Food is great. Most importantly, of course, it provides sustenance that’s necessary to live, but that’s not all. It also brings you joy, whether it’s because you’re eating something that pleases your tastebuds or because you chose to eat something that literally positively affects your mood.
Food brings people together, gives us a chance to be creative, and allows us to experience other cultures. In other words, food is amazing and beautiful and all the other positive adjectives you can come up with.
That is why this list is so unique. Compiled from gems found on the Food in Places it Shouldn’t be Facebook group, it presents the worst feelings that food can illicit. It’s unsettling, it’s cringy, it’s not right. And once you scroll through it, you sure as heck will never see potato salad the same way again. Enjoy!
All in all, buying ugly produce is not a silver bullet for food waste. There are way more deep-rooted issues in the system that won’t be solved by surface-level solutions.
In any case, no one should put baked beans into a DVD case, banana peel, or straight onto their sheets. Not only is it disturbing, it is 100% avoidable food waste, and we can do better.
