9 Ways to Cut Down on Food Waste

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h of NC 9:53AM May 22, 2012

you should eat if even if it is mouldy because it is yum yum!

09tense of VT 9:18AM June 17, 2011

i strongly think u need to spend some time in a food place i think it will give u more ways of saveing food then u have now

mike of NE 10:32AM September 02, 2010

nearly more than half of the population goes stomach-empty to bed. and the lesser food production is not the reason, but the inequality of its distribution.
we all can do a little bit, in our terms, such as:
-have food prepared only that much which, is required.
-buy your food-products, which are seasonal.
-never wait for the food to get its last date, make it as early as possible.

sonu of DE 11:18AM June 29, 2010

I know someone who keeps spices forever,never tosses them. Can goods are in her pantry for over 5 years. She says she thinks they are good dispite the way overdue exp. date. I toss milk out the day after the exp. date. Can goods go out with the expired date. LEFTOVERS I LEAVE FOR THREE DAYS.CAN YOU OFFER ADVICE? MH

MH of LA 7:50PM September 20, 2009

Read supermarket fliers to work out costs while planning your meals. Look for the best specials and create your menu around them.
Get to know the seasonal variations in fruit and vegetable prices. Eating out of season means your money is going into transport not food.
If the food looks bad (especially fruit, fish and meat) when you get to the supermarket, ask for fresher options and see what alternatives you can get at a good price. Don't settle for perished food. That's not saving.
Bake your own bread. Eliminate the filler ingredients and sweeteners that your body doesn't need, and increase the flavor with sourdough yeasts, whole grains, and additions like a cheese sprinkle, onions or herbs.
Ferment your own yogurt. Costs the same as milk. Drain it overnight for Greek yogurt. Costs a third what you pay for the factory to do it.
Milk and yogurt that have just expired can be used for cooking. Stale bread makes breadcrumbs. Stale cake and cereal make truffles and dessert bars.
Stale vegetables can make soup or stock. So can the bones left over from meat and poultry. That way you have a use for the bits left over when you buy whole chickens instead of just the expensive tenders.
Run your home like your grandmother ran her home, it saves you a lot of money if you're willing to do a little bit of work instead of sitting on your ass watching tv all day.

Rose of CT 6:06PM August 28, 2009

1.Stop continual making/saving unused ice. Make only as needed.
2.Evaluate radiant sunlight and/or heater vent exposure of frig.
3.From personal experience, lessen/ stop frig use by finding cooler shelves/ basements/ closets to store items such as cabbage, cheese, potatoes, apples, oranges, eggs [Yes,Eggs!--they survive in sheltered nests], breads,syrups, colas, ades, beer...Enjoy experimenting.
4.Get efficient ice chest(s)for storage area (Cf #2) to save froz dinner(s), froz veg's(??), froz meat/seafood for 24-72 hrs.
5.Fill any "cold air" space (frig or chest) w/ unused parkas/ pillows...to reduce electricity for recooling air or to prevent warm air from approaching frozen's
6.Best Scenario: get rid of refrigerator w/ its temptation(s) to "save food-4-later" which is bull-dozed to back + forgotten.
7.2nd best:get smaller, truly efficient freezer + frig for(a) pharmiceuticals, eg insulin;(b)truly important long term seafood/ meat storage (eg tornado season; impress-boss-for promotion dinner: Thanksgiving dinner..); (c)...
10.Buy/ demand frigs w/multi-level doors to preserve "cold air".
8.Display fruit around home (a) for beauty (b) for all-ages-snacking B4 rushing for milk'n Cap'tn Krunch (c)for reducing milk/ ice cream/ sour cream to immediate usage
9.I endorse the idea, "Use it or leave it in store."
10.Choose cabbage, asparagas,etc for nutrition and in order to leave water-intensive, transport-heavy, quick-spoil, zero-nutrition, lettuce on super-market's electric/ trucking bills.

John Ford of CA 9:05AM May 23, 2009

i complain the peple take to much food and never trouch the food from all time to throw away the food in landfill from miltary

Chun Yu Ng of HI 8:22PM March 06, 2009

i complain the peple take to much food and never trouch the food from all time to throw away the food in landfill from miltary

Chun Yu Ng of HI 8:21PM March 06, 2009

I think the organized fridge may be the most useful way to reduce waste. I would like to add that rather than planning to a list a better way may be to cook what needs using. Be flexible, eat today what will may not be good tomorrow. I have worked as a chef on boats so may find this easier than others. Also shop more frequently and buy less, if you can find the time.
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Ben of NY 6:28PM February 17, 2009