I’m super stoked to have a guest post featured on Money Saving Mom this week for the first time! If you haven’t visited Crystal and her extraordinarily resourceful blog yet, please do! She is a source of inspiration for spending less, frugal and healthy home management, and good stewardship of the gifts we have. Following is an excerpt from my post.
I thought I was pretty good at avoiding food waste, until I cleaned out my fridge a couple weeks ago.
Ugh. Do I really have a science experiment growing on the back of the bottom shelf?, I thought to myself. Why yes, yes I did. I found myself disgusted with the amount of food I had let slide past my attention.
While it was a disheartening cleaning session, I finished with renewed vigor to cut back my waste — and hey, maybe save a few bucks at the same time!
Is food waste a problem in your house too? Here’s how you and I can put less food in the garbage and more in our bellies.
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Nice Tips! We as consumers throw away enormous amounts of perfectly good food each year, so we should all be looking for ways of reducing food waste. According to a study, a family of four can save up to $500 each year on fruits and vegetables alone just by reducing waste, spoilage and trips to the supermarket.
I totally agree! It’s amazing how much we throw out without thinking about it. Thanks for stopping by!