.The root cause of the issue is like this: India is over dependent on domestic consumption except for the Information Technology sector, where exports are doing good. When we talk of domestic consumption, food is at the top. Many entrepreneurs have become rich and millionaire by entering the trade of food business. Unfortunately, due to lack of awareness on a large scale, many people are suffering from diabetes courtesy the flourishing of 'NOT SO NUTRITIOUS' sweet meat shops; i keep hearing that on many big spending marriages there are about 20 - 40 sweet items starting from jalebi, rasgoolla, gulab jamun, ras malai, kaju barfi, gajar halwa, (Haldiram, Chappan Bhog and others similarly placed are good at inventing newer and newer sweet dish almost every moth) etc. etc. On savoury items, again there are 20-40 items starting from puri, chola, naan, paratha, plain roti, samosa etc. etc. Again on soft drinks there are always, coke, fanta, limca, seven up, fruit juices. Deserts are always there at such places!!! Howsoever, hard one may resist the temptation, given the situation, invites guests end up eating eating beyond limits. Beneficiaries are the local caterers who making millions of bucks within two to seven years period, mainly through networking of contacts. This is the picture not only for North India but also for East, West and Southern part of India. It is time Health Minister do come out with a white paper on how best to avoid the wastage and impress upon such big spenders on eatables to provide some form of donations, with cash and kind, to food bank on a continuing and regular basis, so that those who cannot afford two square meals a day can benefit out of this. The writer deserves special praise for bringing such vital issue before the society. More ideas are welcome on such wastage of money!!!!!