Genius and tasty ways to reduce food waste
Miriam Carey
17 August 2020
Fun and frugal food hacks
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Use wilted spinach in pasta dishes
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Use up spare cheese ends in mac ‘n’ cheese
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Regrow spring onions
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Cover sliced avocado in lime
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Save flat Champagne for a seafood sauce
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Freeze leftover tinned tomatoes
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Use overripe avocados to make chocolate mousse
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Roast stale nuts and seeds to refresh
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Save chickpea water for making meringues
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Store fresh herbs like a bunch of flowers
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Remove bad fruit and veg from the rest
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Pickle excess carrots, cabbage and radishes
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Squishy tomatoes are fine for a pasta sauce
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Wash berries in apple cider vinegar
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Blitz bruised berries into smoothies
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Use stale bread to make French toast
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Freeze slices of bread if it'll go stale
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Save overripe bananas for banana bread
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Use leftover roast meat in a risotto, stir-fry or burrito
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Turn leftover risotto into arancini balls
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Freeze leftover red wine for your next bolognese
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Use potatoes on the turn in... everything
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Save veg trimmings for stock
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Eat cauliflower leaves
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Cook bruised apples and pears in muffins and crumbles
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Save Parmesan rinds for stock
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Store bananas separately
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Put a paper towel in your salad bag
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Freeze milk if you’re not going to use it
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Save chicken bones for stock
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Rinse ketchup bottles and add to a sauce
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