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Write an essay in about 400words
“how to reduce food waste”​

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Answered by mithi2728
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These foods are grown on the ground by farmers, reaching our homes after spending large amounts of labor and money. Approximately thirty percent of this grocery is wasted each month due to negligence in homes and restaurants. In this way, it is not only a waste of food, but the money invested on it is also wasted. By adopting some habits, we can get rid of this problem, so let us know how we can prevent food waste and save our money.

The best way to save is to prevent wastage. The same thing applies in the case of food. Here are some suggested ways to reduce food wastage:

Smart shopping

Plan the entire meal of the week or month in advance and shop accordingly. Do not overdo anything. Make your menu as planned, otherwise the chances of wastage increase. For example, perhaps we buy cheese and it is kept in the fridge for several days. Then it will spoil and we will throw it away. It is better that we buy only those things which are needed. While going to the market, make sure to check the fridge and store room, what are the goods and what are the ends of the house.

No food in the fridge

Many times we forget to keep food items in the fridge because it is not visible to us. Such things go bad. To prevent this waste, it is important that we should clean our fridge every three-four days. Whatever is placed in it will be clearly seen and we will complete it according to priority.

Serve as required

Serve as much as you can. Often, we throw leftover food into the garbage, after serving it excessively. Avoid doing this. It is often a waste of food to feed children, also avoid it.

The conclusion

We can label the remaining food in how many days. Apart from this, we can also prevent old food items from being eaten earlier. We can add a little salt to the milk to keep it usable for a long time. As soon as the dry fruits are brought home, fry them lightly and store them in the fridge. Their taste and taste will not deteriorate and will remain usable for a long time. Finally bring so much, learn to cook and preserve so much can bring some change.

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Answered by divyanshsharma17abd
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Fortunately, we can reduce food waste. And while the problem must be addressed at every sector of the food system — from farm to retailer to restaurant to municipality — as individual food consumers, there are plenty of ways to act. Want to earn back those dollars you’re throwing in the garbage? It’s simple! Here are some easy tips to reduce food waste:

1. Plan Ahead

Before grocery shopping, make a plan. Think about the meals you’ll be cooking this week, the ingredients you’ll need to buy and what you already have in your kitchen. Pro tip: Cook down your pantry. Start your menu planning by looking at the ingredients you already have and creating meals around these. Tech-savvy cooks may enjoy the many useful meal planning websites and apps.

2. Make a List

Use an app like Grocery IQ to help build your shopping list, or go retro and make a list with old-school pen and paper. Either way, you’ll be less likely to pick up random items that may go to waste. Cross check your list with your pantry to make sure you’re only buying what you need. Keep your shopping list near the fridge so you can add items as you run out and ultimately reduce food waste.

3. Be Realistic

Don’t buy more than you can eat. While cooking a whole bag of rice sounds like a good way to use it up, can you eat all those grains in a week? And be smart about sales. Will you actually eat all five watermelons on sale for the price of one? It’s not a bargain if you won’t be able eat it.

4. Shop Small

If possible, avoid big monthly shopping trips and only buy ingredients for a few days. Combining trips to the grocery store with visits to the farmers market is an easy way to add in a second produce pick-up each week. Not only will this reduce food waste, but you’ll also be eating fresher food that hasn’t spent weeks in the fridge.

5. Prioritize

When creating your menu plan, think about which ingredients spoil quickly — raw meat, fish, leafy greens — and use them first. Don’t let that moldy cheese lurk in the back! Use a system like First In, First Out to arrange your food in order of freshness, keeping older items near the front, and newer, fresher products in the back. Some savvy cooks create a Eat Me First box in their fridge, placing the foods that need to be used right in the front. Visit Love Food Hate Waste to find a recipe that incorporates whatever soon-to-spoil ingredient you have on hand.

6. Stock the Essentials

Keep your kitchen stocked with staple ingredients — things like canned beans, pasta, rice and other grains — so you’ll always be able to make use of fresh foods you have on hand.

7. Don’t Over Prepare

A dinner party for four can’t eat two and a half gallons of coleslaw. Leftovers are great, but only if you’re willing and able to eat them. Avoid making too much food by adjusting recipes to match the number of servings you need by using Love Food Hate Waste’s guide to serving sizes.

8. Take Leftovers Home

Ask for a doggie bag. If you went to a store and bought two shirts, would you throw one in the garbage before leaving? No? Well then why would you toss perfectly good food at a restaurant?! If you don’t finish your meal, bring it home. Even if you can’t eat the leftovers, you can add them to your compost bin to keep the food out of landfills, which many restaurants don’t do.

9. Use Up Leftovers

Eating leftovers can save time, effort and serious cash if you eat them for lunch instead of ordering out. Turn old rice into fried rice, extra pasta into a frit tata and last night’s roasted vegetables into a breakfast hash. Check out The Thrifty Cookbook and Love Your Leftovers for more ideas on repu rposing leftovers into new dishes.

beef and potato hash in pan

10. Keep Food Fresh

Learn to store foods properly to keep them fresh as long as possible. Check out Save the Food’s Food Storage Directory or print Eureka! Recycling’s quick reference sheet to stick on your fridge. In general, don’t wash vegetables before storing; store dairy items in a cool part of the fridge like the back of the top shelf; and cut off the tops of root vegetables to extend shelf life (but use the greens in salads, pesto and smoothies!). And, remember to store foods that emit ethylene gas — like apples, bananas, citrus and tomatoes — by themselves as the gas makes other foods spoil faster.

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