Comments on: Eating Disorders and Waste http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/07/27/eating-disorders-and-waste/ a look at how America squanders nearly half of its food Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:47:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Jonathan http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/07/27/eating-disorders-and-waste/#comment-2551 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:02:22 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/07/27/eating-disorders-and-waste/#comment-2551 Note: I don't "reject" comments, and I welcome all discussion. It sometimes takes longer than I'd like to wade through all the spam comments I receive. I apologize for the delay, and I'm working on this problem. Note: I don’t “reject” comments, and I welcome all discussion. It sometimes takes longer than I’d like to wade through all the spam comments I receive. I apologize for the delay, and I’m working on this problem.

]]> by: Willow http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/07/27/eating-disorders-and-waste/#comment-2280 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 01:55:07 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/07/27/eating-disorders-and-waste/#comment-2280 One factor which may contribute to this is plate size. Plates used to be 9 inches, standard. Now they're 11 or 12 inches. Maybe something as simple as switching to a salad-sized plate could help someone who wants that full plate of food, but finds that newer plates hold too much. One factor which may contribute to this is plate size. Plates used to be 9 inches, standard. Now they’re 11 or 12 inches. Maybe something as simple as switching to a salad-sized plate could help someone who wants that full plate of food, but finds that newer plates hold too much.

]]> by: Julie http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/07/27/eating-disorders-and-waste/#comment-2259 Sun, 29 Jul 2007 16:37:29 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/07/27/eating-disorders-and-waste/#comment-2259 You've posted something which, as you say, "peaked your interest." You've then followed up with "what do you think?", a general question to all readers. I imagine you'd want some opinions from people who have or have had eating disorders, wouldn't you? A friend of mine earlier posted a comment that she shared with me, and I found it illuminating. You rejected it. I wonder if the same fate will befall this comment here. It's not important to me if your reader base sees it; it's just for you. You posit yourself as someone who's interested, and wants to hear more. From the way your entry is written, you acknowledge not being an expert on eating disorders. I don't think anyone will begrudge you a few dissenting opinions. It doesn't make you a complete fool to not understand EDs, having never had one (so I gather). My friend wrote, in part, this: <i>People with eating disorders are powerless over their eating habits - whether it’s overconsumption, underconsumption, rituals, purging, etc. When somebody embraces the fact that food *can* be wasted (different from the idea that food *should* be wasted), it gives food less power; it gives the eating disorder less power. You’ve admitted that a person’s health is more important than wasting food. Well, eating disorders have the highest mortality rates of all mental health conditions. I’d say any food wasted is worth it.</i> I think she's made a rather good point. Now that you've seen it twice, I hope you'll consider this point of view. Which IS more important-- the wasted food, or the wasted person? Let the PERSON be what matters here. You’ve posted something which, as you say, “peaked your interest.” You’ve then followed up with “what do you think?”, a general question to all readers. I imagine you’d want some opinions from people who have or have had eating disorders, wouldn’t you?

A friend of mine earlier posted a comment that she shared with me, and I found it illuminating. You rejected it. I wonder if the same fate will befall this comment here. It’s not important to me if your reader base sees it; it’s just for you.

You posit yourself as someone who’s interested, and wants to hear more. From the way your entry is written, you acknowledge not being an expert on eating disorders. I don’t think anyone will begrudge you a few dissenting opinions. It doesn’t make you a complete fool to not understand EDs, having never had one (so I gather).

My friend wrote, in part, this:

People with eating disorders are powerless over their eating habits - whether it’s overconsumption, underconsumption, rituals, purging, etc. When somebody embraces the fact that food *can* be wasted (different from the idea that food *should* be wasted), it gives food less power; it gives the eating disorder less power.

You’ve admitted that a person’s health is more important than wasting food. Well, eating disorders have the highest mortality rates of all mental health conditions. I’d say any food wasted is worth it.

I think she’s made a rather good point. Now that you’ve seen it twice, I hope you’ll consider this point of view. Which IS more important– the wasted food, or the wasted person? Let the PERSON be what matters here.

]]> by: Rosalie http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/07/27/eating-disorders-and-waste/#comment-2208 Sun, 29 Jul 2007 03:43:00 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/07/27/eating-disorders-and-waste/#comment-2208 From your last paragraph, it's very obvious that you have no comprehension of eating disorders, and therefore are in no place to critique the treatment methods that professionals employ on their clients. People with eating disorders are powerless over their eating habits - whether it's overconsumption, underconsumption, rituals, purging, etc. When somebody embraces the fact that food can be wasted, it gives food less power. It gives the eating disorder less power. You've admitted that a person's health is more important than wasting food. Well, eating disorders have the highest mortality rates of all mental health conditions. I'd say any food wasted is worth it. From your last paragraph, it’s very obvious that you have no comprehension of eating disorders, and therefore are in no place to critique the treatment methods that professionals employ on their clients.

People with eating disorders are powerless over their eating habits - whether it’s overconsumption, underconsumption, rituals, purging, etc. When somebody embraces the fact that food can be wasted, it gives food less power. It gives the eating disorder less power.

You’ve admitted that a person’s health is more important than wasting food. Well, eating disorders have the highest mortality rates of all mental health conditions. I’d say any food wasted is worth it.

]]> by: Karen R. Koenig http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/07/27/eating-disorders-and-waste/#comment-2108 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:58:11 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/07/27/eating-disorders-and-waste/#comment-2108 I understand your concern that I might be telling society to waste food, but this is not the case. These blogs are written for people who have eating disorders, ie, those who have difficulty deciding how much food they prefer to eat. They need to believe that they can throw away or waste food; some will actually do it and some will take smaller portions. "Normal" eaters have a better sense of the amount of food they require, and it is healthy and common to occasionally throw out food. I agree, however, that it is not conscientious to be wasteful of food in general. Karen R. Koenig "The Rules of 'Normal' Eating" "The Food and Feelings Workbook" I understand your concern that I might be telling society to waste food, but this is not the case. These blogs are written for people who have eating disorders, ie, those who have difficulty deciding how much food they prefer to eat. They need to believe that they can throw away or waste food; some will actually do it and some will take smaller portions. “Normal” eaters have a better sense of the amount of food they require, and it is healthy and common to occasionally throw out food. I agree, however, that it is not conscientious to be wasteful of food in general.

Karen R. Koenig
“The Rules of ‘Normal’ Eating”
“The Food and Feelings Workbook”

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