Investing In A Digital Thermometer

As a home cook investing in a meat thermometer has been a revolution for me in the kitchen. No more prodding chicken legs to check if the juices are running clear and wondering whether the ambiguously cloudy liquid is in fact still pink or not. No more pressing various parts of my hand to measure … Continue reading →

FRUGAL FOOD FIGHTS FOOD WASTE: Sardines on toast

It’s easy to overlook simple meals like sardines on toast in favour of something more adventurous or exotic, but when you’re on a tight food budget or you’re time poor, this no fuss, no frills meal fits the bill. I’m all in favour of a rustic peasant’s supper every now and then. It reminds me … Continue reading →

The Shocking True Extent of Australia’s Food Waste Issue

BY DELICIOUS AUSTRALIA TEAM Mar 06, 2017 Food waste is a cultural, environmental and economic problem of staggering proportion, but there is hope. Lindy Alexander talks to those coming to the rescue with way to help curb this global issue. Imagine this: you are at the supermarket doing your weekly shop. You select ripe tomatoes, … Continue reading →

Food waste is a scandal, but to blame it on millennials is nonsense

BY NELL FRIZZELL for THE GUARDIAN UK g Photo: Flavia Morlachetti/Getty images When I die, I would like to be buried in a large, biodegradable, click-n-lock Tupperware coffin, my hair glistening beneath a rubber-seal lid, my feet resting against the firm clear sides like a pair of carrot batons. I want to be remembered in … Continue reading →

Instagram generation is fuelling UK food waste mountain, study finds

Photo: Getty images/Hero images BY: REBECCA SMITHERS for THE GUARDIAN A generation gap in attitudes towards cooking and eating is helping to fuel the UK’s food waste mountain, research reveals, driven by time-poor millennials who do not understand the value of the food on their plate. In contrast to savvy older consumers familiar with post-war … Continue reading →

FOOD WASTE ARTICLE: UK households wasted 7.3 million tonnes of food in 2015

BY: Ashley Cowburn for The Independent food waste Household food waste increased to 7.3 million tonnes in 2015, new figures have revealed, leading to accusations the Government is failing in its ambition to bring down waste in Britain. The latest statistics from the Waste and Resources Action Programme (Wrap) show that efforts to combat food … Continue reading →

THE CONVERSATION: How do food manufacturers pick those dates on their product packaging…

BY: Londa Nwadike, Kansas State University No one wants to serve spoiled food to their families. Conversely, consumers don’t want to throw food away unnecessarily – but we certainly do. The United States Department of Agriculture estimates Americans toss out the equivalent of US$162 billion in food every year, at the retail and consumer levels. … Continue reading →

Australian Communities are Fighting Food Waste with Circular Economies

BY BERNADETTE McCABE for THE CONVERSATION August 29th 2016 Around 4 million tonnes of food reaches landfill in Australia each year. This forms part of Australia’s organic waste, the country’s largest unrecovered stream of waste that goes into landfill. There’s a missed opportunity here to recover this waste and do something useful with it. In … Continue reading →

Why Americans Lead the World in Food Waste

BY ADAM CHANDLER for THE ATLANTIC Americans waste an unfathomable amount of food. In fact, according to a Guardian report released this week, roughly 50 percent of all produce in the United States is thrown away—some 60 million tons (or $160 billion) worth of produce annually, an amount constituting “one third of all foodstuffs.” Wasted … Continue reading →

Meal Plans – A How To Guide

Meal planning can make all the difference when you’re trying to stay on budget and not waste any food. I find one of the biggest pitfalls of busy modern living is going to the supermarket every day and buying food, forgetting what you’ve got at home, and ultimately throwing away ingredients that languish at the … Continue reading →