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  1. Blog category
    •  Save time and money
    •  Leftovers
    •  Mealtimes

    10 creative ways to make scrumptious meals from bit and bobs

    , 5 minute read

    Picture the scene: a half-opened can of beans you don’t know what to do with. Ends of bread languishing in the bottom of the loaf pack. Forgotten veg wilting in the fridge. None of these sound all that promising – or do they?

    Sample
  2. Blog category
    •  Food shopping
    •  Food storage
    •  Save time and money

    Buy loose, use what you buy: your new food shopping mantra

    , 3 minute read

    What if we were to tell you that there’s a simple action you can take when you’re at the supermarket or doing your online shop that could help save tens of thousands of tonnes of food each year?

    A photo of trays of bananas, tomatoes and lettuce displayed in a supermarket aisle.
  3. Blog category
    •  Food storage
    •  Save time and money

    Getting to grips with the switch to ‘Best before’ dates on milk

    By Love Food Hate Waste and Food Standards Agency, , 6 minute read

    Switching to ‘Best before’ dates on milk is a smart move for us, our pockets and our planets. Find out why this important change is happening in our supermarkets and what it means for you.

    Milk being poured into a glass on a green background
  4. Blog category
    •  Mealtimes
    •  Leftovers
    •  Food waste

    Cooking for toddlers and children: tips for saving food

    , 5 minute read

    Top tips to include your toddlers and children in the kitchen and save food.

    a baking bowl with white mix, a toddler is holding a whisk in the bowl and has a spoon in the other hand dipping in a pot
  5. Blog category
    •  Food storage
    •  Seasonal food

    Caerphilly Cheese Festival: love your cheese!

    , 4 minute read

    Attention, cheese lovers! One of the most popular events in the cheese calendar is nearly upon us, and it all centres on a Welsh town famous for its beautiful castle.

    A wooden table with different cheese scattered on it. A white hand holding a knife is cutting a wedge of cheese on the table
  6. Blog category
    •  Seasonal food
    •  Food storage

    Storing your potatoes: fridge is best

    By Love Food Hate Waste, , 4 minute read

    From chips, roasties and jacket spuds to soups and casseroles, there are so many ways to enjoy the humble potato.

    Image shows a stack of potatoes in the middle of a row of green leafy potato plants
  7. Blog category
    •  Save time and money
    •  Seasonal food
    •  Food storage

    New Year’s resolution: Cut food waste

    By Love Food Hate Waste,

    Resolutions, intentions, goals – whatever you like to call them, New Year is a time when many of us seek to make a change or two for the year ahead. This year we're thinking about resolutions to cut food waste.

    The numbers "2023" made up of fruit and vegetables.
  8. Blog category
    •  Seasonal food
    •  Leftovers
    •  Mealtimes

    What’s good to eat this month? – December

    By Love Food Hate Waste, , 3 minute read

    Find out what local and fresh in December for your festive food plans.

    Chestnuts and sprouts in a wooden bowl