{"id":25965,"date":"2019-05-15T06:43:21","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T06:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ikim.gov.my\/new-wp\/?p=25965"},"modified":"2019-05-15T06:43:21","modified_gmt":"2019-05-15T06:43:21","slug":"eat-less-avoid-food-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ikim.gov.my\/en\/eat-less-avoid-food-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"Eat Less, Avoid Food Waste"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Food is a\ngift from Allah to all of His creatures. The diversity of nature and food\nresources are bestowed on humans so that they can be used wisely, grown,\ncultivated and benefited for subsistence and sustenance. While food should be\nenjoyed, it should not be taken in excess. In Islam, everyone is responsible to\nfind solution if there is any leftover or surplus of food. Nevertheless, good\nplanning in food preparation is the utmost importance in preventing food\nwastage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Food wastage has been shown to be an increasing trend during the fasting\nmonth of Ramadan and festive seasons in Malaysia by 15 to 20 per cent. With the upcoming\nRamadan, Muslims should learn to prioritise spending their resources especially\non food, energy and time so that they may achieve the maximum reward for their good\ndeeds. Ramadan is an opportunity to put a stop to bad habits that affect our\nhealth and adopt healthier diets. Allah has commanded that every Muslim to not\nwaste any food and use sources as wisely as possible. Being excessive or\nextravagant in food consumption is contrary to the principles of Islam. In fact, Allah has enjoined man to\neat only what he needs in moderate quantities without excess, and maintain\nbalance in food consumption. In the Quran, Allah proclaims: \u201c<em>Eat\nof the good things We have provided for your sustenance, but commit no excess\ntherein, lest My Wrath should justly descend on you: and those on whom descends\nMy Wrath do perish indeed.<\/em>\u201d[<em>Taha<\/em>, 20:\n81].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nutritious and balanced food are needed for survival and wellness. Therefore,\na balanced diet alone is not sufficient. We also need to keep the quantity of\nfood consumed adequately. Such practices should be observed especially during\nfasting in Ramadan so as to maintain good health. Food intake must be moderate\nsince any excessiveness will harm the body and contribute to the increasing of food\nwaste. Balance in all forms of action is the foundation of the Islamic life style\nwhereas over consumption will only disturb and spoil the balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Islam prohibits the habits of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/aboutislam.net\/family-society\/self-development\/can-go-zero-waste-ramadan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wasting food<\/a>&nbsp;and being\nextravagant in eating and drinking, as well as others that are basically\npermissible. In food consumption during Ramadan, everyone must eat well, but only\nas much as we need to maintain good physical health, energy, and stamina to do good\ndeeds and acts of worship. Food intake should be simple and not differ too much\nfrom the normal diet. As such, when preparing food for <em>iftar<\/em>, extravagance should be avoided such as in the number of\ndifferent dishes to be served. Any leftover of food should be refrigerated or\npreserved in suitable temperature for later consumption, or given to those in\nneed. During Ramadan, Muslims are recommended to be generous. In food\nconsumption, we can cook for the needy, give away the food to them or invite\nthem for <em>iftar<\/em>. This way, any form of\nfood waste can be avoided. The remaining untouched food should never be thrown\naway into the trash or allowed to rot. Throwing surplus food away is also\nconsidered as extravagant which Allah SWT has forbidden. Prophet Muhammad SAW did\nnot waste food. It was narrated that Anas RA had said, \u201cThe Prophet SAW liked\nto eat the remains, i.e. the remains of food and he used to say, \u2018You don\u2019t\nknow in which part of your food the blessing lies.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moreover, eating food in portions appropriate for activity level is\nrecommended by the Ministry of Health Malaysia. &nbsp;The Healthy Plate Malaysia concept has been\ninitiated by the Ministry to promote and guide a balanced diet of proper\nproportions of meal through the \u2018Suku Suku Separuh\u2019 (Quarter Quarter Half)\ncampaign. The campaign recommends that a plate is divided into portions of a quarter\nfor meat and fish, another quarter for grains and nuts and half for fruits and\nvegetables.&nbsp;This reflects the moderation and balanced meal in daily food intake.&nbsp; With larger portions, people tend to eat and\nwaste more. Hence, reducing portion size is a key to waste reduction strategy.&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Being moderate and consuming healthy food are fundamental in reducing\nfood waste. As Muslims, we need to be more mindful in refraining from over-consuming\nfood and piling up our plates especially during Ramadan buffets. Improving cooking\nskills and providing recipes for leftovers and guidance on portions are other\nways to enhance nutritional health while reducing food waste.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indeed, efforts are increasing to prevent and reduce food waste. Ramadan could positively influence consumer behaviours regarding food. Since any kind of waste and extravagance are condemned in Islamic teaching, therefore it is essential to instil Islamic values in the awareness of reducing food waste among Muslims. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Food is a gift from Allah to all of His creatures. The diversity of nature and food resources are bestowed on humans so that they can be used wisely, grown, cultivated and benefited for subsistence and sustenance. While food should be enjoyed, it should not be taken in excess. In Islam, everyone is responsible to find solution if there is any leftover or surplus of &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_analytify_skip_tracking":false,"_wpzoom_pinterest_image_url":"","_wpzoom_pinterest_hidden_image":"0","_wpzoom_pinterest_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[225],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","category-225","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ikim.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ikim.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ikim.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ikim.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ikim.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ikim.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25965\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ikim.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ikim.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ikim.gov.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}