Calico
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How many of you were forced to clean your plates as a kid?
I never understood this and peoples' excuse is poverty and food going to waste. But my argument is, you can put the food in the fridge and have it again later. How is it wasting it? Have people not ever heard of the word leftovers? Do they not know how leftover food works? Why can't they just put the rest of the food in food storage containers or put some plastic wrap over their kids' plate and put it in the fridge for them to have later or for someone else to eat later? If someone accidentally made too much, why not just put the rest away in the fridge to have later than forcing themselves to eat it all?
Often times I have been seeing posts on Reddit about this, the guilt of not finishing your food, thinking you have to clean your plate so you are not wasting food and I am thinking in my head "leftovers, put the food in the fridge for later, do people not know about this?" I even asked on Reddit if people not know about leftovers and no one answered.
I never understood this and peoples' excuse is poverty and food going to waste. But my argument is, you can put the food in the fridge and have it again later. How is it wasting it? Have people not ever heard of the word leftovers? Do they not know how leftover food works? Why can't they just put the rest of the food in food storage containers or put some plastic wrap over their kids' plate and put it in the fridge for them to have later or for someone else to eat later? If someone accidentally made too much, why not just put the rest away in the fridge to have later than forcing themselves to eat it all?
Often times I have been seeing posts on Reddit about this, the guilt of not finishing your food, thinking you have to clean your plate so you are not wasting food and I am thinking in my head "leftovers, put the food in the fridge for later, do people not know about this?" I even asked on Reddit if people not know about leftovers and no one answered.