Fun (and free) ideas to help your kai go further
Here are some simple ways to connect with your tamariki at home, save food together, and pick up some handy tips along the way.
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The whānau mission to uncover insights and brainstorm ways to save food with your child.
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Give scraps a second chance! Turn potato skins, carrot peels and more into tasty creations. Sign up to the Every Bite mailing list and we’ll send you a free digital recipe booklet.
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Keen to cut food waste without adding stress? Join the waitlist for Every Bite online!
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About Every Bite
Every Bite is helping New Zealanders make simple changes to waste less food. Run by the Zero Waste Network, this guided programme helps you try simple at-home experiments to understand and reduce your food waste.
Together, let’s celebrate our kai
Kia kotahi tātou ki te whakanui i ā tātou kai
Top 5 foods we can save, together
#1 Bread
More than 23 million loaves are wasted every year!
Save tip! Bread pudding
#2 Leftovers
More than 28 million medium sized pizzas go to waste every year!
Save tip! Next day lunch
#3 Oranges, apples & bananas
More than 100 million pieces of fruit go uneaten each year!
Save tip! Blend into a smoothie
#4 Potatoes
Every year more than 23 million potatoes go to waste!
Save tip! Bake or air-fry potato peel crisps
#5 Chicken
Annually 2.7 million chickens are wasted.
Save tip! Make a sandwich, or turn bones into stock!
Source - Love Food Hate Waste 2018 Waste Audit.
