are you wasting money on food? 13 December 2012 at 12:46PM in MoneySaving mums 9 replies 2.6K views

Zero_Food_Waste

[FONT=&quot]Apparently, in the UK, the average family wastes up to £50 a month on food that is not eaten!
One of the best tips to avoid this is to plan your meals in advance and write a shopping list when you buy your food.
Good news is, to encourage North London residents to do just that, there is a new campaign/challenge called It Pays to Plan. If you submit your entry they send you a 'food waste reduction' pack and you will enter a prize competition for a cookery class. Check their website to enter.

any other ideas?
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sweetilemon

Might be a good idea to post on the food & grocery page did write a fair bit but it didn't post! Basically, a lot of local councils have zero waste promotions so a check on local council websites might have events & freebies. A lot of mse'rs buy food from supermarkets close to use by & freeze until needed. Meal planning def saves!

Pollycat

I'd put it on the 'OldStyle Moneysaving' board - maybe that's the one that sweetilemon means.

Lots of threads on there about meal planning and cooking in bulk.

£50 per month wasted food?

Not me. I very rarely throw anything away, even if I'm going on holiday.
I do meal plans for 3 weeks at a time and if I've bought, say, a family pack of mushrooms they get used up in a number of different recipes.

I_luv_cats

Don't include me in the figures!


I can't remember the last time I threw out/wasted food.

My freezer is my friend, bread/meat etc. is frozen if approaching the best before / use by and unlikely to get used up.

Perishables are bought for a specific period so are stored and used as anticipated.

C_Mababejive

Not me!

I have just extracted a 250g packet of carved turkey from Tesco Whoops counter for £1.65. I also disregard use by /sell by dates. If it isnt growing or smelling,it gets used.

ska_lover

Throw out food? Noooooooo no no, I can honestly say that is not something we do here.

Mind you, I would eat something out of date no probs!

torbrex

smells like :spam:

Kayalana99

Personally probally waste about £5 a month. No where near £50 but we are just two people.

On other hand my Dad's wife is a !!!!!! for it. Spends £100 a week shopping bill on three people (my dad only eats bread and butter...another story) and ends up chucking loads of un eaten ready meals in bin weekly along with unused veg and the fruit that just has to be in the bowl at all times.....

Drives him mad . lol

lynne192

don't have the money to spend £50 never mind waste it but we aren't the best at saving food although over the last two years we are getting better. has anyone got any tips on saving food?

Pollycat

lynne192 wrote: »

don't have the money to spend £50 never mind waste it but we aren't the best at saving food although over the last two years we are getting better. has anyone got any tips on saving food?

Hi Lynne
check out the Old Style MoneySaving board:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=33

Lots of great tips on there.