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5 easy ways to reduce your food waste
5 EASY WAYS TO REDUCE YOUR FOOD WASTE
1. Only buy what you need
– plan ahead
– make a shopping list
– be realistic about how much you need
– don’t purchase more just because
foods are on special
2. Eat what you buy
– use highly perishable foods first
– know what reserves you have on hand
– eat your leftovers
– when dining out take leftovers home
3. Keep food fresh
– correctly store foods to keep them
fresh
4. Don’t discard
– understand food expiration dates
– use food preserving techniques such to
extend the shelf life of fresh produce.
Think pickling, canning, drying or
freezing
5. Don’t be trashy !
– share extra food before it spoils
– compost inedible food for feed a
chicken !