3 Ways To Reduce Holiday Food Waste

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If you plan to host the holidays at your home, then you're probably also responsible for cooking most of the food. Furthermore, even when guests contribute their own appetizers and desserts, it's your kitchen that's going to be stocked with leftover food items that people would prefer not to take home. Unfortunately, as a result, most of that food ends up on your curb the following week to be picked up by your sanitation and recycling departments.

This year, however, we encourage all holiday hosts to reduce the amount of food that goes to waste once their holiday festivities are over. See below for a few strategies that can keep more food on your table and less food in your trash:

1. Make Less: While most people say it's better to have more than less, most of the time, making more is equivalent to making "too much." To lessen the amount of food you waste, carefully consider how many people you are having over and make just enough to give everyone one or two servings.
2. Take Less: Before guests are invited to fill their plates, ask that they take food based on what their stomach says rather than what their eyes say. More often than not, food goes to waste because people take more than they can handle.
3. Eat Leftovers Within Three Days: If you store leftovers in your fridge, make an effort to eat them within three days time. When food sits in the fridge for too long, it starts to go bad and therefore ends up in the trash. If you anticipate that you won't want to eat the same food for a while, store it in the freezer to preserve it instead.

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