18 April 2024
Eat Me First Stickers Explained
The sticky solution to food waste! Having a reminder about what we need to eat is sometimes all we need in order to reduce food waste.
Read The Article18 April 2024
The sticky solution to food waste! Having a reminder about what we need to eat is sometimes all we need in order to reduce food waste.
Read The ArticleThere’s no doubt that chicken is one of New Zealand’s favourite foods. We love it fried, roasted and cooked on the BBQ. Despite our love of chicken, Kiwis throw away…
Fishing is a favourite Kiwi pastime – especially this time of year. There’s not much that beats tucking into a fresh fillet straight from the sea. Did you know that…
Have you made a resolution or set a goal for the year? Maybe you want to eat better, save money or be kinder to the environment? We’ve got one thing…
So often our food goes bad because we don’t store it in the right place. Bread goes mouldy, potatoes sprout and vegetables go limp. There is so much conflicting advice…
The Community Fridge was a social experiment to see whether people would donate their excess food if there was a place to do so, and whether people in need would…
Tis the season for eating. No matter how much we (over)indulge on Christmas Day, there always seem to be leftovers. Leftovers are a valued part of Christmas, with many Kiwi…
It’s not Christmas in New Zealand without a ham. The joy of buying a ham is that you are guaranteed you can feed everyone, even those unexpected guests. But even…
Summer means warm weather and eating outside – BBQs, picnics and fish and chips at the beach. While we Kiwis love this relaxed style of eating, we shouldn’t relax when…
If you want to waste less food and save more money, but aren’t confident in the kitchen or need inspiration, it can be hard to know where to start. Thankfully,…
A fridge offering free food to those in need has popped up in central Auckland. The Community Fridge opened in November as a way to reduce food waste by sharing excess…
Auckland’s Community Fridge was an initiative to help share excess food with people who need it. The fridge ran from 30 November 2016 to 09 October 2019 in the inner…
Rice is one of the most popular foods worldwide, yet in New Zealand over 4,000 tonnes of cooked rice go to waste every year. We often throw away leftover rice…
Yet again you have cooked too much pasta. You stare at your bowl of plain leftover pasta and you are just not feeling inspired. STOP! Don’t throw it in the bin….
Is your fridge cluttered with little odds and ends that you’re not quite sure what to do with? There might be a few spoonfuls of leftover mince, half a can…
One of the greatest things about leftovers is eating them for lunch. Not only do they save you time in the morning, they also stop you spending your hard-earned money…
We’ll admit it, sometimes we are really unexcited by leftovers. The thought of eating the same meal that we ate yesterday isn’t always appealing. In fact, 49% of Kiwis are…
Leftovers can be one of life’s great pleasures. Not only do they mean you can have a night off cooking, many foods like stews and curries taste way better the…
Love them or hate them, leftovers are often an inevitable part of cooking and eating. Some days we cook too much, while other days we just don’t have the appetite…