11/04/2026
๐๐ค๐ค๐ฟ๐ฃ๐๐จ๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ผ๐๐๐ค๐๐จ, ๐ง ๐ฃ๐๐๐จ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ค ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ?! ๐คจ๐ซต๐ป
โ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐จ ๐ค๐?
Every piece of food uneaten and unused in our household contributes to the global problem of ๐ณ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ.
๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ -๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ค!
In the Philippines, Filipino households generate approximately ๐ฎ.๐ต๐ฏ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ annually. Rice, an essential component of Filipino meals, accounts for up to 58% of total plate waste, resulting in ๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ด,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ wasted every year. Vegetables and meat follow with 18% and 9% of total plate waste, respectively.
๐ธ ๐๐ข๐ข๐ง ๐ง๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ค๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐?
Throwing away more food will lead to the cost of waste rising. With various food trends taking over social media, it largely contributes to the cumulative cost of food waste. If current trends continue, it will reach around โฑ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฐ.๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฌ.
๐ค ๐๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐ง๐ข ๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ญ๐๐๐จ?
The habits and practices at home that contribute to food waste are:
โ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐ (overbuying/bulk-buying, lack of a shopping list, & spontaneous dining choices)
โ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ข๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป (incorrect storage techniques, lack of freezing, & "out of sight, out of mind")
โ ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ (forgotten leftovers, dislike of reheating, & procrastination)
โ ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ (confusing date labels)
โน๏ธ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ -๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ค
There are several practical tips to prevent and, much better, stop food waste:
โ ๐๐๐๐ข (๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ป, ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐) - food that has been in kitchen the longest must be used first.
โ "๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐จ๐ฝ" ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ณ - list ingredients that are about to expire and use them up first.
โ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ - to preserve your food longer.
โ ๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ช๐ผ๐ป๐ธ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ - use the unique-looking produce instead of rejecting it.
It is our duty as consumers to eat, use, and store food responsibly. Every small action to prevent food waste is a big step towards a world where food is not discarded, and ensures that we have enough food for future generations. ๐