Gwyneth PaltrowGwyneth Paltrow has donated $75,000 of her own money to the New York Food Bank charity after attending a gala over the weekend.

Gwyneth was amongst celebrities at the organisation’s benefit on Saturday and reportedly told fellow guests: “I’ve been thinking about all the crap my children have and how much food we throw away. We have to do better.”

The Food Bank distributes free food to over 1.5million people living in poverty in the city every year.