Try it out & report!
So just today, I saw someone post something about this new App called “Too Good To Go”. It focuses on fighting food waste by helping restaurants sell their extra food at a discounted price. This is food that would normally just get thrown out but is still perfectly good.
I checked it out and it looks promising. Basically, they put together “Mystery Bags” of whatever they have left over. These are items that would normally be thrown away just as overstock or extra-inventory. You will not know exactly what is in the bag each time and you pick it up during a designated window of time. Maybe scary, maybe fun! We will see!
I do love the idea of restaurants selling the extra food they have each day at a discount. I’ve often wondered why restaurants can’t just give their extra food to homeless shelters or other charity organizations that feed people. I learned that there are a lot of laws, rules and regulations that prevent that type of give-away from being as easy as it should be.
I can understand the risks….restaurants are held to high cleanliness and quality standards, but still….it’s such a shame that sooo much restaurant food goes to waste. I’m not sure about all the regulations, but I’m thinking that because they are still selling the extra food, albeit, at a discount, they don’t have to worry about all the regulations that come along with giving it away or donating it.
Here is what the App looks like. I haven’t tried it yet but will report when I do. I did notice that at least near me, most of the places were coffee shops and donut shops. That makes sense because they are just starting out and baked goods are easy to keep, package and give away…I’d love to see some tacos, pizzas or Chinese in there right!!?? Stay tuned!
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- This is what you will see when you pull it up in the App Store. It seems to be getting a high rating so far!
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- This is how the offerings look. It gives you the name of the store, the price of the Mystery Bag, and the pick-up time.
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- You can filter your food preferences, although since they seem to be new, there aren’t a ton of choices yet. You can also select your pick-up radius which is nice!
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Here’s what they say about their mission:
WHY IT MATTERS
Globally, more than ⅓ of food is wasted – and that’s bad news for our planet. Food waste is responsible for 10% of greenhouse gases, and we use a landmass the size of China to produce food we end up throwing away. It makes no sense, does it?
At Too Good To Go, we’re determined to help fix the problem. Our app lets you rescue delicious, unsold food from businesses to save it from being thrown away.
In turn, the app powers our efforts to build an anti-food waste movement. Globally, our dedicated team works within organizations like local governments and schools to shake up the food system, and change the way we think about food.
Disclaimer: Sizzle Kidz is not affiliated with this company in any way whatsoever. We share anything food, nutrition, cooking and kid related that we think you would enjoy learning about. Often times we are learning right along side you!
Comment if you have experience with this or any other similar App!
What do you think?