Save money, reduce waste and save time by making your food go further.
Planning your meals is one of the most effective ways you can cut waste and food bills.
Every day all over New Zealand, families throw out food that could have been eaten. Bread that has gone stale, bananas that have gone black, and mince that we didn’t cook by the use by date all end up in the rubbish. A good part of the family grocery bill simply gets thrown away.
Some shopping tips that may even save you money!
Planting fruit and vegetables can bring your household so many benefits. You and your family will be healthier, save money, help the environment – and enjoy fresh-taste sensations that can’t be replicated from supermarket produce.
Growing your own herbs is easy, satisfying, and saves money on fresh herb plants sold at supermarkets – not to mention the packaging that goes with them.
If you are lucky enough to have fruit trees or a vegetable garden, or access to cheap produce when it is in season, you might want to try keeping it longer by preserving it.
There are a whole host of reasons for why you might want to think about freezing food at home.
Blanching means boiling or steaming vegetables briefly, and then cooling them rapidly.
Freezing food you don’t want to eat right away is a great way to stop food going into the bin, and save you money.
