Could ugly fruit and vegetables help solve world hunger?
The idea: lots of food is tossed out, especially fruits and veggie, because people don't like they way they look. The article refers to them as ugly fruit and vegetables. This stuff certainly should be used to feed the poor.
At the farmers markets that I go to I often buy the "ugly" fruit and veggies. Taste and nutrition is what matters.About a third of all the food we produce each year is wasted - and more fruit and veg is thrown away than any other food group.
Our obsession with 'perfectly' sized produce is, according to many, one of the primary causes of this staggering level of waste.
Could ‘ugly’ fruit and veg help ensure everyone has enough to eat?