Sometimes wasting less food can be as easy as opening your fridge, and seeing what needs to be cooked. Fresh veggies and bread products are often the most wasted due to spoilage. Items like fresh leafy greens, summer squash, mushrooms are quickly perishable. Bread can...
Have you ever had leftover white rice after ordering Chinese take-out? I almost always do, because we almost always order an extra order of fried rice to go with our entrees. Today's tip: Use it, don't waste it! What you should know about consumer food waste You may...
This post was sponsored by the American Frozen Food Institute, but the opinions are my own. Frozen Food: Nature's Pause Button Fact: Most Americans are not meeting the dietary guidelines for fruits and vegetables. Frozen food can help make meeting the recommended...
How often do you enjoy an egg? Eggs are having a moment right now. You might be seeing the "keto crowd" pile eggs onto their plates every morning (often suggesting that other breakfast choices aren't healthy, which is false). Many people are protein-obsessed right...
Did you know that nearly 40% of all food wasted happened in the residential sector? That’s us! Food waste is going to happen. However, once you start noticing it, you’ll find you can do better to create LESS waste (not necessarily zero). I encourage you to take some...
The term "plant-based" is hot. I recently attended a sponsored conference in which the term "reducetarian" was introduced. This term describes meat-eaters who are trying to reduce the portions and frequency of meat consumption, and add more plants to their diet. Less...
Inflation has us all rethinking our spending habits, including our food budgets. Zero waste cooking is not about eating scraps (however, some scraps can end up turning into tasty bits). It's about stretching your food budget and throwing away less food. Even if you...
Got 3-day old leftover mashed potatoes? I have a delicious solution. Don't waste them, make them into these crowd-pleasing appetizer. You can add one or more eggs and adjust the grated cheese and seasoning depending on how many cups of potatoes you have left. These...
You went grocery shopping, you bought things, you cooked, you have leftovers. Food costs are at an all-time high. This is your moment to pledge not to pitch food into the kitchen trash can! Whether you have cooked leftovers, extra cheese, extra bread products, or...