Dealing with Food Waste...

One of the things I really hate is FOOD WASTE !! I'm a firm believer that FOOD is a blessing and I personally FEEL that throwing it away is a BIG SIN especially when there's lots of people and kids who are dying worldwide due to poverty and hunger!! What's even worse is that Food waste is becoming a worldwide epidemic, and it's time to deal with IT!
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How to prevent this?
There's lots and lots of tips and advises to educate, empower and teach people on how to fight and prevent Food Waste...
Shop - Cook and Organize Wisely are among the TOP Easy and SIMPLE TIPS...

There's lots of websites and organizations my favorite are:
LOVE Food HATE Waste:  ​http://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/node/7958

THINK.EAT.SAVE:http://www.thinkeatsave.org/index.php/top-tips-on-reducing-food-waste

Now, you got ALL the Major Guidelines on preventing FOOD Waste...
​However what do You do when you open your fridge after a week of events and celebrations to find it full of near to expire FOOD?

1 - Donate the Excess FOOD...

​Once your event is over take a minute to separate the food surplus that's left untouched in your guest's plates before you quickly start emptying and cleaning those plates! Place them in neat containers and distribute them to needy people on the street thus saving them the humiliation of digging in the smoochy and ugly garbage bags for leftover food! Trust me you will end up feeling extra good about yourself while doing a great cause and keep lots of tummies full and satisfied..

2- Use the Leftovers...

My NEW FOOD Mantra is: Make as much Delicious meals as possible with your leftovers thus ensuring You USED & ATE everything You had!

Well to PUT that PLAN for a GOOD USE.. Few Days ago I found myself facing a fridge of lots of leftovers from all our NEW Year celebrations and gatherings (Fruits - Veggies and lots of Cheeses!!)

 First was Veggies turn..

What's for ‪‎lunch‬? I Had a pile of chopped ‪peppers-mushroom and ‪‎onion in my fridge so... dumped them all in my frying pan...added ‪chicken-stripes marinated in ‎soy sauce.... sprinkled with a dash of ‎red pepper‬ ‪‎spice‬ and ‪‎powdered ‪‎ginger and voila □□□ Better served with ‪‎white rice‬ on the side....

Then was Fruits Turn...

What's for breakfast? I got 2 super ripe bananas which my kids use to throw once black!!! however in my attempt to fight food waste I introduced them to banana pancakes □□ and ever since we never threw our bananas away Double bonus? they get to help in preparation and end up tossing their favorite peanut-butter and jelly on it... I also had the chance to use my leftover strawberries!!!

Last but not least Cheese and Starch category :)

2 meals to make use of all the pasta & potatoes in my pantry along all the cheese!!!

1 last Great TIP to prevent FOOD Waste and make use of all your extra Left overs is to either FREEZE or PICKLE it :)

There you GO....
all the Tips - Ideas & Advises to empower YOU and Your families to save TIME, money, KEEP YOUR FAMILY HEALTHY, BUT Above ALL....Prevent FOOD WASTE and Have a Helping Hand in FEEDING Hungry Needy people!

FOODBLESSED is 1 of the Local organizations in Lebanon that aims to fight and prevent Food waste!! For more information about them Check my FULL Review Here...