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25 03, 2023

Zero Waste Citrus Peels

By Rosanne Rust|2023-03-25T15:03:44-04:00March 25th, 2023|Easy Cooking, Family, Food Trends, Food waste, Just for Fun, Recipe, Wellness|Comments Off on Zero Waste Citrus Peels

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 can't obtain "zero waste" [...]

30 08, 2022

Zero Waste Tuna Salad with Buffalo Ranch Hummus

By Rosanne Rust|2022-08-30T22:43:30-04:00August 30th, 2022|DASH Diet/Wellness, Easy Cooking, Family meals, Food Trends, Food waste, Healthy Aging, Heart Disease, Recipe, Wellness|Comments Off on Zero Waste Tuna Salad with Buffalo Ranch Hummus

One strategy for wasting less food, is to start taking note of the bits of vegetables that end up sitting in your refrigerator. And the dips or condiments that don't quite get finished. I had noticed that every time I bought a bunch of celery, I'd use some, [...]

28 06, 2022

Rethinking Food Waste to Save Money and Eat Better

By Rosanne Rust|2022-06-28T09:16:15-04:00June 28th, 2022|Easy Cooking, Family meals, Food Trends, Food waste, Recipe, Wellness|Comments Off on Rethinking Food Waste to Save Money and Eat Better

This is my hypothesis and observation: When you start working on wasting less food, you automatically end up eating better. Why? Because the celery doesn't rot in the fridge - you blend it into a smoothie. The pieces of chicken get defrosted from the freezer and turned into [...]

3 06, 2022

Multipurpose Super Green Super Sauce

By Rosanne Rust|2022-06-03T15:23:11-04:00June 3rd, 2022|DASH Diet/Wellness, Easy Cooking, Food Facts, Food Trends, Food waste, Heart Disease, Recipe, Wellness|Comments Off on Multipurpose Super Green Super Sauce

A key strategy to reducing your food waste at home is learning to use similar ingredients in different ways. I originally made this sauce as a salad dressing. I had leftover spinach that was wilting, along with a large basil plant in the garden. In lieu of pesto, [...]

31 05, 2022

Zero Waste Fruit Smoothie

By Rosanne Rust|2022-06-02T13:20:15-04:00May 31st, 2022|DASH Diet/Wellness, Easy Cooking, Family, Food waste, Recipe, Wellness|Comments Off on Zero Waste Fruit Smoothie

Smoothies are a great way to reduce food waste. This Blueberry-Banana Smoothie includes protein powder and milk for protein, and uses bananas and berries. You can really use any berry that you have in the refrigerator or freezer. You can also use up leftover veggies like greens, cucumber [...]

22 04, 2022

Earth Day (is everyday) Reminders: Stop Food Waste

By Rosanne Rust|2023-04-15T12:16:08-04:00April 22nd, 2022|Family, Food Facts, Food Trends, Food waste, Health Professionals, Wellness|Comments Off on Earth Day (is everyday) Reminders: Stop Food Waste

During Food Waste Prevention Week, it bears repeating - Thirty to forty percent of all food is wasted. Food waste is responsible for about 6-8% of all greenhouse gas emission. Even though there are numerous points across the supply chain that lead to food waste, you and I [...]