Food waste is happening all around the world. Wasting food is like hurting our own environment. Our farmers are struggling hard to cultivate the food we should respect them without wasting the food. When the food is thrown into the landfill, the wasted food produces a large amount of methane and causes harmful gases to environment.

1. Don’t Buy too much:

The best way to avoid food is by buying less. If you have 4 members in your family shop for the maximum a week so you can control excessive food waste.

Although the bulk purchase is convenient for you it LEDs to wasting the food. Once all your foods are over the shop again.

2. Plan your needs:

Before going shopping plan what all to be purchase and what not to be. This idea gives you more clearance of what you have stored in your storeroom. Improper storage leads to a massive amount of food waste. Additionally, try making a list of items that you need to buy and stick to that list.

3. Storing excess food:

If you have excess food in your room most people are unsure how to store fruits and vegetables, which can lead to premature ripening and, rotten. Vegetables like potato, garlic, onion, cucumber should be kept in room temperature perhaps be remaining should be stored properly in the refrigerator.

Fruits must also be kept in room temperature separately.

4. Grow your own vegetables:

Growing your own vegetables stops food waste. Cook vegetables from your garden freshly for your needs it helps to reduce the storage of vegetables and food waste.

5. Save leftovers:

Store leftovers food in a glass container and keep it in the fridge or freezer. Helps ensure you don’t forget the food. Before consuming the food toss or heat the food.

6. Use before the expiry date:

Before purchasing check the expiry date once or twice. Most of the products will come with its manufactured and expiry date. If a product is nearing its expiry date use it as soon as possible before it expired.

Food is a mandatory thing in everyone’s life. More than 9 million people die because of hunger every year. So, please don’t waste your food at your home, school, office, etc, perhaps you can feed people if possible. Try to stop the food waste the change starts from you.