Love Food Hate Waste

Save up to £50 per month

On average, UK households throw away around one third of the food they buy - that’s like buying three bags of shopping and throwing one bag away as soon as you get home. But don't worry, we have lots of useful hints and tips that can help you save up to £50 a month and reduce your food waste. Plus we've got some great giveaways!

Carefull food storage, making the most your your leftovers and portion control are just a few things that can be done to ensure you make the most of your food.

Tip of the week: Keep a few essentials in your cupboards, such as oils, herbs and spices, canned tomatoes and pasta so that you can use them to make a delicious meal with any leftover fresh food from the fridge

Five Steps to Reduce Waste and Save Money

• Foods are safe to eat after the ‘best before’ date, but may no longer be at their tastiest.  Except for eggs which should never be eaten beyond this date.
  
  
• Fresh items such as meat and dairy must be eaten before the ‘use by date’.
  
  
• Plan your meals for the week to avoid overbuying, use our FREE wipe clean meal planner to help!
  
  
• Keep cupboards well stocked with tinned and dry ingredients so you will always have a delicious meal at hand even when the fridge is bare.
  
  
• Many fresh foods can be frozen such as - vegetables, meat, fish, milk, whipped cream, bread, cakes and hard cheese
  

For more handy food hints and tasty recipes to make the most of your leftovers visit www.lovefoodhatewaste.com

Free giveaways

To help residents reduce their food waste we have a number of handy items that you can request for free. Visit our Giveaways page to find out more.

To claim a free giveaway to help you reduce food waste call 0116 305 7005 (limited stocks available, one item per person, only available to Leicestershire residents – excludes Leicester City).