I've often wondered if there is any guess as to how much food is wasted in the packs the restaurants give you of salt/pepper, mustard/ketchup, salad dressing etc.
2006-11-10 13:12:40 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
I'm sure a mind bending amount is wasted via condiments, but far more is wasted because restaurants throw out entire batches of soup, drink mixes, salad, prime rib etc. after one or two days, and sometimes they haven't served one portion!
2006-11-10 13:16:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A LOT!!! Is wasted. Many people do not use them and some restaurants put way too much in take out orders. I've seen people toss the salt/pepper, mustard, ketchup packages into the garbage. As well, I would not use them if they were left on the table by someone else. Just in case they were tampered with.
2006-11-10 13:22:31 · answer #2 · answered by Misty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! And just the other day someone on YA asked why pepper is so much more expensive than salt. I got to thinking, I always take a HANDFUL of those tiny pepper envelopes, then just throw the extra, or the ones that get damp, away. Made me think.
2006-11-10 13:23:23 · answer #3 · answered by Oghma Gem 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Id hate to see exactly how much we waste. There would probably enough to feed all of the straving people in the world, pretty sad really. They would kill to even have one of those wasted packs of ketchup.
2006-11-10 13:21:27 · answer #4 · answered by Jaim Jaim 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't throw any of these away. I keep them in my desk drawer in my office to use when I take my lunch from home, or to give to coworkers. I know a lot of folks who just throw away the ones they don't use. I try not to. If I eat in and take more than I use, I give them back. Interesting question.
2006-11-10 13:32:51 · answer #5 · answered by Ally K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably a lot, because I throw out all those little Soy Sauce packs that they include in the carry out! I stopped doing that, though... I just say " Thanks, but I don't need these"
2006-11-10 13:15:09 · answer #6 · answered by ♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most people don't keep them to use when they run out so i would say too much to comprehend. they need to do a research study on them. i mean, why not, they do research on everything else.
2006-11-10 13:16:46 · answer #7 · answered by special 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Enough to last me for more than a year.
2006-11-10 13:15:24 · answer #8 · answered by Betty Boop 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probaby alot but most americans dont even notice but you did! YAY for you!*i'm serious*
2006-11-10 13:15:28 · answer #9 · answered by .:.:.Mizz_undaStood.:.:. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nothing is wasted everything is recycled.
2006-11-10 13:16:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