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 !