
Cutting down on food waste hints and tips
Have a back up plan. For example say you buy Camembert to make a fancy dish for a dinner party then the dinner party is cancelled. Don't let the cheese go to waste use a backup recipe and use it in the different dish. this way you will cut down on food waste. #Carriersforcauses #COOP

Cutting down on food waste hints and tips
Why not show a wonky carrot some love? Many fruit and vegetables are thrown away because of their size, shape or colour. If these produce deviate from the norm they are often discarded. But most of the time these items are perfectly good to eat. And now a lot of supermarkets are beginning to stock them. this is a great way to help cut down on food waste. #Carriersforcauses #COOP

Cutting down on food waste hints and tips
Smart shopping is a great way to cut down on food waste. Plan meals beforehand, use a shopping list and avoid impulse buys. that way you be less likely to buy unnecessary items. you should wait until your perishables are finished before buying more. #COOP #Carriersforcauses

the UK in the the top 10 Countries with Highest Rate of Food Wastage
While in some parts of the world children are dying of malnutrition because they don't have enough food to eat, others are through out food because they have too much that they are not able to consume it before its expiry. As studies confirm, about a third of food produced in the world is wasted and the highest level of wastage comes from the developed countries where people are educated enough to understand its effects. the UK is in top 10 Countries in the world with the mos

Nottingham food bank almost runs out of stock in ‘busiest ever’ period
One of the largest food banks in Nottingham has almost run out of food as a result of increased pressures on families during the summer holiday. Families are having to rely on the food banks because children who would normally have free meals are out of school and so they are not receiving their main meal of the day.Trevor White, 61, from Sherwood said: "We had a family of eight come in last week. We gave the mum what we could but she wouldn’t leave because it just wasn’t eno

Food charity helps Cumbrian schools with tight budgets
CUMBRIAN schools feeling the pinch of tight school budgets have received help from a food charity. Recycling Lives has been delivering meals to pupils at Orton CE Primary and Shap CE Primary via its Food Redistribution Centre. The distribution centre is a partnership with national charity, Fareshare, which provides fresh, in-date food to groups such as children’s breakfast clubs, homeless shelters and day centres. School budgets are incredibly tight so reducing the cost of fo