Date LabelsThere are two dates on food products that are relevant to the customer, and these are the ‘use by’ and ‘best before’ dates. Other dates on the packaging, including the ‘display until’ date, are only relevant to those that stock the food. See below the...
What foods can we freeze? Fruit Vegetables Bread Milk Eggs  Stock Grated cheese Raw meat Cooked meat Flour  Butter Cooked pasta Cooked rice Herbs How to fill your freezerFirstly, make sure your freezer is set at 0°F or -18°C. Make sure that raw foods that need to be...
Children, and adults, can be very fussy when it comes to what they eat, this can produce a large amount of food waste, as uneaten meals get thrown into the bin. As children grow, they should be able to try a number of different foods, but this doesn’t mean they are...
One of the best ways to prevent food waste in your home is to plan your meals. This means that you know exactly what you are eating each week. Not only does this stop you from buying unwanted food, it will also mean that you can budget for the week much more easily....
Our partner, Olio have an amazing app that allows you to share the food you no longer want or need to prevent it from becoming food waste. The app is simple to use, see below our handy guide to help you navigate around the app:Signing up Download the app from either...
Food is wasted throughout its supply chain, within production, delivery, the sale, when it reaches your plate and when it ends up in our bins. Each stage of the food process produces greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. To lower our carbon footprints,...
Everyday, food is wasted on a large scale, but where does it go? In most cases, the food we waste ends up in our food recycling or landfill bins. This food could be meals we haven’t finished or food we have left to go bad in our cupboards, fridges and freezers. Food...
Making sure we make use of our food waste recycling opportunities is massively important and will help to reduce the effects of climate change. The recycling of food waste is not just important for at home, but also at work, meaning you can be more sustainable in all...
Fast food is a favourite in the UK, its quick, simple, cheap and you don’t have to cook. However, have you ever considered the sustainability of the burger or the chicken nuggets you love to dip in tomato sauce really is? Firstly, a lot of the food fast food...
Plan your mealsBefore you decide to go shopping make sure you have planned your meals for the week. Therefore, when you go and do your weekly shop you know which meals you will be preparing throughout the week. Check what you already have in your cupboards and plan...
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