Do something Friday

Waste : to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander

Some people hit a big stumbling block when I suggest throwing food away.  Eat half your dinner out and then throw the rest away.  Get the bag of cookies you are craving, eat 8 and then throw the rest away.  Sure, you pay a premium price per cookie if you do that, but you aren't going to eat the rest of the bag if they are in the trash.

Are you wasting that food if you throw it away?  I suppose.  However.....

According the the definition above -- if you are consuming something without adequate return (as in you're eating something that doesn't taste good to you -- no positive psychological return) or you are eating more than you have physical hunger for (you are overeating and storing those calories straight to fat -- so there is no biological return), you are wasting the food.

Waste is waste -- either don't put it on your plate or throw it out -- but don't just eat it because it's there. 

Look for the return on your investment -- don't be wasteful!