Do you leave food on your plate?

left-over food on plate - visual aid for discussion
@faith210 (11224)
Philippines
July 25, 2007 9:08am CST
Hey guys, just wanna know if you leave food on your plate (the edible stuffs of course)or do you lick it clean? Do you get or order only what you can finish? What do you do with left-over food?
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@ssh123 (31073)
• India
27 Jul 07
At home, there is general instructions for all that no one should waste the food and whatever they can eat, only that much they should take. Unless someone feel that food is not tasty on a particular day, then it is a waste. When we go to restaurant, mostly it is the curry or some roits remain which no one wants, we ask the waiter to pack it. It is consumed next day, after it is refrigerated.
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@ssh123 (31073)
• India
27 Jul 07
You are most welcome.
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@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
27 Jul 07
Hi ssh123! I guess, many of us really don't like wasting food unless it can not really be avoided. Thank you for sharing. Have a nice day!
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@balasri (26537)
• India
25 Mar 09
No not at all.I serve myself the amount I eat.I can see a hungry face on a food left in a plate always.It is a kind of sin to waste food.
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@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
25 Mar 09
Hi balasri! I do like your comment that it is a kind of sin to waste food. I kinda agree. Food on the table is a blessing! Thank you for sharing your thoughts dear. Take care and blessings to you. lovelots..faith
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@dpk262006 (58673)
• Delhi, India
23 Nov 07
No, I always try to finish my food in the plate, even if I do not like any dish...I do not leave it in the plat...it looks very bad to me. I don't feel like licking it but finishing it with a spoon. If I am in a resturant, I order that much, which I can consume. Excellent Post!
@dpk262006 (58673)
• Delhi, India
23 Nov 07
Thanks for instant comments and for accepting my request. I agree with your views. Hopefully, we would continue to share our thoughts on each other's discussion and will nuture our friendship. Have a great day! Deepak
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@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
23 Nov 07
Hi dpk! Yes, it does look bad and such a waste if there are much leftovers. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Take care and have a nice day my new found mylot friend. :)
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@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
24 Nov 07
You're most welcome my friend and i am really looking forward in nurturing our friendship here in mylot. Thank you too for being nice and accomodating as well. Take care and have a wonderful day. :)
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@sukumar794 (5040)
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
19 Jan 09
Oh No. I just would not leave even a small crumb of food as remnant in my plate...
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@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
19 Jan 09
Hi sukumar! That is really good my friend! Having food on the table is a blessing and I am so glad that most of us don't waste it although there are those times that people can't help but leave some..however, they still find ways not to waste it like having the leftovers be eaten by their pets. Thanks for your response. I do appreciate it. Take care and have a nice day! lovelots..faith210
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• India
27 Jul 07
hi faith210 just wanna tell that my mom doesn't allow us to leave food on plate she wanted us to finish it before be get up from the dinning table..
@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
27 Jul 07
Hi meenrawal! You have a good mom who is trying to teach you good values. Have a nice day! :)
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@Margajoe (4709)
• Germany
21 Mar 09
Hi Faith! Left over food I keep and eat the next day. I let the cat lick the plate. He loves that, sometimes I leave a little extra fish or meat for him to eat. If I put the food in his dish, he won't eat it. He wants to be human. I don't mind to order or make too much, cause then I don't need to cook the next day. Just warm it up, and sometimes I don't even do that. Well gotta go to my BF sisters. They are twins and are having there birthday party today. I would rather stay at home, but once I am there it will be fun. It usually is. Take care my friend. Hugs and Blessings. Have a great day.
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@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
21 Mar 09
Hi dear Margajoe! haha..Your cat is funny wanting to be human. haha.. I guess we are very much the same because I always left over food and warm it up the next day. Wow, twins birthday party! That will be a double celebration and I am sure that you will have more fun in the party! Thank you for sharing your thoughts in this discussion my friend. Take care and Enjoy the party! lovelots..faith
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@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
25 Mar 09
haha..That is very true dear Margajoe, you can't correct any mistakes or blunders! It is really different when you are in the real world with friends. It is much more personal and intimate somehow. I am so glad to know that you had a great time at the party! lovelots..faith
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@Margajoe (4709)
• Germany
22 Mar 09
Hi Faith! Yes the party was nice. Lots of people in a very small house, but nice. I talked to a lot of different people. That was a change from the computer. When I talk face to face with people I see more through the expressions of there faces. Problem is you cannot read it over to see if you said something stupid. You cannot change or check up on what you have said. Take care Faith. Blessings, have a nice day.
