Food waste gets attention Eat right and reducing waste

People rarely talk about the foods they toss out, yet the topic of food waste is getting a lot more attention these days. It has been estimated Americans throw away billions of pounds of food each year either at home or when eating out. And that amount doesn’t even include the food that goes uneaten at the grocery store.

Not all food that is wasted can be saved and eaten, but it has been proven a lot of food waste could be prevented, especially at home. A good place to start is right in your own kitchen. Here are a few tips.

Plan meals based on the foods

you already have on hand

• Look in the...

 

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