Use recipes with the same ingredients
One way to avoid wasting food and implicitly money, is by carefully planning your meals using recipes with the same ingredients, so you know exactly what and how much you need, said Woroch. If you purchase a whole sack of potatoes, find clever ways to put every potato to use: baked potatoes, fries, chips etc., before it spoils. Also, get used to just eating your leftovers instead of throwing them away.
“No matter how cheap the food was, it becomes the most expensive ingredient when it gets tossed,” she said.
Cook in bulk
Pasta, anyone? Another efficient method to save money on food and stop throwing it away is to cook in bulk. Woroch suggest preparing meals in large quantities and freezing leftovers for another time, thus turning them into easy last-minute meals.
“These large portions can be used as lunch for parents, an afternoon snack for teens or as a ready-made dinner for kids when you’re short on time,” she said. She also recommends scheduling one day a week for meal preparation.
