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Food Waste and Sustainability




As a single person, buying food and not having food waste is a challenge. I often don't buy fresh fruit because I can not eat it all before much of it goes bad. Apples last a little longer than other fruits.

It is not uncommon that I will use sliced green, red, yellow or orange peppers or tomatoes in most of my meals until they are gone because they go bad quickly. But, the peppers freeze well and I use the frozen slices in cooked dishes.

Buying a head of lettuce or even half a cabbage gives me pause, I can't use it all. With cabbage, I can freeze it and use it in a skillet dish but lettuce doesn't freeze well.

I love the video below. It is such a great reminder of all the people and processes involved in bringing food to the table.

The Extraordinary Life and Times of Strawberry | Save The Food | Ad Council https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WREXBUZBrS8


Reference:

Ad Council -- Food Waste Campaign

https://www.adcouncil.org/Our-Campaigns/Family-Community/Reducing-Food-Waste


Resources:

Food Waste

NRDC
https://www.nrdc.org/issues/food-waste

Save the Food
http://www.savethefood.com/

Stop Food Waste
https://www.stopfoodwasteday.com/recipes/

WastED
http://www.wastedlondon.com/

Zero Waste Alliance
Welcome to the Zero Waste Alliance | CREATING A PROSPEROUS AND INCLUSIVE FUTURE WITHOUT WASTE


Shopping and Cooking Sustainably

I consider myself a "low meat-eater", I eat small amounts of chicken or turkey, and pork occasionally. Then there's seafood. I am struggling to know what my choices are. The Seafood Watch list does not cover all brands but it's a start in trying to understand seafood sustainability.

Greenpeace, USA
Tuna Shopping Guide 2017 | Greenpeace USA

NRDC
The Smart Seafood Buying Guide | NRDC

Seafood Watch
http://www.seafoodwatch.org/

Sustainable Table
http://www.sustainabletable.org/873/eating-sustainably

World Watch
Eating Sustainably
http://www.worldwatch.org/node/4990

WWF Seafood Sustainability
 http://seafoodsustainability.org/ 


Articles

Dolphin Safe Tuna



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