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Guide to Food, Life After Expiration
40% of food waste comes from our homes. Here is a guide as to how long after the expiration date you can use it. When in doubt, use your nose. How do you rescue food at your home?
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DietID_TeamDietitians this is awesome!! great #nofoodwaste tips! my big tip for food waste is to use the food that goes bad quickly before food that lasted longer- like greens before potatoes
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Athina @Rachna I am a fan of vegetable hierarchy.
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Athina Another #nofoodwaste tip is to chop up wilting vegetables and freeze them to use later in broths. For fruits, I juice them and put them in ice cube trays to use in cocktails.
New breakfast idea with farro and sautéed grape tomatoes.
Had some leftover farro and figured it would be good for @manfood 's breakfast. Fried eggs, sautéed grape tomatoes. Success! #nofoodwaste
Imperfect > Perfect.
npr.org
"Why are some fruits and veggies born ugly? Fighting off fungus, heat and pests can leave blemishes. Some researchers think these battle scars may actually boost the antioxidant content in produce."
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Riki Don't judge a book / Apple by its cover
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DietID_TeamDietitians #NoFoodWaste! @jodavis - save the date - June 11th and 12th we're working on a little pop up gallery for this very thing!
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jodavis @Rachna date saved :)
Kale stems are just as delicious as the leaves! Sauté or steam them. #nofoodwaste
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"“Greening up breakfast with kale stems. The stems are full of deliciousness just like the leaves and have a nice crunch after sautéing in coconut oil.…”"
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pr1ncerah i like to make pesto out of stems/greens of all types - collards, kale, carrottops, etc etc...perfect sauce for anything and stays good for infinity (almost)
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sugardetoxme Perfect
Origin's Cafe in Cooperstown.
Origins Cafe
Doing their part for the food system. #nofoodwaste
green monsta smoothie
when you are hungry and have lots of leftover greens/random fruits you threw in the freezer because they were dying
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Georegulus Haha. Great post. I do the same. And welcome to the community!
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DietID_TeamDietitians Yessss great way to reduce waste and get your greens #nofoodwaste
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sugardetoxme Thanks for posting. Welcome!
Pulp Pantry Makes Snacks With Recycled Fruit and Vegetable Pulp | L.A. Weekly
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Pulp tarts!!! I love it. "Kaitlin Mogentale’s Pop-Tarts-inspired invention has little in common with the buttery, jam-stuffed toaster pastries. Her recipe consists of gluten-free dough made with ca...
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sugardetoxme Great idea
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DietID_TeamDietitians
Did you do anything with the leaves?
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gessdiro
Yes! As usual, I make a kind of soup with all the leaves and discards and then I drain pressing hard with a meat hammer and there comes a delicious thick broth! I freeze it in portions and enjoy in...
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gessdiro
I was thinking to put on a business of artichokes broths and purée... Anybody wants to join me?
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