Sports season runs on a schedule most people don't see. Practice most days, competitions on weekends, and meals that have to fit around both. I didn't expect it to change how I think about food waste, but it did.
When you're eating on a tight schedule, you start paying attention to portions in a way you didn't before. It's not about restriction. Wasted food on a tight schedule means wasted time, too. You learn to plan a plate you'll actually finish, pack food that travels well to a game or meet, and not over-order when the team eats together afterward.
That habit, planning for what you'll actually eat rather than what looks good on the table, turned out to be the same principle behind almost everything Stem4Free does. A lot of food waste isn't dramatic overproduction. It's small, repeated overestimating, at home and at events, that adds up over a season.
I don't think you need to be an athlete on a tight schedule to take something from this. Next time you're portioning a plate, whether at a team dinner, a family meal, or anywhere else, it's worth asking: am I taking what I'll actually eat?
