The average Canadian household wastes 300 pounds of food every year
Most of that waste happens quietly. A bag of wilted salad, forgotten leftovers, bread that went moldy. It all adds up!.
Key points
- Vegetables and fruit account for nearly half of all food waste
- Meal planning alone can cut food waste by 20 - 40%
- Freezing food before it spoils is one of the easiest wins
- A 'use it up' lunch or dinner can save anywhere between 30 - 70 pounds of food per year
300 pounds! That's almost a pound a day.
The waste rarely happens all at once, like during a prolonged power outage that spoils an entire freezer. It happens in small increments. The bag of salad that languishes in the crisper. The leftovers that nobody eats. The loaf of bread that goes mouldy. It all adds up and drains the food budget with nothing to show for.
It happens in small increments. The bag of salad that languished in the crisper. The leftovers that nobody ate. The loaf of bread that went mouldy. It all adds up and drains your food budget with nothing to show for.
The good news is that food waste is fairly easy to prevent. Meal planning, a 'use it up' lunch or dinner every few days, freezing food before it spoils, getting into the habit of checking the fridge before shopping, and buying frozen vegetables instead of fresh ones can save a significant amount of money.