Can Hunger be Resolved?

This week, we discussed how the children's hunger, due to the parents' selfishness, plays a significant role in the memoir The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls.  The children weren't well fed, but when they found food they did not waste it.  However, there are many people that waste food, and I think it is important to address this problem. 

Hunger can be alleviated if people do not waste food.  In 2012, according to Modern Farmer, a report by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) says that 43 billion pounds of food was wasted in the US in 2008.  Also, Modern Farmer estimates that even a 15% reduction of food waste can feed 25 million Americans each year. These statistics are great, but realistically, many people do not truly care or look into this problem because hunger does not affect them like it does for others and they feel that keeping track of their own food waste is too much work.  It will take a long time for people to become psychologically aware of their food waste, but in the meantime, technology is proposing solutions to make it easier.  One way is with smart fridges; pioneered by LG and Samsung, smart

Image of Samsung smart fridge

fridges monitor the food in it, alert its consumer when food is going to spoil, and uses the Internet to create recipes with leftover foods.  Another solution is with apps - three popular food apps are:  Green Egg Shopper; Love Food, Hate Waste; 222 Million Tons - that help a person shop for groceries smarter.  They keep track of when the food is going to be wasted, create portion planners, and give ideas of how much of a food a person should really buy.  By advancing and introducing new technological solutions, hunger, both nationally and globally, shall decrease immensely.