With more of us trying to be eco conscious and be more zero waste motivated, here are some tips on how to reduce food wastage and save money as a bonus!
- Don’t go shopping on an empty stomach, you will end up picking up more than you need and if you are like me you will pick up sweet snacks to have in the car on the way home!
- Write a list before you go so you aren’t tempted with the well placed ‘offers’ at the end of the aisles
- Shop online-it saves you being tempted and you can see the amount you are spending as you are popping it in the basket
- Plan your meals and buy exactly what you need
- Consider buying short dated and outdated food, Approved Food specialise in surplus and short-dated stock, food that is either near or just passed its ‘best before’ date, allowing them to pass on huge savings to their customers. Best before dates do not mean they aren’t safe to eat, it just means they may not be in their best quality. Every year in the UK we throw away 7.2m tonnes of food and drink, most of which could have been eaten.
- Use your leftovers for another meal, don’t throw them away
- Use your vegetable peelings, cardboard boxes, coffee grounds to make your own compost for the garden
- Buy meat in the reduced section and freeze it
- Store your food correctly to ensure it stays in it’s best condition for as long as possible
- Every month or so have a clear out, use what is in your cupboards before restocking so you don’t have tins being pushed to the back and not used
