So, Big Mo, one of the wisest people on the internet, has applied all of her brain cells to rising food prices and the amount of food waste that occurs and she has dug down to the root cause of the problem. Her solution is so ingenious that it will solve all food shortage issues everywhere in the world. She is so proud of the brilliance of her plan that she immediately shared it with the world, starting with her Senator, who no doubt has got the top scientists in the country working on it. When food prices plummet, you'll all know who to thank. So without further ado, here is her master plan:
mopinko (69,864 posts)
my letter to my sen, tammy duckworth- sub i would write this to bob casey, but i live in illinois.
besides the price of food, a preventable, huge stressor on family budgets is food waste. this is part of the business plan of the snack food industry.
there is no reason potato chips should go stale, almost ever, except for the fact that they come in packaging designed to get them to you fresh, and to go stale asap after. unless you repackage them, or use a big clip or something. it’s an idea so obvious, it’s a meme- why dont snacks come in resealable bags?
why are the most expensive items in our carts packaged to go bad? it’s the food version of planned obsolescence.
besides what it does to family budgets, and food assistance programs, these are some of the most environmentally destructive crops.
the solution is obvious. snacks must come in resealable packaging. if they’re smart, they will make it something that people will reuse. the 21st century cookie tin, if you will. except it’s a ziplock bag.
so, to bob casey- i hope you will consider adding this common sense solution to your bill addressing shrinkflation.
keep up the good work, both of you.
sincerely,
mo cahill
urban farmer
artist
designer
mom
eta- feel free to c/p and sign your own name. this is hardly my idea.
OMG, it's so obvious. This idea is so earth-shattering its meme-worthy. Not just a good idea, but a friggin' meme-worthy idea!! Tell those clowns at NASA to quit farting around with the whole space travel thing and jump on this. Congress needs to drop everything and start investigating Big Chip and the evil oligarchy that controls our junk food. The CEO of Doritos should not have so much control over our essential food sources. Other DUmmies, due to their lack of vision, are not impressed:
ProfessorGAC (64,563 posts)
1. Good Letter, But...
...I'm part of the push to go back to paper packaging.
So, I can't get behind resealable plastic. I think the issues of plastic contamination is bigger than shrinkflation.
Stupid fool cant even fathom how important this idea is.
mopinko (69,864 posts)
2. it's not bigger than food waste. over 1/3 of our food ends up in the landfill, outgassing methane.
it doesnt have to b plastic, but it needs to b cheap. maybe this is a chance for hemp plastic to strut it’s stuff. beeswaxed linen? waxed paper? i dunno. once it’s a thing clever ppl will come up w good ideas.
package design is a specialty, but so much of it these days is just rearranging old ideas.
i bet there’s a lot of them out there dying to shine.
Mo set him straight. Hemp plastic, because cannabis makes everything better. Or beeswaxed linen, which is a nice way to honor our Founding Fathers and if it was good enough for George Washington it's good enough for me.
Progressive dog (6,874 posts)
5. My dog;s treats come in a zip lock bag
and I still end up using a bag clip. The zip strip easily gets clogged and needs to be hand cleaned, then it usually fails completely by pulling off the bag. Of course with chips you could heat them in the oven or even microwave to restore the crispiness.
I never have to do this for chips because wire bag ties can be used to close most chip bags.
Another short-sighted nay-sayer chimes in but Mo schools her:
mopinko (69,864 posts)
6. single moms living on the edge shouldnt have to do that crap.
and yeah, they wd need to actually reseal.
make it a requirement to use snap for them.
Yep, Mo isn't just thinking about her own issues. She is looking out for all of humanity. Like Maria who, after working a typical 17-hour day cleaning bathrooms with her own toothbrush, drags herself home in the cold rain to tuck in her five children. She only eats two meals a week and when she reaches out for the only food which sustains her through her rough life, she discovers her chips have gone stale. Faced with going hungry yet another night, she forces herself to make the long journey to 7-11. Her finances are so bleak that it looks like little Jose will have to go another year with no shoes. As the rain again soaks her and chills her to the bone, she stops and looks up at the heavens and cries out "Damn you, Ruffles executives!! Damn you all to Hell!!" Suggesting Maria use a bag clip or twist-tie is unfathomably cruel.
So everyone, call your Congress critters and let's get on this.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218824836
