The False Economy of Leftovers

Your fridge is full of good intentions.

Those containers from last week's feast aren't really food anymore. They're artifacts of guilt, wrapped in plastic, sealed with the airtight logic of scarcity.

We keep them because our parents kept them. Because their parents had no choice.

But scarcity thinking in a world of abundance is a trap. It's the same trap that makes us finish bad books or stay in dead-end jobs. The sunk cost of yesterday's decisions weighing down tomorrow's potential.

Here's the thing: You're not helping anyone by eating food that doesn't serve you. Not the hungry. Not your ancestors. Certainly not yourself.

The shift? Buy less. Choose better. Plan smarter.That's the real economy of food.