We tend to avoid choosing apples with brown spots, assuming that they taste bad. But if we are to end food waste, we'll need to upend that assumption. Researcher emphasizes that there's nothing wrong with oddly shaped or slightly bruised apples.

Which bananas end up in your shopping basket -- the uniformly yellow ones or those with brown spots?

If you are like most people, you skip the spotted ones and select those that are perfectly yellow. This is because emotions play an an oversized role in our shopping decisions, according to a new study by Danish and Swedish researchers.

"We choose food based upon an expectation of what it will taste like that is bound to our feelings. So, if we ...