Ideas to Reduce Food Waste

• Make a grocery list before shopping based on a planned meals, and use a "first-in, first-out" way to organize food.
• Label the purchase date on food.
• Store fruit and vegetables properly so they last longer.
• Get creative with leftover so they are actually eaten. Inform yourself on "best before" and "expiry" dates.
• Buy meat in bulk, carve it yourself, then save the bones and other unwanted parts to make broth.
• Cook more often – supporting restaurants is great but takeout generates a lot of waste.
• Don’t toss out any leftovers – freeze them and use them in a fried rice or other dish.
• Store vegetables in containers in the fridge to extend to keep them fresh longer, such as perforated produce bags.
• Use vegetable scraps to add flavour to soups/broths.
• Buy meat in bulk, carve it yourself, then save the bones and other unwanted parts to make broth.
• Freeze vegetables that are not used to use in soups/broths.
• Eat your kids’ leftovers.
• Decrease the quantity of food purchased so less waste.
• For more tips and tricks visit Love Food Hate Waste Canada.