Tired of all the food waste in your home? Scroll below for easy solutions.
Food waste is one of the big issues of the current generation. Nearly one-third of all food produced in the world is discarded or thrown away for numerous reasons. If you think that you throw away minimal food and it doesn’t affect you, you are wrong.
Throwing away edible food ends up in landfills where they rot and produce methane gas. This gas is the second most common greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change.
We know reading all this can be very overwhelming. But taking small steps to reduce food waste at home can also help.
Buy less
The first and foremost way is to avoid buying too much food. While a filled fridge might look appealing, it will be a waste if you and the members of your household cannot finish it. Instead of taking a long trip to the grocery store at the end of the week, take 2-3 shorter trips. It will help with buying less and cutting on food waste.
Preserve food
Preservation techniques have been in place for thousands of years. Some of those techniques are pickling, drying, fermenting and freezing. These methods reduce food waste, shrinking carbon footprint, save money and also can be very fun. One example of preserving food are canning excess apples and turning them into mouthwatering applesauce.
Make weekly menus
Making weekly menus helps organize the food usage and have an accurate shopping list. You can use online tools or cookbooks to help plan it out for you. While it might take a lot of time for your household to adjust to a weekly menu, but once it does it will help to avoid a lot of food waste.
Eat leftover food
Leftovers are not just for holidays. There are many times when you might have excess food after a large meal. Store these leftovers in a clear glass container so you do not forget the food in your fridge. If you do happen to cook a lot very often, you can even pick a day to finish all leftovers. It will not only help with the food waste problem but also aid in saving time and money.
There are many ways to reduce food waste. But you have to be mindful that you won’t get it right the first time. Practice will make you perfect.
