According to a government statistics, household food expenses in the 1940's took up over 30 
% of disposable personal income. Today takes up less than half that amount. Yet, an estimated 27 percent of the food available for consumption ends up in the landfill, It it happens at the supermarket, in restaurants and cafeterias and in your very own kitchen. It works out to about a pound of food every day for every American.[MORE]
