Zero Waste Warriors: Bethany School Combats Cafeteria Food Waste
The Bethany School is taking significant strides towards reducing its waste. In fact, their ambitious goal is to divert 70% of their cafeter
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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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- Feb 16
- 3 min
That's How She Rolls: Mary Knight and Food for the Soul!
Mary Knight began cooking up the idea Food for the Soul during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020.
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- Jan 18
- 2 min
Lettuce Help You Donate Food!
Donating to a food pantry is a good idea...volunteering is a great idea! What you can donate depends greatly on the facility, the clientele,
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- Nov 30, 2022
- 1 min
Holiday Hangover
Once the festivities are over, the food is safely stored in shallow containers in the refrigerator, and you finally get a chance to relax...
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- Nov 23, 2022
- 2 min
Leftover Stories
According to the American Farm Bureau’s 37th Annual Survey, a traditional dinner for ten with turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie, and all the...
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- Nov 9, 2022
- 2 min
Refrigerator Storage 101
Whether you like it or not, the holiday season is upon us. That means parties, food, and lots of leftovers. We’ve collected our five...
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- Oct 26, 2022
- 2 min
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...
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- Oct 12, 2022
- 2 min
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...
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- Sep 27, 2022
- 2 min
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...
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- Aug 22, 2022
- 2 min
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...
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- Jul 27, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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- Mar 30, 2022
- 3 min
How Do I Stop Wasting Chocolate
Not all food waste is vegetables, meat, or dairy. Sometimes it’s chocolate! Practicing shopping, cooking, and food waste management...
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- Mar 24, 2022
- 3 min
How Do I Reduce School Food Waste
Anyone who spends time in a school cafeteria during mealtime can see that an enormous amount of food ends up in the trash. In fact, here...
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- Mar 2, 2022
- 2 min
How Do I Make Refrigerator Pickles?
One in six people in Hamilton County, Ohio struggle with food insecurity. Leaders like Jenan Rabi are working to solve this problem while...
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- Jan 24, 2022
- 2 min
How do I preserve fresh eggs?
Scrambled or fried, over easy or hard boiled, eggs are one of the most popular foods consumed around the world. On average, Americans eat...
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- Dec 20, 2021
- 2 min
Reducing Wasted Food through Successful Substitutions
Reducing Food Waste through Substitutions: Pumpkin Puree After the dust settled on a successful holiday party, I found myself with an...
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- Nov 23, 2021
- 1 min
National Leftovers Day
In the US, more than $132 billion was spent on food in November of 2020.[1] For many Americans, the Thanksgiving feast is only half of...
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- May 18, 2021
- 1 min
Tasteless Fruit?
It’s inevitable, the strawberries were red and the melon looked great, but with that first bite- disappointment, they just didn’t have...
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- May 18, 2021
- 1 min
Neglect Your Produce? Tips to Revive So They Survive.
Yip, we planned to eat the recommended daily intake of veggies but somehow, we forgot about a few and now they’re wilted, shriveled, or...
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- May 18, 2021
- 1 min
Sneaking Veggies into your Family’s Meals
I love to add shredded carrots, cabbage (of all sorts), zucchini and broccoli stems into wraps, casseroles, and soups even though recipes...
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