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@TerryZ (22076)
• United States
25 Jul 07
I usually eat everything on my plate. Unless its something I dont like or Im full. Then I will through it out. I hardly ever have leftovers.
@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
25 Jul 07
Hi TerryZ! That's good. So am I, unless I really, really find out that the taste of the food is not good as I expect it to be. Anyway, I really don't have leftovers because my husband will surely finish it if ever. LOL!
@rhane7315 (5649)
• Philippines
15 Apr 08
i'm also like you lol
@diansinta (7544)
• Indonesia
14 Apr 08
My mom will be angry when i left my rice in my place. She always said; "If you can't finish your meal don't ever took to much food on your plate, your father and i work so hard to gets this food serve on the table" lol And she is right
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@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
14 Apr 08
Hi diansinta! haha...Your mother is absolutely right! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I really appreciate it. Take care and have a nice day!
@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
15 Apr 08
That's why Moms are the Best!
@Dasari100 (3791)
• Anantapur, India
15 Apr 08
she always tell me the same thing when ever i forget those good principles so she is best friend of me and she has been guiding me since my childhood.
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@Jemina (5770)
21 Apr 08
If someone put the food on my plate and it's too much I say I can't finish it. I'll take a smaller plate and get only what I know I can finish. Sometimes in the church potlucks there or parties there are so much good foods to enjoy and choose from. What I normally do is get a at least one bite size for each and then I'd go back for more for those that I liked best.
@Jemina (5770)
22 Apr 08
Yea, I know. I was raised as a poor girl that is why I know how valuable foods are and that they should never be wasted.
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@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
23 Apr 08
Hi Jemina! Sometimes when we are poor, we get to know the value of so many things in life especially food. Which is why both of us share the same sentiment dear friend! Thanks for sharing your opinion. Take care and have a nice day!
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@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
21 Apr 08
Hi Jemina! Oh, that is a very good dear friend! I am glad to know that you don't like wasting food as I do. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Take care and have a nice day!
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@lynboobsy11 (11343)
• Philippines
25 Jul 07
Oh no I never leave any food in my plate, thats the number one rule of my father since I was akid and until now that I have my own family. I still remember when I was a kid everytime we sit in the dining table to eat. My parents always reminds me always get food that I can only eat and don't get too much I can't consumed. Even now I have my own family I do always remind my daughters about that thing. If were eating in a resto and there's a food left we take out it and we sometimes give to the children on the street or to the beggars.
@lynboobsy11 (11343)
• Philippines
27 Jul 07
Thanks,friend for the BR. Were lucky that are parents thought about that.
@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
28 Jul 07
You're most welcome. You deserved it, friend! Have a nice day!
@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
25 Jul 07
What a coincidence! We have similar upbringing. My parents always reminded us about the children who die of hunger and how lucky we are for there is food on the table. Such blessings should not be wasted. I took those valuable words in my heart and my brothers and I tell the same thing to the younger generation in our families.
@jHoEn16 (2043)
• Australia
1 Sep 07
i never leave any food on my plate as except if i dont like it or i am full... but if ever i am full and there are still food on my plate my husband will eat it as long as he still hungry lol
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@jHoEn16 (2043)
• Australia
4 Sep 07
yeah.. thats part of thier rule being our husband lol! and maybe they think that it would be a big waste if iwe throow it so they better ate it hahahha am i right?
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@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
4 Sep 07
haha..you're right girl! Take care and have a nice day!
@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
3 Sep 07
Hi jHoEn16! My husband does the same..I huess, that is what husbands are for! LOL! Thanks for your response and have a nice day! Take care.
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
23 Apr 08
I will always make it a point to finish my food, because I always remember those kids in Africa, India, Indonesia and all parts of the world who are "starving" and have nothing to eat, really. I appreciate my food and will not want it to go to waste. If I know I'm not that hungry, I will just put a small portion. Rarely do I not finish my food, unless I'm really sick or something. Good discussion here, my friend. Take care and happy posting to you.
@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
23 Apr 08
Hi zed_k4! You have such a good attitude dear friend! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I really appreciate it. Take care and have a nice day!
