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'Shocking' quantities of food are discarded after Christmas eating binges, says a group working to promote healthy produce.

More than half of the city's families eat a lot more than usual at Christmas and an average 2.4kg  of food is left over after each festive season party, according to a survey by the Produce Green Foundation.

Foundation chairman Simon Chau Sui-cheong  said it was shocking how much food was wasted.

'With so many people not having enough food to eat and starving to death, wasting so much food is a very serious problem,' he said.

The survey, jointly organised with Hong Kong Baptist University's Community Based Instruction Programme, was conducted in October and November and involved 352 people aged 13 to 35.

It also found that teenagers will each attend  two or  three Christmas parties this year, up 15 per cent from last year. They spend an average of $542 each year.

'We found they ate a lot of meat and dessert and not enough vegetables,' Dr Chau said, noting that seven out of 100 people said they had problems with their digestive system after Christmas and 50 per cent of those had stomach aches or fevers and had to see a doctor.

To prevent waste, Hongkongers should only order enough food for people attending a party.

'They should also serve healthy food that can be taken home later, such as cherry tomatoes or fruit. Bring Tupperware to parties so they can take any leftover food home,' Dr Chau said.

'But I doubt teenagers will do that because they think it'll make them look stupid.'



'Shocking' amount of food wasted after binges