Comments on: Write to Debbie? http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/06/11/write-to-debbie/ a look at how America squanders nearly half of its food Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:04:29 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dana http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/06/11/write-to-debbie/comment-page-1/#comment-170813 Dana Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:56:04 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/06/11/write-to-debbie/#comment-170813 Frankly, the fact of Little Debbie cakes being made at all is the real waste of food. I'd be happier if they just donated money to the food bank. Poor people so often get saddled with extra-carby foods and then we wonder why they're fatter than everyone else. (My mother has at various points qualified for free food boxes from a local charity. She's type 2 diabetic. Guess what she mostly gets? Rice, beans, and noodles. I got a peek at her glucose meter diary one day--it was scary.) Frankly, the fact of Little Debbie cakes being made at all is the real waste of food. I’d be happier if they just donated money to the food bank. Poor people so often get saddled with extra-carby foods and then we wonder why they’re fatter than everyone else.

(My mother has at various points qualified for free food boxes from a local charity. She’s type 2 diabetic. Guess what she mostly gets? Rice, beans, and noodles. I got a peek at her glucose meter diary one day–it was scary.)

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/06/11/write-to-debbie/comment-page-1/#comment-160681 Jonathan Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:50:13 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/06/11/write-to-debbie/#comment-160681 Katy, great work, let me know what you hear. Kathy, check the blog Monday for more on this... Katy, great work, let me know what you hear.

Kathy, check the blog Monday for more on this…

]]> By: Kathy Marker http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/06/11/write-to-debbie/comment-page-1/#comment-160646 Kathy Marker Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:13:54 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/06/11/write-to-debbie/#comment-160646 To call Little Debbie snacks "food" is a real stretch. I love an occasional Swiss Roll as much as the next girl, but I think the folks who are going to food banks to replenish their larder could probably do without more of this kind of sugar and trans-fat laden junk food. To call Little Debbie snacks “food” is a real stretch. I love an occasional Swiss Roll as much as the next girl, but I think the folks who are going to food banks to replenish their larder could probably do without more of this kind of sugar and trans-fat laden junk food.

]]> By: Katy Wolk-Stanley http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/06/11/write-to-debbie/comment-page-1/#comment-159285 Katy Wolk-Stanley Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:32:59 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/06/11/write-to-debbie/#comment-159285 Jonathan, I had heard no response whatsoever from McKee Foods, so I called their customer service line yesterday. I was told that the snack cakes had to be disposed up because of "food safety." But that if I wanted to get a food donation for the Oregon Food Bank then I should contact the local distributor. I worked all day today and will do so tomorrow, but I plan on following up on this avenue. I'll let you know what the response is. Food waste of this magnitude is shameful. Katy Wolk-Stanley "Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without." Jonathan,

I had heard no response whatsoever from McKee Foods, so I called their customer service line yesterday. I was told that the snack cakes had to be disposed up because of “food safety.” But that if I wanted to get a food donation for the Oregon Food Bank then I should contact the local distributor.

I worked all day today and will do so tomorrow, but I plan on following up on this avenue.

I’ll let you know what the response is.

Food waste of this magnitude is shameful.

Katy Wolk-Stanley
“Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.”

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