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I work in Long term care and one of the policy is staff cannot eat remaining food from the residents meals.( the food that has not being served). It goes in the garbage at the end of the day. Some staff argue that they would rather throw it away than staff eat. I work as server and some staff in other departments don't bring their own food and are always asking us once all residents have been served. But some of us have to follow the rules because we can lose our jobs for giving them food even though its going in the garbage
There are some staff that work overnight shifts other homes and directly come to our work. so they don't have time to go home to prepare breakfast and lunch. So this puts me in an awkward position. I feel bad that they are starving. But at the same time, If i give them i risk my job. Then they are some who just don't bring their own food and are always asking. As a matter of fact, another staff member was reported by a family member for giving CNA's food and she was given a written warning.
How would you address this issue?

I work in Long term care and one of the policy is staff cannot eat
remaining food from the residents meals.( the food that has not being
served). It goes in the garbage at the end of the day.

another staff member was reported by a family member for giving CNA's
food and she was given a written warning. How would you address this
issue?

You aren't supposed to give the food away. And you have learned that you could get a written warning for doing so.

So don't give the food away.

Either continue to say "No", or bring it to your manager's attention. Ask something like "How should I handle it when others ask for leftover food?"