Mga pagkain na napapanis o nasayang, tumaas ang datos ayon sa DOST-FNRI

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00:00 Filipinos are known for their love for rice.

00:04 It's not lost in food.

00:07 But do you know that it's wasted because it doesn't run out or get spoiled?

00:14 That's what surprised Rod Lagusa.

00:16 Every day, Sara plans to open a market where they will cook.

00:22 It's just the right budget. I control the time I buy.

00:30 If it's a kilo of pork or rice, I control the budget.

00:38 Because it can't be too much.

00:40 I always do that. That's how I control my budget.

00:44 Because it's a waste of money if you're going to throw it away.

00:49 Especially now that my son is going to cook.

00:54 It's just right if it's just three pieces of rice.

00:57 Because it's already afternoon.

00:58 Along with the discarding of food waste, she also disposes of the leftover rice.

01:04 But based on the data of the Food Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology,

01:09 household plate waste or food waste per day has increased.

01:13 Compared to the 2015 survey where a household or family wastes 72 grams,

01:19 based on the latest 2018-2019 Expanded National Nutrition Survey, it's already 76 grams.

01:26 Sir, when we say plate waste, these are edible foods.

01:33 We can still eat them but they remain on the plate and table after a family eats them.

01:43 From here, this huge amount is rice.

01:46 53 grams or 60.9% of household plate waste or more than half is wasted.

01:52 We waste 40.8 grams of rice.

01:57 So this is equivalent to three spoons of rice in a whole day.

02:02 We have data that 17 grams of rice is wasted because rice is 40.8 grams.

02:14 And if a sack of rice weighs 50 kilos?

02:17 And then our projected population in 2019 is 108 million.

02:24 So it's estimated that 36,720 sacks of rice are wasted by the Filipino family in a day.

02:34 Aside from rice, vegetables and fish are also a big waste that the Filipino family typically eats.

02:40 8 grams or 10.9% of vegetables are wasted while 5 grams or 6.7% of fish are wasted.

02:47 Among the Filipino families, the ones who waste food the most are the food-secure or food-capable families.

02:53 This is because they have the ability to buy more food.

02:56 Next are the families with 5 or more members.

02:59 This is because they have a lot of food.

03:02 This also includes the families who live in rural areas.

03:05 FNRI explains that this is because in these areas, a lot of food supply is generated,

03:10 like vegetables, fruits or rice, which tend to cook a lot, especially when the price is lower than theirs.

03:17 But how can a Filipino family avoid wasting food?

03:22 They need to be careful when buying.

03:27 They should plan in a way that is only in line with the ability of the family.

03:33 We should not buy too much.

03:38 Sometimes we see that there are sales or discounts.

03:44 The tendency of Filipinos is to buy a lot.

03:49 This includes the fact that there is no refrigerator or that it should be stored properly so that there is no wasted food.

03:56 It is very important that food is not wasted, especially in the middle of high prices of the main products.

04:03 We have fellow Filipinos who experience hunger or malnutrition or are on a diet

04:08 just to be able to eat enough or three times a day.

04:12 Rod Lagusan, for the nation.

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