3 WAYS TO REDUCE FOOD
WASTE AT HOME
In Europe, around 88 million tonnes of food is wasted every year. Food waste
not only an ethical and economic issue, but it also depletes the environment of
limited natural resources. Something that i have been doing since i was younger
and still do now are these 3 easy steps: start freezing your food, start using up
leftovers, and plan your shopping.
not only an ethical and economic issue, but it also depletes the environment of
limited natural resources. Something that i have been doing since i was younger
and still do now are these 3 easy steps: start freezing your food, start using up
leftovers, and plan your shopping.
First of all, To reduce food waste we could easily start
freezing food, and for example if the portions were too big at dinner
we caneasily divide them into
different baggies and set them in the freezer, and they
can be consumed between
4 to 6 months, and certain things like cooked pasta,
cooked rice, and cooked fish
are better not to be frozen. They can be kept in the fridge and consumed in 1 to
2 days.
freezing food, and for example if the portions were too big at dinner
we caneasily divide them into
different baggies and set them in the freezer, and they
can be consumed between
4 to 6 months, and certain things like cooked pasta,
cooked rice, and cooked fish
are better not to be frozen. They can be kept in the fridge and consumed in 1 to2 days.
Next, Many people have ordered takeouts, for example Chinese takeout but
didn’t eat all of it because it was too much, so they just set it in the in the fridge
and don’t consume it and it goes bad so it has to be thrown away. In this case
, i think people should ask how big the portions are before confirming their order,
or could try and eat the leftovers of their food may be at lunch or dinner time
the next day, so it’s not going to be wasted and thrown away, for example,
my favourite leftover meal is chicken i usually get leftover chicken take it off
the bones and add pickles, tarter sauce, mustard, and if you want you can add
some boiled eggs but i don't like to and them, and that makes a chicken salad
and you can throw into a sandwich and its going to be delicious!!
didn’t eat all of it because it was too much, so they just set it in the in the fridge
and don’t consume it and it goes bad so it has to be thrown away. In this case
, i think people should ask how big the portions are before confirming their order,
or could try and eat the leftovers of their food may be at lunch or dinner time
the next day, so it’s not going to be wasted and thrown away, for example,
my favourite leftover meal is chicken i usually get leftover chicken take it off
the bones and add pickles, tarter sauce, mustard, and if you want you can add
some boiled eggs but i don't like to and them, and that makes a chicken salad
and you can throw into a sandwich and its going to be delicious!!
Something that i find very useful is planning your food shopping, for example
you could go around the house and ask your family what foods they prefer and
what food they do not prefer so if everyone gets
what they like food will not get
wasted. Another very useful thing about planning your food shopping is that you
will know what to get when you’re at the grocery store and the food that your
family will eat, something that my mom always does is asking me what foods
i prefer to eat for dinner and for lunch the next day before she goes to the
grocery
store so with asking your family what they prefer food will not get wasted.
you could go around the house and ask your family what foods they prefer and
what food they do not prefer so if everyone gets
what they like food will not get
wasted. Another very useful thing about planning your food shopping is that you
will know what to get when you’re at the grocery store and the food that your
family will eat, something that my mom always does is asking me what foods
i prefer to eat for dinner and for lunch the next day before she goes to the
grocery
store so with asking your family what they prefer food will not get wasted.
In conclusion, I think this is a very important topic because a lot of people
around the world can not afford food for their whole family and we waste tons
of food every day, with food waste we are also hurting our environment by
producing methane gas and it hurts the environment, and also by wasting food
can
also go in the air and cause pollution. And by following these easy steps we can
reduce food waste and so the environment will not be polluted.
around the world can not afford food for their whole family and we waste tons
of food every day, with food waste we are also hurting our environment by
producing methane gas and it hurts the environment, and also by wasting food
can
also go in the air and cause pollution. And by following these easy steps we can
reduce food waste and so the environment will not be polluted.
Work cited
“Facts.” foodwasteeffect.eu.com. european union. 2016.web. 5 Mar. 2019.
I think these three times are very useful to reduce food waste. I especially agree with eating leftovers. It allows you to be creative in the kitchen, and create new dishes.
ReplyDeleteFor example, you can make a delicious frittata with leftover pasta.