How to Prevent Food Waste in your Kitchen

Preventing Food Waste in your kitchen

Reuse ingredients Reuse ingredients 01. Even if you have just a hint of spinach or spotty banana left, use it to toss in a smoothie later in the week rather than tossing out. Even if you have just a hint of spinach or spotty banana left, use it to toss in a smoothie later in the week rather than tossing out.

Meal prep meticulously 02. Plan out your meal prep so that you can re-use your ingredients and aren’t wandering aimlessly around the grocery store (yeah, we’ve all been there). Plan out your meal prep so that you can re-use your ingredients and aren’t wandering aimlessly around the grocery store (yeah, we’ve all been there).

KEEP PANTRY STAPLES AVAILABLE KEEP PANTRY STAPLES AVAILABLE 03. 03. This way, you can make a meal out of mostly pantry ingredients when you’ve maximized your meal prep mid-week. It’s like a fun, free meal! This way, you can make a meal out of mostly pantry ingredients when you’ve maximized your meal prep mid-week. It’s like a fun, free meal!

FREEZE LEFTOVERS 04. Now you don’t have to worry about ingredients spoiling and have extra meals readily available. Now you don’t have to worry about ingredients spoiling and have extra meals readily available.

KEEP LONG LASTING PRODUCE ON HAND 05. Those carrots, celery, and onions will make the perfect mid-week omelette.

SAVE YOUR FOOD SCRAPS SAVE YOUR FOOD SCRAPS 06. 06. Then boil them down with some broth or turn them into a soup to sip on all week long. Then boil them down with some broth or turn them into a soup to sip on all week long.

KEEP HERBS IN WATER 07. Cover them with a silicone or reusable mini bag to keep them fresh for up to 2 weeks! Cover them with a silicone or reusable mini bag to keep them fresh for up to 2 weeks!

SWAP MEALS WITH A FRIEND! SWAP MEALS WITH A FRIEND! 08. if you get sick of your own meal prep, ask to swap a serving or two with your friend's. It's a fun little mid-week pot luck. if you get sick of your own meal prep, ask to swap a serving or two with your friend's. It's a fun little mid-week pot luck.