10 ways of reducing food waste at home

- Keep a running list of meals and their ingredients that your household already enjoys. That way, you can easily choose, shop for and prepare meals.

-Make your shopping list based on how many meals you’ll eat at home. Will you eat out this week? How often?

-Plan your meals for the week before you go shopping and buy only the things needed for those meals.

-Include quantities on your shopping list noting how many meals you’ll make with each item to avoid overbuying. For example: salad greens - enough for two lunches.

-Look in your refrigerator and cupboards first to avoid buying food you already have, make a list each week of what needs to be used up and plan upcoming meals around it.

-Buy only what you need and will use. Buying in bulk only saves money if you are able to use the food before it spoils.

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