{"id":314062,"date":"2025-09-18T18:48:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T18:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nahrungsmittel-intoleranz.com\/food-waste-why-every-bite-counts\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T06:08:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T06:08:45","slug":"food-waste-why-every-bite-counts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nahrungsmittel-intoleranz.com\/en\/food-waste-why-every-bite-counts\/","title":{"rendered":"Food waste – why every bite counts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On September 29, the global focus will be on an issue that seems invisible at first glance, but has a huge impact on the environment, climate and food security: Food loss and food waste<\/strong>. The United Nations launched this day to draw attention to the urgency of using our resources more carefully. From agriculture to the domestic fridge, around a third of all food produced worldwide is lost every year – with serious consequences for the environment and for us. <\/p>\n

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The value chain<\/h2>\n\n

Food losses occur along the entire value chain – from harvesting, transportation and storage through to processing. In Germany, most of these losses occur in the private sector: Around 59% of avoidable food waste is generated in private households! This corresponds to an average of around 75 kilograms per person per year. That’s crazy, isn’t it? It’s not agriculture or production, it’s us who throw away the most food. It’s often perfectly good products that have simply been bought too much, stored incorrectly or disposed of prematurely. And I know from my own experience that as soon as you have children, food waste really increases. <\/p>\n\n

Impact on the environment or why I should care<\/h2>\n\n

The impact is immense: every piece of food thrown away means wasted energy, water, working time and space. In addition, climate-damaging greenhouse gases are produced during disposal – especially in the case of organic waste. Food waste is responsible for up to 10% of man-made greenhouse gas emissions. And 60% of this happens in private households. And as much as 25% of fresh water is destroyed by food waste. So if you waste less food, you not only protect your wallet, but also make a very important contribution to a future worth living. <\/p>\n\n

But how is that supposed to work?<\/h2>\n\n

Quite simply. Even small changes in everyday life can make a big difference: <\/p>\n\n