How to avoid wasting leftovers?

To avoid wasting leftovers, you can follow these expert tips:

1. Repurpose Leftovers Creatively:

   • Tiffani Thiessen turns leftover pizza into breakfast sandwiches and uses leftover coffee for iced lattes 1.
   • Carleigh Bodrug advises meal planning to prevent food waste, ensuring you only buy what you'll use. She also suggests creatively repurposing leftovers, like making slaw from broccoli stems 2.

2. Batch Cooking and Meal Prep:

   • Joel Larsgaard and Matt Altmix recommend cooking larger meals and planning for leftovers to save time and reduce waste. Making double batches of meals like chili or spaghetti ensures you have quick lunch options for the following days 3.
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   • Tiffani Thiessen also highlights the importance of freezing items that may spoil soon, such as greens for later use in smoothies or soups 4.

3. Use Technology:

   • Apps like Too Good To Go can help minimize food waste by offering discounted surprise bags of food from local restaurants that would otherwise be thrown away. This app has already saved 200,000 meals from landfills, showing its effective role in reducing waste while providing affordable food options 5.

4. Eating Before Scraping:

   • Matt Altmix emphasizes eating leftovers even in smaller quantities, a habit he adopted from his father. This approach ensures that no food goes to waste, and it exemplifies efficient use of resources 6.

5. Stretch Your Ingredients:

   • Matt Altmix and Joel Larsgaard suggest stretching ingredients by doubling the vegetables and adding beans to recipes, instead of using more expensive, waste-prone items like meat. This method not only saves money but also promotes healthier eating habits 7.

Implementing these practices can significantly reduce food waste, helping you save money and make the most out of your groceries.