Action against CD resists waste on the tip of the tongue. How should we be a rational consumer?

According to media reports, the total amount of grain wasted in China is about 50 billion Jin of grain every year, which is almost equal to110 of China's total grain output. According to conservative calculation, China consumers only dump at least about 200 million people's food or rations every year in the catering consumption of restaurants above medium scale. This "waste on the tip of the tongue" is not only a waste of food, but also a waste of resources. According to some data, the expert group of China Agricultural University systematically analyzed the protein and fat of 2,700 tables of leftovers in large, medium and small cities of different sizes. It is conservatively estimated that in 2007-2008 alone, China wasted 8 million tons of food protein, which is equivalent to the annual demand of 260 million people.

Waste of food is not unique to China. According to FAO statistics, about 1/3 (about1.300 million tons) of food produced worldwide is wasted every year. European and American countries waste 95- 1 15 kg of grain per person per year, while Asian and African countries waste 6- 1 1 kg of grain per person per year. Although China is not the most wasteful, China has always had a tradition of thrift, and this kind of waste cannot but arouse people's deep thoughts.

In order to resist the waste of dining tables and advocate civilized, economical and healthy eating habits, a certain place put forward the civilized dining table action, posting billboards for civilized dining table action at the entrance of pilot catering units and canteens, hanging slogans such as "civilized dining, frugality and cherish happiness" in the lobby, hanging placards with contents such as "Who knows that Chinese food tastes bad", and uniformly placing publicity materials such as "civilized dining table convention" and "healthy eating" on the dining table. Through persistent publicity and advocacy, a new concept of diet has been established, from "saving face" to "emphasizing truth", from "stressing ostentation and extravagance" to "seeking health", which has formed a strong frugal fashion in the whole society.

This district issued a "civilized dining table" action proposal, focusing on star-rated hotels, urban restaurants, school (unit) canteens and other catering units, actively promoting the knowledge of dining table civilization, advocating the civilized behavior of dining table, vigorously advocating the good atmosphere of "ordering food reasonably without leftovers", cultivating a healthy and civilized dining table culture and purifying a good social environment.

In addition to publicity, the local civilization office also strongly encourages customers to pack unused meals. Hotels and canteens should provide free environmentally-friendly packaged lunch boxes and carry out "packaging courtesy" activities. It is understood that since the civilized dining table action was launched in Chengguan District, 30 key catering enterprises and 26,000 waiters have participated in it. Since the launch of the activity, more than 2000 copies of the publicity materials1/kloc-0 have been distributed to more than 77 catering enterprises, 3742 individual catering owners and the general public, and the number of restaurants in the region has decreased by about 200 tons, while the number of package customers has increased.

Some restaurants have explicitly asked waiters to remind customers how much to eat, and some restaurants have begun to change their sales methods and provide half or small portions of food for customers to choose from, which is not only conducive to saving, but also gives customers more choices.

Carrying out civilized dining table action can't be limited to form. Only when everyone takes action to change those bad eating habits will the civilized dining table get closer and closer to us.