Question

Which of the following reasons cause food wastage at home?

• A. Cooking of excess food
• B. Spilling of food while eating
• C. Wasting the food without eating completely
• D. Attack of pests

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (C), (D)

Attack of pests

The throwing away of food without eating it is called food wastage. There are many reasons for this like:

• If excess food is cooked, then it gets wasted.
• Left over food is thrown as waste.
• Some people spill the food while eating and some waste the food without eating completely.
• Pests such as ants make the sugar and jaggery unusable.