True sustainability?

What I talk about when I talk about upcycled foods, picking cherries and Hershey's chocolate going dairy-free.

Upcycled foods is one of those ideas that seems only to have upsides. I’m so into the idea of rescuing lost food, or discovering ways to tap unused waste streams, that I included an “Upcycled” chapter in my book. (Hey, buy my book!)

But the word is becoming muddied. How do we actually know whether ingredients were destined to be tossed? As our food becom…