone eats different food. Li Mei, Helen, Ben and Zhang Lin are my good friends. What do they have today? Here are the results (结果).