Food in Trash Good to Eat?!
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Once when I was beyond just desperately poor and it was winter, there was a sushi restaurant near where I was. When they closed at 9:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday, I would lurk in the shadows just around the corner and wait. They would remove all the fresh sushi from their cooler, still in the little trays that it was sold in. They would put the sushi in a brand new clean trash bag, seal it, and take it out to the curb. Then lock up and leave . . .
. . . and I would pounce on the bag, opening it and getting as much as I could carry away. It was the first time I really ate sushi and sashimi. I had a cat at the time, and I would take the bits of fish off the sashimi for him. He especially liked the cooked shrimp halves (of course he had cat food; this was a nightly treat). Another very high end al fresco takeaway closed at 6:00 p.m. and would do the same thing with their unbelievable salads and fresh homemade yogurt. I would be waiting for the brand new trash bag filled with plasticine bowls of lovely salad, dressing included. I would even grab the salads in summer, but not the sushi/sashimi.
The alternative for me was nowhere near as healthy, and the "garbage" I ate was excellent quality, fresh, and packed in a clean container. Throughout this desperate time, I was able to eat fairly well, always took my vitamins, and got my exercise. Though I was, well, destitute, I gave blood regularly, was in fact a gallon blood donor (it was about the only contribution I could afford to make to society), could donate blood and then walk decent distances without any weakness. All this thanks to "garbage."
During this time, I knew other people in similarly desperate straits. Many of them would wait for a supermarket not far from me every evening, when the garbage would come out, some packed in clean fresh bags, some not. But they called this their "smorgasbord" and for most, it was an important part of their grocery shopping, as the rejected fruits and veggies, the breads, the broken bags of rice and pasta, etc., etc. was free and healthy food they could not otherwise obtain, and food stamps, soup kitchens, and food pantries just didn't feed them and their families.. I never went there, but I understand there was quite a crowd.
After the poverty times ended for me, I ate at all the restaurants that had nourished me in my poverty and paid for the food. I ate things during my poverty I had never tasted before. Where I now live, this food is picked up by a central kitchen and redistributed to people who are hungry. It is no longer taken out to the curb, and this food option is no longer so easily available.
I am grateful that it was available to me during my destitution. I wouldn't necessarily recommend scouting the garbage for food as a way of life unless it is absolutely necessary, but I do believe there are good things to be had if you are selective and apply high standards. And, yes, if you find something in a clean container, sealed in a clean bag, during cold weather, and it is good food, you really should rescue it. We live in a world in which the food supply is shrinking and the population is out of control. It is immoral to destroy good food or to let it be destroyed.
Lets ask ourselves why. Why would this hypothetical person want to throw away something in the garbage then take it back out again? My opinion is first of all, no. Do not eat anything you throw in the trash. And secondly, this hypothetical person needs to think before they act and just buy this thing at the store so they do not risk getting sick from eating in the trash.
sure, why not. homeless people & children have eaten much worst. i say go for it!
but, if you wanna get technical about it then here are the rules:
http://www.pauldavidson.net/2006/05/11/1…
You had me nodding my head "yes" and "sure" ... until you washed the food with soap and water! Now you've poisoned it and the food cannot be eaten
Thats disgusting would you not vomit knowing that your eating food out of the trash
no,thats not good for you.