Aware of waste

This unit on food politics has made myself conscious about the amount of food and resources we waste when there are ways and better alternatives to be made. My topic was on food waste and the ways we can reduce and reuse. Researching showed me how much resources we can waste just to produce the best looking, most appealing fruit to sell on the market. There are many other ways to in which food waste can be beneficial but it all depends on the effort and care the people, communities, and government are willing to contribute on the issue.
If I could go back 4 years with this knowledge, I probably would change how my family eats/buy groceries. Back when I was 13 years old, I didn’t have a say in what to eat every night, I just had to eat the food I am given. And the amount of food my family buys are in bulk from Costco, which sounds like a good thing since it’s cheaper per amount, but actually very inefficient in cost. The amount of money we spend on lots and lots of food ends up in the back of the fridge drawer and ends up being thrown away into the garbage. I would inform and help my family save money by buying wholesome foods that we only need.
I would change/influence the food industry by doing as much I can as a consumer. Changing the way the food industry waste on foods and resource is difficult for one person. So, I would support movements and organizations that help the cause on reducing food waste and influence the community and maybe change the way how food industries work.