Woman Lives 4 Years Without Grocery Shopping
go to waste: to not be used or to become useless or spoiled
Food waste is a big problem. Every year, the world wastes about 1 billion tonnes of food. This is about 19% of all food produced. Sofie Juel-Andersen has found a way to stop good food from going to waste. She gets all her groceries for free from supermarket dumpsters.
At first, she only took fresh vegetables, but soon she found everything she needed—chickens, frozen pizzas, and drinks. Now, she has been living without buying groceries for four years. She spends only $100 per year on items like toothpaste or soap.
By eating food that would be thrown away, Sofie saves thousands of dollars. She uses this money to travel the world. Sofie hopes her story can inspire others. She said, “I want to create awareness about food waste, but also about how we view food and how it can still be good even though the date has expired….”
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