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 !
