Save Money by Cleaning Your Plate

That seems to be the mantra of a US restaurant that charges its customers 3% surcharge for wasted food, according to DNA.

At Hayashi Ya Japanese restaurant on New York’s posh Upper West Side it is all you can eat for $26.95, unless your eyes are bigger than your stomach and then like the sign says it will cost you extra.

This is the interesting bit --

“Americans would be shocked to know how much food is wasted,” Berg said. It is estimated 27 per cent of all food is thrown out, which works out to a pound of food every day for every American. “Most of the food that is wasted ends up in landfills,” Berg said. “That is not only bad for the environment; some of it could have gone to feed hungry people.” With food prices at their highest in 17 years, Berg said it's time for Americans to rethink the way they eat.

It would have helped Bush to consult his advisors for statistics before blaming India and China of consuming more food resulting in shortage the world over.