That reminds me of my mother telling me to eat all of what she served me because there were children starving in Africa. That was nonsense -- not that Africans

That reminds me of my mother telling me to eat all of what she served me because there were children starving in Africa. That was nonsense -- not that Africans were starving, but that I should eat more than I wanted or needed because of it. Avoiding food waste is more about serving what you need than about eating everything in front of you.