The meeting serves as a guide to the incredible contradictions within the food world. There are twice as many obese individuals as there are hungry ones. With the amount of food wasted, it would be possible to feed a third of the world's population. Much of agricultural production fills the tanks of machines and the stomachs of ruminants that we then consume. We also spend money to avoid eating: diets focused on "without" and "no" are gaining more followers. The "spadelling age" of Michelin-starred chefs overshadows those responsible for production: the farmers.
It’s time to evolve the famous saying of Feuerbach, “you are what you eat,” into “eat as you are” and, even better, “eat as you know,” because it is food education that makes the difference. We must recognize food in its essence and find a new balance today; more than narratives, we need visions, actions, and the awareness that food nourishes us but can also consume us. Good practices, starting with the shopping list that guides us as we push our carts, are small daily rituals that can better structure our relationship with food.
