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Pro tip! Pre-cut your kale. Eat greens all week.
Do you ever buy greens from the farmers market (or grocery) and then let them hang out in the fridge, turning yellow and losing nutrients until they're no good - b/c it takes too much time to wash...
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LezEngel Yes, this is a great way to save greens and make life easier! I like to add a paper towel to the bag to absorb any excess moisture that may hasten their demise.
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MargaretG @LezEngel thank you! As you can see moisture is an issue for mine so thanks for the tip!!
10 Innovative Solutions to Food Waste | Sierra Club
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"A new movement to address the global food waste problem is bearing fruit" #nofoodwaste
This is great! What to do with gross tomatoes.
food52.com
"How to turn unripe, green, mealy, mushy, flavorless, terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad tomatoes into delicious (mostly Italian) food."
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annefood Love this #nofoodwaste post!!!
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DietID_TeamDietitians @AMK for all of your tomatoes!
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NehaNBB genius chart
15 foods you didn't know you could freeze
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"The freezer can be your best friend when it comes to preventing unnecessary food waste at home." #NoFoodWaste
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LezEngel Love this!
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BethIsGreen I love the pouring boiling water over frozen pasta to heat and thaw at the same time idea!
Spelt bread with avocado is such a filling breakfast - with no sugar
I keep trying to avoid sugar for breakfast so I don't get hungry as quickly. Spelt bread does the trick - so hearty and flavorful. I keep it in the freezer so it doesn't go bad, and toasts up perfe...
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mrscorco @Rachna any brand you like in particular?! I'd like to try some!
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DietID_TeamDietitians I usually get Ezekiel spelt from the grocery store when I can't get to the farmers market. Otherwise, a guy sells the best loaves at the market- no label or anything so I don't think he has a brand...
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Shafeik Great way to eat avocado.
Corn + Parmesan broth
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Don't toss your corn cobs this summer! Save them for this easy and flavorful broth made with Parmesan rinds! #NoFoodWaste #KnowYourFarmer
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SallyRogers brilliant!
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SuzanneM Such a great idea! + kale stems in there for even more flavor.
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munchiemummy Oooooh yum!
Coffee Flour - Turning Coffee Fruit into a High-Protein Flour
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#nofoodwaste Gluten-free! & "Gram for gram, it has more iron than spinach, more fiber than whole wheat, and more potassium than bananas."
"The fruits of the coffee plant used to be garbage. Now th...
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munchiemummy Quality coffee comes at a price, though I. I wonder how expensive this will be? A "Whole Foods" trend? Or will it reach the mass markets?
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DietID_TeamDietitians @munchimummy great point, but if it's a waste product, it may be more affordable.
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terryhope I have a sample of this flour and love the fruity flavor it adds to baked goods
Celebrity chefs are feeding the homeless with the left over food from the Olympic village
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annefood Love love love. Leave it to Bottura to act and do something great.
Celebrity Chefs Turn Wasted Olympics Food Into Meals for Homeless
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Consider what it takes to keep all those Olympian machines nourished and hydrated for one meal at the Rio Games: 250 tons of raw ingredients to fill the bellies of 18,000 athletes, coaches and offi...
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munchiemummy I saw an article about this today - I think it's an absolutely brilliant idea. More events should adopt this idea.
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lauren Agreed! So much food goes to waste at large events and it could make such a difference. I wonder what stadiums and convention centers are doing about this day to day
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katewilson So fantastic.
This app fights food waste by letting you buy restaurant leftovers : TreeHugger
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"No, it's not the unfinished meals left by customers, but rather perfectly good food that would otherwise be thrown out at the end of the day."
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JennaLose What a cool concept! I wish we had this in the US!
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SallyRogers This is great! Here's a woman's casual documentation of using the app for 24 hours: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/i-ate-nothing-but-leftover-restaurant-food-for-24-hours-using-th/