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    •  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
    •  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
    •  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
    •  Leftovers
    •  Save time and money

    Three appliances that can help you save money on cooking

    By Love Food Hate Waste, , 4 minute read

    Three appliances you may already have in your kitchen that can help you keep your energy bills down while enjoying delicious meals.

    An air-fryer showing an open drawer full of chips, with leafy herbs dotted around the image.
    •  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.
    •  Seasonal food
    •  Leftovers
    •  Save time and money

    The best recipes for Christmas leftovers

    By Love Food Hate Waste, , 3 minute read

    Make your festive feast go further.

    A stack of sandwiches made using Christmas leftovers
    •  Seasonal food
    •  Save time and money
    •  Mealtimes

    The ultimate guide to Christmas food planning

    By Love Food Hate Waste, , 5 minute read

    A how-to guide for Christmas food planning

    A birds eye view of a Christmas feast with a roast turkey in the centre, roasted root vegetables, a gravy boat and Christmas foliage spread around.
    •  Leftovers
    •  Food storage

    Six ways to eat your Halloween pumpkins

    By Love Food Hate Waste, , 5 minute read

    Six ways to eat your Halloween pumpkins

    A photo of two people's hands cutting and gutting a couple of different sized orange pumpkins on a brown surface. A bowl of pumpkin flesh is also on the table.