Don't throw away your money

Don’t throw away your money

The average UK household bins £700 worth of food per year. This is mostly because it’s not used in
time. Planning your meals in advance and finding creative ways to use leftovers will make a big
difference to your pocket as well as to the planet.

Serve less, waste less

Overloading your plates can lead to food being unnecessarily wasted, and to extra inches on your
waistline. Being mindful of how much food you are serving will help you to reduce what gets binned
and eat more healthily in the process.

Surf before you serve

There’s no shortage of food planning guidance and recipes online, so it’s easy to use everything you
buy. From master chefs to student bloggers, everyone can pick up tips on turning food that was
destined for the bin into a delicious meal. Here’s a taster of available apps:
Our Love Food Hate Waste easy-to-use portion planner will provide you with guidance on how much
food you need for each person, for each meal. We’ve even calculated typical serving sizes for you.

Recipe website allrecipes.co.uk gives you hundreds of recipes to help you to use up what’s left in your fridge and cupboards.

Tesco also offers an online meal planner where as well as creating a meal plan, there is a ‘leftovers’
tool which provides you with a recipe for the ingredients you need to use up.

There are also recipes on BBC Good Food.com to give you inspiration on how to turn leftovers into
tasty meals.