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
24 Apr 08
Thanks, faith....I have faith in you...
• Indonesia
15 Mar 09
I never leave food on my plate.. My mom always remains me about never leave the food on our plate, because there is some people outside that still lack of food--also we must thankful that we can still eat many things ^_^ Yap, I only order the food that i can finish it or I share my portion to my brother because he has a big stomach :P I will pack left-over food and give it to some beggar in the street or some people who really need the food
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@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
17 Mar 09
Hi FionaSuwana! That is really good attitude towards food my friend. I am really glad that you are one of those who does not waste food. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Take care and blessings to you always! lovelots...faith
@ammie07 (322)
• India
18 Jan 09
well i do sometimes leave food on plate i know its not a good habit and i try my best not to leave food on my plate as my mom gets very angry when i do so.....m still trying and will succeed soon......have a good day
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@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
18 Jan 09
Hi ammie07! That is good dear in trying your best not to leave food on your plate. I hope soon you will succeed. Thank you for your honest response. I really appreciate your participation in this discussion. Take care and more blessings to you day by day! lovelots..faith210
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@ammie07 (322)
• India
22 Jan 09
same to you faith,happy mylotting and take care dear friend
• United States
10 Mar 09
I dont like to waste food at all. I take only so-much that i can digest and and do not waste. As in Indian culture we sholud not waste food, because it has god in it. So wasting food is equal to insulting the food-giver. try your best not to waste food. Cook only so-much that your food is not wasted.
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@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
11 Mar 09
Hi cool_studd_buddy! I agree with you completely. We should not waste food at all. Thank you for responding here and I really appreciate your opinion. take care and have a great day! lovelots..faith
@eaforeman6 (8979)
• United States
4 Feb 09
Most of the leftovers go to my lil doggies. Its their treat. They really enjoy some changes and this is a very big deal to them . No food ever gets wasted. With two rat terriers and a chihuahua....and the littlest one has the bigest appetite of all lol
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@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
5 Feb 09
Hi dear! haha..I am sure that your lil doggies are enjoying those treats. Good thing that nothing get wasted. And I am sure your lil doggies are very cute! Want to have rat terrier and a chihuahua but the puppies here are very expensive. Maybe one day I will soon have one. Thanks for sharing your thoughts here. Take care and have a great day! lovelots..faith
@yxinxin (467)
• China
19 Jan 09
Most of the time my wife cooks the food for me. But when I have to eat at a restaurant I order just the amount I can manage. I never leave leftovers. I don't like to waste things.
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@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
19 Jan 09
Hi yxinxin! I am so glad to know that you don't like to waste things too. And I realized that almost all people will do their best to avoid waste and that is something which is very important and necessary to do especially in these times. Thank you for sharing your thoughts my friend! Take care always and blessings to you! lovelots..faith210
• India
18 Jan 09
Hi.. i was taken by surprise when i saw a topic of yours in the page " discussions my friends started". With all hopes.. i logged to see this topic...hmmmm... one year ago.. .. not to disappoint myself i started to writing.. may be i would have answered it earlier.. I will not say.. i lick it clean,.. but i never waste any food.. Take care friend.
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@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
18 Jan 09
My dearest saivenkaat802003! I think you have already responded to this before but now I am not sure anymore. I don't want to look on the other pages just to prove I am right! haha..nevertheless, I am just glad to hear from you dear, dear friend! Take care and more and more blessing for you day by day! God bless! lovelots..faith210
• Nepal
9 Feb 09
I dont like to left any food items in plate. I usually take those foods which I like most and which is aaptizing. And I dont want to waste it.
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@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
10 Feb 09
Hi umeshthapa! That is very wise! One thing we should always do is to get only the food or dish that we know we like and can finish so we won't be wasting any. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I really appreciate your response. Take care and have a great day! lovelots..faith
• Philippines
9 Feb 09
sometimes, i do sometimes not...if i have some left over in a restaurant, i take it home, so that i can eat again later when i get hungry or give it to my dogs at home...
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@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
9 Feb 09
Hi luminousbee! Yes, there are times that we can't help but have some leftovers but what is great is we can still reheat them and eat them later. Thanks for dropping by and sharing your thoughts. I really appreciate it. Take care and have a wonderful day! lovelots..faith