At the Loundsley Green Fun Day in June people were asked what their top tip was to try to avoid food waste and this is what they said:

• Cook less
• Plan your meals
• Use the freezer as much as possible
• Freeze Bananas in their skins – instant Banana Ice Cream!
• Mash all vegetables and meat left over from Sunday Lunch then fry in butter. Serve with brown sauce
• Make soup out of the stalks of Broccoli and Cauliflower
• Keep Cling Wrap in the fridge as it makes it much easier to find the edge
• Use a shopping list and do not buy food that you do not need; that way you will not waste it
• Store fruit in the fridge except for Bananas and Pineapples
• Grate a big block of cheese then freeze it.
• Store half a pepper in the fridge with the stalk and seeds still in
• Store potatoes out of plastic bags, ideally in a cool dark dry place
• Freeze meat before it reaches its Use By date if you know you will not use it up in time
• Put old carrots or soft celery into a glass of water in the fridge to revive them

What can you do today to create less Food Waste?

Did you know?

• The top three foods that Britons throw away are Bread, Potatoes, and Milk
• 1.4 million Bananas are thrown away each day
• 1.5 million Sausages are thrown away each day

Would you make a meal for 6 then throw it in the bin?  Well the average household throws away the equivalent of six meals a week!  This costs the average family almost £60 per month!