Reducing Food Waste Round-Up
I’ve talked about reducing food waste quite a bit on this blog, but it looks like the issue is getting worse. A new study says that Americans waste 40%–almost half!–of their food, according to the Natural Resources Defence Council. An average family of four wastes $2,275 in food each year, or 20 pounds per person per month.
Wow.
This is especially crazy at a time when food prices are skyrocketing and many families are struggling to pay their bills.
Even though my food waste isn’t anywhere near half of my food bill, this is an issue everyone can do better on. This month, I’m going to write down everything I throw out and then use that to get a sense of how much I’m really wasting. After that, I’ll take steps to rectify it.
I’m already doing better, too. Instead of tossing some old pears to the chickens today, I put them in the food dehydrator and am making dried pears instead. However, there was no saving that 1/3 of a watermelon that had mold on it. Into the compost it went!
Stay tuned for an update on this situation. In the meantime, here are some posts on reducing food waste:
Using Up Commonly Wasted Foods
10 Things To Do With Overripe Fruit
5 Things To Do With Stale Bread
