HOW TO CUT FOOD WASTE

A simple 20-minute check-in could save you time and money – and help save the planet!

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We've all been there - filling the trolley with healthy goodies during that well-intentioned weekend shop. But then life gets in the way. By Thursday, the chicken is smelling whiffy. Come Friday, you're desperately trying not to notice the iceberg lettuce wilting in the crisper.

Kiwis waste a staggering $2.9 billion worth of food annually - that's about 130,000 tonnes, most of it edible. But as the experts at Love Food Hate Waste NZ tell us, with just a little forward planning and action, we can stop throwing out perfectly good kai... and save some decent money to boot!

As 55% of New Zealanders know, meal planning is the secret weapon for cutting down on food waste - and it's not as complicated as those elaborate videos on social media might have you believe. All it takes is putting 20 minutes aside each week to follow the four Cs.