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THE SCOOP: TIPS AND NEWS TO HELP REDUCE FOOD WASTE
Wasted Food Stops With Us aims to shed light on the food waste problem and provide practical tips to participate in solutions. Hope you are hungry for change.



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Refrigerator Storage 101
We’ve collected our favorite tips to reduce holiday food waste this season and wrapped them up just for you!
Nov 9, 20222 min read
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Preparing Your Holiday Turkey
According to the USDA National Retail Turkey Report, the cost per pound of turkey is up 79% from 2021 ($1/lb. to $1.79/lb.). What can you...
Nov 3, 20223 min read
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Food for the Soul- Distributing Recovered Nutritious Food
The solution to hunger won’t be found in a bag, box, or can because the crisis isn’t just about calories- it’s about nutrition. In...
Oct 26, 20222 min read
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Great Apple Crunch 2022
Since 2014, millions of bites have been taken out of local apples each October for the Great Apple Crunch, an annual event celebrating...
Oct 19, 20222 min read
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Restaurant Plate Waste Costs Consumers up to $700 a Year
In 2021 more than $1.17 trillion dollars was spent at America’s restaurants and foodservice facilities, accounting for 55% of the average...
Oct 12, 20222 min read
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Where Do Date Labels on Food Come From?
Best-By, Sell-By, Best-if-Used-By, Freeze-By. These are not expiration dates; they have nothing to do with food safety. They are...
Sep 27, 20222 min read
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Stock: A Soup-er Way To Reduce Food Waste
Carrot tops, onion peels, tomato ends, and celery stems can be used to make a simple and tasty vegetable stock
Sep 21, 20222 min read
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Berries, Berries, the Magical Fruits!
Throw them in a salad, smoothie, pie, salsa, sandwich, popsicle, charcuterie spread, or use them as toppings or sauce for breakfast and...
Sep 7, 20222 min read
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Our Native Fruit, the Pawpaw!
A native fruit that tastes like a combination of a mango and a banana, pawpaws are found throughout the eastern United States. They were...
Aug 24, 20221 min read
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Shop Your Pantry and Save Money
Wasted food costs the average family of four $1,800 a year. That’s 450 gallons of gas or the cost of a decent family vacation. How can...
Aug 22, 20222 min read
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Onions, they're a-peel-ing!
Shop: Where to Buy Local Onions Onions are available in Cincinnati, OH throughout the year. A root vegetable, onions grows well in our...
Aug 3, 20222 min read
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Salsa Dancing
Peppers are the key ingredient in a fresh, summer salsa. Originally grown in Central America, there are more than 50,000 types of...
Jul 27, 20223 min read
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How do I Store and Serve Tomatoes?
What started as a diverse wild plant growing in the Andes Mountains eventually evolved into one of the world’s most popular foods–...
Jul 20, 20222 min read
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How Do I Dry Herbs?
Herbs are used to compliment, enhance, and add flavor to dishes, but they can be expensive. The average price for fresh rosemary is more...
Jul 13, 20222 min read
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How do I Store Grapes?
A tasty snack, an energy packed drink, dried as raisins, or transformed into gummy treats - thanks to the growers from the National Grape...
Jul 6, 20222 min read
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How do I Store and Preserve Strawberries
Are strawberries a berry? Are they a fruit at all? Nutritionally, yes strawberries are a fruit. They are sweet, tangy, and one cup...
Jun 29, 20222 min read
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How to Buy and Store Cucumbers
My great grandmother used to say that if you wanted to keep ants out of your home you should lay a cucumber peel across your doorstep....
Jun 22, 20222 min read
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I Can Use Peaches in my Salsa?
Is anything sweeter than a Georgia Peach? Yes- reducing food waste! Peaches (“Tao zi” 桃子) are native to China and have been cultivated...
Jun 8, 20222 min read
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How To Store Avocados
One of my favorite summertime foods is avocados - a versatile fruit that adds a pop of color to any dish. It can be a bit tricky to purcha
Jun 1, 20222 min read
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How Do I Use and Store Mushrooms?
Is there a fungus among-us who doesn’t love when organic material can be turned into another nutritious and tasty food source? There are...
May 25, 20222 min read
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