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Eat Me First

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No more ugly surprises at the back of your fridge! Eat Me First reusable stickers are a simple and effective way to remind people of the food that needs to be eaten first before it goes bad!

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Spoiler alert: New Zealanders waste $290 Million worth of fruit and vegetables every year.

Eat Me First in action

Check out the tips, tricks and recipes to reduce food waste and save money from our community below.

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Create an Eat Me First Shelf to keep track of items that need to be eaten or that are close to 'Best Before or 'Use By' dates.

- Sophie

Using the Eat Me First stickers to keep track of what we put in the freezer has helped us reduce our food waste in a big way!

- Sam

We use the Eat Me First Sticker as a communication tool for our tamariki so they know what to eat when we are busy!

- Juno

We use the Eat Me First sticker to help distinguish between old and new items in our fridge!

- Gel

I like to use the sticker as a visual on a box of food my flatmates can eat from the pantry! It helps us use up all the products that are about to go off!

- Nick

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Download our Eat Me First toolkit, which is full of food-saving hacks, downloadable resources and recipes to make the most of your food.

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Eat Me First Recipes

Discover our collection of speedy and simple recipes, turning often discarded ingredients into mouthwatering dishes.

Leftover Omlette Wrap

Perfect for turning a small amounts of leftovers into a whole new meal.

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Korean Lamb Tacos

A tasty twist on Taco Tuesday, with leftover NZ lamb and Asian sauces.

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Melt worthy courgette fritters

Cheesy and crisp courgette/zucchini fritters!

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Vege Frittatta

Use up all your leftover veges in a simple one-pan frittata.

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Moroccan Mince Pizzas

The perfect way to use up your leftover mince!

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Broccoli Bites

With a few simple ingredients, we’re chucking the ‘pimp’ into pantry with this 5-star dish using up every part of the broccoli.

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