Stop Food Waste Day
IT’S STOP FOOD WASTE DAY TODAY...AND EVERY DAY AT BON APPÉTIT!
Here at Bon Appétit, we hate food waste with a passion.
Food waste is one of the biggest contributors to climate change. Wasting food means you’re also wasting all the energy it took to grow, harvest, transport, and cook it. In addition, food decomposing in landfills releases methane, the greenhouse gas that is 20 to 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide. It also pains us to see perfectly good food end up in the compost bin when it could be used to feed people in need.
We’ve been fighting food waste for years (learn more), and in honor of Stop Food Waste Day today, April 27, we’ve gathered some creative cooking tips for how you too can save edible food from ending up in the trash!
Here’s a fun activity you can do with young children (or by yourself, we won’t tell):
Or try these three approaches to rescuing leftover bits of herbs, vegetables, and even cookie crumbs!
Hey Pesto — You’re Food-Waste-Fighting Magic!
Pesto can be a fantastic tool in your food-waste-fighting arsenal. As long as you follow the same basic ratio of leafy herbs, oil, nuts or seeds, hard cheese, garlic, and salt, you can use whatever leftover bits and pieces you have in hand to make your own pesto.
Go Strata for the Leftovers Win
These bread-based egg casseroles are a delightful one-stop, one-pot dish for last night’s leftovers — perfect for any meal.
Cookie Crumbs Get a Second Chance
Made with broken cookies or any sweet-pastry crumbs, these drop cookies are a sweet surprise.