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40% of U.S. food goes to waste: One man's solution

New York (CNN)Like many children, Robert Lee was taught never to waste food. But growing up the son of Korean immigrants who struggled to get by, he really took the idea to heart. In college, Lee joined a student group that delivered leftover dining hall food to homeless shelters. That was when he learned the magnitude of the problem.

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The son of two Korean immigrant parents who once struggled to make ends meet, Robert Lee understood as a young child what it’s like to feel hungry. He eventually went on to work at a hedge fund to make sure his parents would never have issues putting food on the table again, but it didn’t take long for him to realize that being true to his roots required serving others in need.

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As an elementary school student in New York City, Robert Lee would stare in disbelief at his classmates throwing away half-eaten sandwiches after lunch. His Korean immigrant parents had taught him and his older brother not to waste food. “They said it was bad karma,” says Robert, 24.

This Non Profit Is Rescuing Excess Restaurant Food to Feed the Homeless

One in seven Americans are food insecure, which means they don’t get enough daily nutrients – some don’t even know where their next meal will come from. Meanwhile, 40% of food in the United States gets thrown away. Robert Lee experienced hunger growing up, and felt troubled by the widespread food insecurity in the US. So he decided to do something about it.

Man Collects Food Restaurants Would Throw Out And Gives It To The Homeless

Robert Lee never meant to spend his days in the cold and heat, lugging an unwieldy cart and giving pop quiz-style trivia questions to timid volunteers. The 24-year-old New Yorker, a child of Korean immigrants, graduated from New York University with a well-paying position at JPMorgan Chase & Co. He could've gone on to lead a high profile career in the finance industry. Once you find your passion, however, it takes precedence over the plans you once made. Read more: http://elitedaily.com/news/world/millennial-ending-hunger-in-nyc-one-restaurant-at-a-time/981006/ Follow us on Instagram | Elite Daily on Facebook

RESCUING LEFTOVER CUISINE | GUEST POST

The holiday season puts everyone in a glorious mood. It’s truly a time to celebrate the joyous wonders that captivate our everyday lives. However, not everyone this holiday season will be able to cozy up in a fluffy sweater and sit down to eat at a delicious home-cooked meal with their loved ones. The United States has an incredibly high population of poverty-stricken individuals, especially for a developed nation. Many of these human beings are hungry, or are unable to know for sure when their next meal will be.

One grocery chain is dealing with unsold food in an amazing way.

Here's how it works: 1. Stores set aside food that would ordinarily be thrown out. This includes foods that have reached their "sell by" date, as well as misshapen fruit and vegetables. Instead of tossing the food out, they keep it in a bin in the back, ready for someone from a local charity to come pick it up.

FOOD WASTE AND THE HOLIDAYS: A RESPONSIBLE MAN’S PRIMER

Holidays are a time to see family, veg out, watch football, and most of all, to eat until we’re stuffed…then eat more once the food coma wears off. For those of us who are fortunate, the holiday menu often reads like nothing short of a feast: 20 lb turkey? Check. Candied yams? Check. Roasted brussel sprouts? C’mon, of course! Mashed potatoes? As sure as Magnum PI has a mustache. Two kinds of stuffing? Check. Apple pie? This is America after all.

Non-Profit ‘Rescuing Leftover Cuisine’ Tackles The Problem Of Food Waste During The Holidays

It’s easy for us to get lost in the fast-paced society that we live in. We often take significant parts of our lives for granted, especially during the holidays when consumerism and emphasis on luxury. For a lot of people, food is a luxury. Chipotle, McDonald’s, and Starbucks have become regular staples in many Westerner’s lives. We hardly think of hunger and food insecurity as a pressing issue here in the States.