This is a sin! Portion control needs to be instilled in everyone's mind. I know I try and still there is some waste, but 50% is an amzing figure.

By Ali | July 14, 2008 10:07 AM

Real is a sin ,why other part of the world is hungry ,i can also said is a blessing,

By kingsley | July 14, 2008 1:07 PM

When restaurant portions are too big, people should take leftovers home. I rarely see this happen in the Netherlands.

By w8 | July 14, 2008 1:28 PM

This is something really sad, considering there are people in some other part of the world that are dying for the lack of food. I think one of the reason for this is the food packaging strategy in grocery shops like AH. Why does everything has to be so packaged?. People buy too much what they don't need or eat.

By Pinaki | July 14, 2008 1:55 PM

Truely a sin, I wish we could waste less and send that to the places on the world which they need the food, Because they won't waste their food!

By jantrance | July 14, 2008 3:21 PM

May be less of adverises about food... & teaching kids at an early to eat what they need only would help a lot! If we also had less packages & bought only what we need & get served the portion we like in a restauarant is also good if we are asked!!!

By Lamia | July 15, 2008 12:25 PM

Yes! All very true! I've been asking @ AH where their waste food goes to and have been told it gets recycled as animal food.
I feel it should be distributed to Charities and feeding the poor, the needy, and the homeless of Holland first, and then what's left to feeding animals.

By Gerard | July 15, 2008 2:39 PM