Food wastage is a problem seen worldwide, we tend to buy more and eat less and in the end the food that doesn’t even looks like it should be thrown away goes into our bins just because the expiry date has passed. The way we are wasting food we don’t even realise that there are hundreds and thousands of people without food.

The companies have set our minds into thinking that the food that is past the expiry date is not good for consumption whereas most of the time it is not even true. House Cleaning West Seattle has some tips that will help you in reducing the food wastage at home.

At the store   

1. Buy what you need 

When house cleaning, when you go grocery shopping you should make a list of all the things that you require and should not make frequent visits for the grocery instead you should make a single visit once a month or at most twice a month to get all the things. During house cleaning, if you have a list at the ready it will keep you focused and you will buy exactly what you need. This will not only save you money and reduce food wastage.      

2. Buy funny looking produce 

During house cleaning, at the grocery store we usually buy fruits and vegetables that look fancy and nice looking, but you should not always do this as the funny looking produce are thrown away by the grocery store even though they are not expired. When house cleaning, instead of buying the perfect looking fruits and vegetables buy funny looking produce to stop them from going into waste because it's obvious that eventually you will consume them so their looks shouldn’t matter.  

At home 

1. Practice FIFO

During house cleaning, at home you should apply the first in first out method in the pantry and otherwise as well. Whenever you bring grocery home you should place it at the back on the shelves and place the older products in front so that they can be consumed first before they expire.

2. Monitor what you throw away

When house cleaning, you should monitor what you throw away ahead of time. In this way it will let you know what is supposed to be thrown away and you can consume it before it goes bad. During house cleaning, if there are certain things that you purchase more but aren’t used up that much then you should make sure that the next time you go shopping buy it according to your use. Also it is not like the day the expiry date passes the food starts to rot, you can still consume it over a day or two so if you are able to then utilize the produce within those days before you throw away in the trash. 

If you still need tips to reduce food waste at your house then get in touch with your local House Cleaning West Seattle experts who will try to assist you or call House Cleaning West Seattle.