Save Food Cut Waste: Don't Toss It

We plan our meals for the week, we go grocery shopping and buy just what we need. But it happens to all of us... our food – whether it be fruits, vegetables, breads – it starts to go bad on us before we get the chance to use it for what we intended. This is where a lot of food waste happens in homes. It looks ugly, so we toss it. But there is a better solution, and this is where you have to get creative and make it a commitment to save your food, so you can save money and cut waste.

You buy a bunch of bananas at the store this week for your child's school lunch, but then the dreaded happens. Before you know it, they are ripening too fast and they are going to go bad before the week is over and your child refuses to eat a banana with brown mushy spots (or is that just my kid?!!). 

Instead of tossing them in the trash, pull out your vacuum sealer. This is where you can get creative and store them and use them later many different ways. 

Maybe you love to bake. Vacuum seal them, put them in the freezer and then the next time you're baking banana bread... you already have bananas ready to go.

Maybe you're not a baker, but smoothies are your go-to breakfast. Don't let them go to waste. Cut your bananas up, vacuum seal them, toss in the freezer and they are ready to just pop in your blender, no need to thaw.

Or, are your kiddos huge fans of banana pancakes like mine? Don't use those fresh bananas that are sitting on the counter. Pull out the mushy ones out of the freezer and mix them into your pancake batter. Your kids will never know!!

The beauty of it is, the options are endless. And not just with bananas. Make sure you do this with any of your fruits and veggies that are about to go bad. Not only are you cutting food waste in your home, but you are saving your hard earned money. 

Do you have any creative ways that you save your food from going bad? We'd love to hear about it.

Stay tuned for our next 'Save Food Cut Waste' blog about repackaging and reusing.