Stop Wasting Food and Save the Planet
(1) "Wasted food" is food that is unspoiled, nutritious, and wholesome but is disposed of or thrown away. (2) This food may come from cafeterias, restaurants, factories, or grocery stores. (3) By reducing the wastage of such food, we can help the environment in many ways.
(4) Some of the ways in which we can stop the wastage of consumable food and resources is by finding ways to stop disposing of good, edible food in the first place. (5) By donating consumable food to nonprofit government organizations (NGOs), we can assist people who may not have enough to eat. (6) Another idea is composting, which everyone can easily do at home. (7) This is another way which helps to convert good food into manure that can be used in place of harmful chemical fertilizers for crops. (8) Understanding the importance of not wasting good food and using appropriate measures to avoid wastage of food is a step toward saving our planet.
Which information would best be added after sentence 2 to support the statement?
A.
an example of how grocery stores or cafeterias waste food
B.
a description of government regulations regarding food
C.
an explanation of why and how these facilities waste food
D.
a statistic that explains how much food is wasted each year
D. a statistic that explains how much food is wasted each year
Adding a statistic about the amount of food wasted each year would provide concrete evidence and support for the statement that reducing food wastage can help the environment. It would also give readers a better understanding of the scale of the problem.