I'm writing about the article ‘Action needed to reduce food wastage' (The Weekend Sun, November 17). I'm Italian, but I know that in New Zealand (luckily not like in my country) the family normally has quite a good number of children plus Mum and Dad and maybe more members.

In supermarkets food packed in big portions is often the only choice. Naturally, it is easy and convenient for the large family to buy and consume this food.

However, I think that in New Zealand there are people living alone as well (like myself) and it is very difficult to find food packed in small portions, which cause us to always have remaining food. This results in lots of leftovers, food stored for too long in the fridge or freezer, and ultimately wasted food.

I believe that if the supermarkets could address and solve this problem (produce single portions or half of the current amount they pack) this could be a small attempt to reduce food wastage and make people more comfortable.

M Veneziano, Bethlehem (Abridged).