{"id":29943,"date":"2022-04-15T20:53:11","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T20:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/?p=29943"},"modified":"2022-04-27T10:11:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T10:11:39","slug":"low-waste-recipes-to-reduce-food-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/low-waste-recipes-to-reduce-food-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Low-Waste Recipes That Prove There\u2019s No Such Thing As Kitchen Scraps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trying to reduce food waste in your home? Follow this five-day meal plan, which will use up everything in your fridge for delicious, eco-conscious meals.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

No one wants to throw out food, but we\u2019ve all been there\u2014it happens. Leftovers<\/a> get lost in the fridge, die from freezer burn months later, or that half-can of diced tomatoes<\/a> you swore you\u2019d use up molds over. And who hasn\u2019t uncovered a bunch of herbs<\/a>, bought for one recipe, withering in the crisper?<\/p>\n\n\n

It\u2019s not because you don\u2019t care, but there are definitely steps you can take to do better at reducing food waste. One of our favorite ways is to cook with sustainability in mind. To help you get started, we rounded up eight recipes low-waste recipes<\/p>\n\n\n

How Much Food Is Wasted in the U.S.<\/strong>?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n

According to the USDA<\/a>, food waste in the United States is estimated between 30 and 40 percent of the food supply. This corresponds to approximately 133 billion pounds and $161 billion worth of food.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

Why Is Food Waste a Problem?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Every year, 31 percent of the overall food supply is wasted, according to the EPA<\/a>. Not only does food waste impact food conversation efforts, it\u2019s also a massive contributor to climate change. When food is discarded, energy used to produce, process, transport, prepare, and store the discarded food is wasted as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

Plus, food waste and loss carries a large greenhouse gas<\/a> footprint. In a report published in 2016, the EPA<\/a> found that food waste contributes to 18 percent of total U.S. methane emissions that come from landfills. How? Production, transportation, and handling of food all generate carbon dioxide emissions. And when food waste ends up in landfills, it creates methane (a potent greenhouse gas), according to the USDA<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

How to Reduce Food Waste<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n

These are just a few ways you can start reducing food waste in your own kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n