what is food waste?7 ways to help prevent food waste: • plan meals based on foods you already...
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Objectives
• Define food waste.
• List three benefits of reducing food waste.
• Identify five ways to reduce food waste.
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What is Food Waste?
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Why is reducing food waste important?
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Sources of Food Loss and Waste
Wasted Food
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Food Supply Chain
Reasons to Reduce Food Waste
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Wasted Food =
Wasted Money
& Nutrients
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Ways to help prevent food waste:
• Plan meals based on foods you already have.
✓ Look in the refrigerator, freezer, and pantry
first for foods that need to be used up.
✓ Find recipes that use those ingredients.
✓ Write a list of the food items you still need.
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Ways to help prevent food waste:
• Buy only the amount of food that can be
eaten or frozen within a few days.
• Place foods that spoil quickly within sight.
• Store produce properly.
Ways to prevent spoilage:– Buy only the amount you will use
within a few days. – Wash produce right before using. – Learn which fruits and vegetables
should be stored in the refrigerator.
– Separate produce that is known to cause others to ripen too quickly.
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See the How to Keep Produce Fresher Longer – Infographic for more information.
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More ways to help prevent food waste:
• Learn what food product dates mean.
➢ USE BY MARCH 31, 2018
➢ BEST BY MARCH 31, 2018
➢ BEST BEFORE MARCH 31, 2018
➢ SELL BY MARCH 31, 2018
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Always Practice Good Food Safety!
• Don’t risk eating or drinking anything that
you suspect has spoiled.
• Eat leftovers within 3 to 4 day (or freeze for
up to 3 to 4 months).
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More ways to help prevent food waste:
• Get creative with leftovers.
✓ Transform meals into soups, salads, or
sandwiches.
✓ Cut up leftover meats and veggies. ▪ Use them as a topping for salads or cooked grains.
▪ Wrap in a tortilla or stuff into a pita for a satisfying sandwich.
Other ways to Go Further with Food :
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• Be mindful of portion
sizes.
• Order smaller sizes of
foods and drinks when
eating away from home.
• Ask for a to-go container
at the start of a meal.
• Learn how to properly can or dehydrate
foods at home.
• Donate extra foods that are still safe to eat
to a local food pantry.
• Consider composting.
More ways to Go Further with Food :
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Food Waste Resources
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• USDA ChooseMyPlate.gov, “Let’s Talk Trash” https://www.choosemyplate.gov/lets-talk-trash
• “U.S. Food Waste Challenge” https://www.usda.gov/oce/foodwaste/
• United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ▪“Reducing Wasted Food At Home” https://www.epa.gov/recycle/reducing-wasted-food-home ▪Food Recovery Challenge (FRC) https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food/food-recovery-challenge-frc
