njmac

I don't think that wasting the asparagus stems is taking food out of someone else's mouth but if you saved those stems (and the peels) and saved other bits of food (like onion, carrot scraps, parsely stems, etc) then you could make a decent pot of soup from scraps. For many people, who may not have a lot of money, this can add up to some decent food bill savings and a great pot of soup!