10 Easy Ways to Reduce Food Waste at Home

Reducing food waste is vital for creating a better future. Each year, millions of pounds of food are wasted.

Whether it’s a sense of environmental responsibility or financial needs, here are ten easy ways you can reduce food waste in your life.

Plan your weekly meals and utilize everything you have before heading back to the store for another grocery trip.

Buying an awkward-shaped pepper or an oblong orange is an easy way to help reduce food waste.

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After going grocery shopping, pull things out and check dates or freshness. Anything that’s going bad in the next few days should be put back last.

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The important thing to remember is that a lot of expiration dates are more like guidelines than hard requirements.

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You don’t have to make a leftover casserole, but eating leftover food is a great way to save time and money, as well as reduce food waste.

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10 Easy Ways to Reduce Food Waste at Home

Reducing food waste is vital for creating a better future. Each year, millions of pounds of food are wasted.

Whether it’s a sense of environmental responsibility or financial needs, here are ten easy ways you can reduce food waste in your life.

Plan your weekly meals and utilize everything you have before heading back to the store for another grocery trip.

Buy Only What You Need

Buying an awkward-shaped pepper or an oblong orange is an easy way to help reduce food waste.

Buy Ugly Fruits and Vegetables

After going grocery shopping, pull things out and check dates or freshness. Anything that’s going bad in the next few days should be put back last.

Store Food in a Way That Makes Sense

The important thing to remember is that a lot of expiration dates are more like guidelines than hard requirements.

Understand What Expired and Best By Mean

You don’t have to make a leftover casserole, but eating leftover food is a great way to save time and money, as well as reduce food waste.

Make Everything a Leftover

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