100 WAYS TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE YOU HAVE TO TRY

Here are 100 ways to reduce your food waste that you must try.
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Many of these are simple and easy zero waste swaps that will help you on your low impact journey. They run from beginner to advanced sustainable tips so there is something for everyone.

I am aways looking for more ways to reduce my waste so please comment below with your own ideas. Add this video to your favourites if you want to refer to it in the future.

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[thelavenderbard]

I wanted to thank you for including disabled people in the conversation about food waste, I'm chronically ill and my joints are wonky so I won't always have the energy or strength to use or cut all my food I think I will. I'm trying my best and always looking for other ways to help reduce my food waste and eat better. And thanks for including that it's not just on us, it's on our governments and businesses to help with the majority of plastic banning/reduction and with education of how we can do better. Really tired of seeing the argument that it's the individuals faults for things we have no control over and not billion dollar business for waste and plastic production.

[Shelbizleee]

you have OUT DONE yourself Immy. This is incredible, I know the work that had to have gone into this and it did not go unnoticed. Thank you 💕

[LarnieRadek]

I have a "reverse" tip of n°52: if you see fruit growing on your neighbours' trees that they are not bothered about picking, ask them kindly if they'd be happy to let you take it if they don't want it. My neighbours had apple and plum trees that had been planted by people before them, and they had no interest in them, so they encouraged me to take what I wanted! Countless free plums and apples 💚😍🍏

[birthel.]

I always say to everyone: "I do not believe in best before dates." Drives me nuts to see them on fruit and veg! Love this list!! 💚

[katieddg]

I love that you always include disable people, a lot of people wouldn’t even think to mention it, and it’s really sweet!

[aelurine]

Just found this and wanted to say it's great that you're not shaming or downright forgetting that some people need precut foods.

[Bella]

im actually impressed how useful are those tips. some are easy and clear (or even obvious) but they wouldn't come to my mind by myself! thank you

[sexypicard]

Thank you for mentioning Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Indigenous peoples are the original zero wasters and continue to be stewards and keepers of the lands and animals.

[victoriajenkins]

I give my dog our empty peanut butter jars. He’ll work on one for hours and leave it licked clean. 💜 🌎 💜

[monikakowalewska]

Hi Immy, great tips, thank you :D
One of my additional trick is - learn about other traditionals cuisines all around the world and try to include these ideas into your daily cooking. People were so creative over centuries to use just anything that was growing around.
In example in my country, beetroot stems and leaves are treated as a summer treat! Just chop them, cook with a bit of water, cool down and combine with yoghurt, garlic, chopped cucumber and some dill. Put to the fridge for 2-3 hours and voila! It makes lovely pink-ish cold soup called "chłodnik". Absolutely perfect lunch combination with freshly boiled potatos!
It constantly makes me dream of hot summer afternoon :D

[evelynkrull]

Yes SYSTEM is everything. Different things work for everyone. I'm disabled and try to reduce waste where I can.

I like to meal prep for lunch and then have the rest of the food ready to cook with dinner. I save my plastic containers for the times when I can cut fruit since I have an episodic condition.

[Crucisphinx]

The “clearance” section in the fruit and veggie section is always a good place to check. I just got a small package of perfectly fine organic cherry tomatoes for $1 (normally $3-4) because they came partially out of their package. They didn’t need it to begin with so I of course didn’t care. I also eat ACTUALLY ripe bananas, and they toss bananas in the clearance section for getting a single (ripe) brown spot, where they’re half off per pound. I also shop tags in the refrigerated section, because a lot of pre cut veggies will have a really short selling time, and with the weirder ones like sweet potato or baby cauliflower, they don’t really sell. You can easily get 1/2 off older veg looking for tags or other bits your store uses to let you know it’s on sale. I get things like stir fry mix, veg mixes, kale mixes, etc, then freeze them if I don’t need them now. Things like sweet potatoes can be a much better deal this way.

[MarinaUz]

My granny also puts fruit into jars, it's called "kompot" in my country. It's made with water, fruit (not citrus) and sugar. You put these ingredients in the jars and boil the jars so they can vacuum-seal. This can be stored for over a year in cool places and it's sooo delicious!

[Nina-cduw]

Stale bread and wonky apples make a great "Ofenschlupfer" and if non-watery veggies (not like tomatoes, but carrots for instance) develop mold one can cut a larger part off and still use the rest.
Housewives did this for centuries to not waste an entire vegetable cause the tip has gone off and nobody ever died because of an old carrot.
Thank you for this video, it's a sustainability and financial hack as well to use as much of the food we buy as humanly possible. 💚😽

[tiredapplestar]

Another wonderful video! Here’s another tip, blend veg like carrots or cauliflower that’s about to go off with water, and use it to replace the water when making bread. The carrots make a gorgeous orange loaf, and add a nice sweetness too.

[RooSeadon]

IMMY! You're so incredible... I love these 100 idea videos. You've clearly put SO much effort into them. Your voice is also so calming... I feel very chilled now 😴 Also you're in the curly haired club like me... Which is awesome!! 💃✨

[abbymason]

Yes! We love eating cauliflower leaves; it's honestly one of the best tasting kinds of greens I've tried. And ever since we discovered that we like them so much, cauliflower has become my husband's favourite vegetable because "it's two for one!"😂

[ebrukson]

It drives me crazy when brocolli stems are cut off! They are so delicious.
Love your video, as always! ♡

[elenabelessi]

Wet stale bread in the sink and put it in the oven for about 10 minutes and it turns fresh again. Crispy on the outside, soft and warm on the inside

[vickyjansen]

I take stale bread add few drops of water all over it and put it in the oven to warm it up. You than have soft bread. Broccoli and cauliflower stems I put in a food processor to grate them up to make coleslaw or stir fry. Thanks for the took some notes.