Respecting foods

Source: Halachipedia: Respecting foods

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Categories: Brachot

Exported: 2025-12-30

Giving Proper Respect to foods

1. One may not throw food which will get ruined when thrown. However, food that doesn’t get ruined (candy bags) when thrown may be thrown in a place where the floor is clean.¹
2. If one sees food on the floor one should pick it up.²
3. One may sit on a wooden cabinet with food in it if sitting on it won't crush the food, however, one may not sit on a bag of food if it crushes the food.³

References

¹: Shulchan Aruch O.C. 171:1 writes that nuts may be thrown since they won’t get ruined when thrown. Mishna Brurah 171:11 adds that if the floor is dirty then it’s forbidden no matter what. Yalkut Yosef (vol 3, p 153) agrees.

²: Mishna Brurah 171:11, Yalkut Yosef (Brachot pg 153)

³: Yalkut Yosef (vol 3, p 156)