Say no to food waste.
Tips on reducing food waste: • Check what you have in stock and make a list before you go shopping. • Batch cook and freeze in typical portion sizes as well as freezing leftovers to avoid waste. Take meals through the seasons! • Get your head around what dates on food mean. You should not eat food past its use-by date unless you freeze it in advance. Best before dates are a sign of when food is at its best but can still be eaten after the date passes. • Use leftover meat bones and veggie peelings to make a stock for a soup or in your cooking – you can keep all of these scraps in the freezer until you have enough to make a stock. • Have a shelf in your fridge which is dedicated to items which will go out of date soon, so you can keep them in focus and not forget about them. • Set your fridge to the right temperature – below 5°C. Did you know that if you set your fridge to below 5°C, it can prolong the life of milk and other items for up to 3 days? • Compost kitchen scraps to feed your next generation of vegetables. Not only does this reduce the cost of buying compost to feed your plants but also reduces fossil fuels used to transport food waste.
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