Read the following narrative prompt:

Write an essay about something you do to reduce the amount of food you waste.

Which of the choices below is the best implied thesis statement for the prompt?


Making weekly meal plans helps me buy only as much food as I will need and can use before it spoils.


I grow my own tomatoes and herbs in pots on my balcony.


I will write about learning how to make homemade soups and stews that use up leftovers.


Everyone should call and lobby their local legislators to change regulations that force restaurants and grocery stores to throw food away instead of donating it to shelters and food banks.

Making weekly meal plans helps me buy only as much food as I will need and can use before it spoils.