Enjoying Every Bite of Our Food
The holidays bring us together to enjoy food with one another and tend to leave us with lots of leftovers! Let’s try to reduce the amount of food that gets thrown away during the holidays.
• Plan ahead. Get an accurate head count to help you plan accordingly and not overcook.
• Cook with imperfections. Use imperfect produce in cooked dishes, such as bruised apples for apple pie or applesauce.
• Skip peeling. Skip peeling vegetables like potatoes and carrots, cook with them.
• Share. Share leftovers with friends and family and ask them to bring reusable containers for leftovers.
• Love your leftovers. Get creative with your leftovers to create new snacks or meals. Explore recipes to reinvent your leftovers.
• Freeze. Be realistic about the leftovers you can eat and freeze the extra for another day.
Reusables Over Single-Use
• We encourage you to skip the single-use items and opt for reusables.
• When hosting meals, ask guests to bring their own reusable containers for leftovers, or you can repurpose reusable takeout containers.
• Use secondhand or reusable serving dishes and serving spoons.
If you can’t use all reusables this holiday season, that’s okay - try your best to limit single use where you can. Every little bit helps to reduce waste
Holiday Decorations
To avoid adding to the landfill this holiday season, we encourage you to extend the lifespan of your holiday decorations. Be sure to account for the decorations you already own before going to the store to purchase new (or secondhand) decorations. If adding to your holiday collection, instead of adding trendy items, choose timeless, durable decorations that can be reused every year. By using quality reusable decorations, we reduce waste and can create traditions.
