That’s the goal of an Indian company called Bakeys. They want to replace plastic forks and spoons with ones made out of food.

This could cut down on how much plastic people use and throw away. Someday spoons might even come in your favorite flavor.

The company hoped to raise $20,000 on the website Kickstarter. It quickly raised more than 10 times that much.

Peesapaty and Keskar have big plans for the future. They’re planning to make edible chopsticks and forks.

Out of all the plastic waste in the world, Narayana Peesapaty was especially worried about the plastic we eat with. Peesapaty is a scientist. He usually works on projects to help farmers and the environment. He knew that Indians throw away 120 billion plastic forks, knives and spoons every year. Peesapaty thought there must be a better way. He thought, why not make them out of food instead?

In 2006, he started experimenting with ways to make edible spoons. Pradnya Keskar is his partner and “spoon taster.” She is also his wife. In 2011, Peesapaty opened a spoon company called Bakeys.

A Bakeys spoon can scoop up your cold ice cream or hot soup. You can also munch on a Bakeys spoon as a snack. The spoons should be used only one time, not washed and reused. If you’re too full to eat your spoon, you can put it in a compost pile. You can also just throw it in the dirt. It should break down in a week!

In India, Bakeys sells its spoons in packs of 100. One package costs about $4 U.S. Besides the plain spoons, Bakeys also makes flavored ones. They’ve also tried making spoons using colorful vegetables like beets, carrots and spinach. Keskar says these veggie spoons are tasty. They’re hoping to have them for sale soon.

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Bakeys is a company that focuses only on spoons that people can eat. They plan on making forks, chopsticks and salad bowls that can also be eaten.

Spoons and forks that you can eat are usually very expensive. Peesapaty and Keskar have created Bakeys, which cost only $4 for 100 pieces.

People in the U.S. and India are responsible for lots of plastic waste. You can help make less plastic waste by reusing bottles and using your own bag.

People create lots of plastic waste with their spoons and forks. One company has come up with the idea to make spoons and forks you can eat.

Erin Called her mom during lunch to tell her that she loved her.

Erin followed her mom's recipe, and the turkey tasted great.

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