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How to Get the Most Out of Your Groceries (and Help the Planet Along the Way)

From regrowing vegetables (no soil needed!) to deliciously repurposing leftovers, there are plenty of creative ways to stretch out the lifespan of your food.

Corrie Evanoff

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Find even more environmental action inspiration in our How to Help the Planet collection, with advice on coexisting with creatures, making your wardrobe more sustainable, and more.

6 Ways to Magically Regrow Vegetables in Only Water

If only personal growth was this easy for people.

The Lie of “Expired” Food and the Disastrous Truth of America’s Food Waste Problem

Stop throwing your food away.

Don’t Have a Cow: The Simple, Sustainable Guide to Making Your Own Oat Milk

Non-dairy milks have never been more popular. Here’s how to make them from oats, nuts and seeds—saving money as well as the planet.

Stop Throwing Out Your Used Tea Bags

They’re surprising useful. Here are 12 things they can do post-brew.

Never Waste Bread Again

Turns out bread may have more lives than your cat.

How Long Does Frozen Meat Last? Here’s What You Need to Know About Freezing Meat

If you’re wondering when to toss that old chicken in your freezer, follow these easy guidelines.

Ten Fruits and Vegetables You’re Storing Wrong

If your produce is rotting quickly in your refrigerator, you may be to blame.

BONUS READ: How to Keep Produce Fresh as Long as Possible via Popular Science.

How To Quick Pickle Any Vegetable

This simple formula yields great tasting pickles in only 48 hours.

Are Those Eggs Still Good? Here’s How to Tell.

From how to store eggs in the fridge to whether the float test actually works.

BONUS READ: One Box of Eggs—17 Delicious Ways to Use Them, From French Toast to Huevos Rancheros via The Guardian.

7 Easy Ways to Make Your Groceries Last Longer

Brown bananas and avocados will soon be a thing of the past.

Feed a Family for a Week With a Single Bag of Beans

Nutrition on a budget.

BONUS READ: Beans Are Good For the Planet, For You and For Your Dinner Table. Here’s How to Cook Them Right. via The Washington Post.

Instead of Throwing Away Your Greens, Make Them into “Meatballs”

Hold onto your carrot tops! And onion tops! And turnip tops! And beet greens, too. You can turn all of those greens into a delicious snack.

How to Compost at Home [LISTEN]

Whether you’ve got a small apartment or a big backyard, there are ways to compost your kitchen scraps in any space. This episode is your starter for how to compost your organic waste into rich soil. Also, how to get the right mix of greens and browns and what you can and can’t compost.

Don’t Toss That Sour Milk! And Other Tips To Cut Kitchen Food Waste [WATCH]

The typical American family tosses out some $1,500 of food yearly. From smarter fridge packing to sauteing soggy lettuce, the Waste-Free Kitchen Handbook is full of tips to rescue edibles from landing in the trash.

Spent But Not Worthless: How to Cook with Spent Grain

Just because your grain is spent doesn’t mean it’s not still delicious.

Here’s Why You Should Never Throw Out Potato Peels

This plate is stacked high with crispy, chewy snacks that fall somewhere between potato chips and French fries — and it’s all because I didn’t throw out my potato scraps.

The Best Ways to Reuse Your Most Common Kitchen Leftovers

If you’ve had people over for a party, made a big meal, or you just happen to have a lot of scraps in your kitchen, there’s a lot of ways you can use those things instead of throwing them all out.

BONUS READ: How to Reuse Absolutely Any Leftover via The Washington Post.

Roundup: Your Tips To Fight Food Waste

Food waste is a big problem in the United States, where a typical household of four tosses out about $1,600 worth of food annually. So, NPR’s Life Kit did a deep dive on how how to reduce food waste.

BONUS READ: Preventing Food Waste via the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Want More? Check Out the Everyday, Eco-Friendly Actions That Save You Money at Home

Small household changes—like cutting back on meat, embracing a wilder yard, and even repurposing your empty jars—can cut costs and (maybe? hopefully) add up to help our planet recover from generations of damage.

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