St Mary's Weekly Eco Tip: Reducing food waste

Preventing food waste will be essential as we have to move towards food self-sufficiency in the UK. A recent campaign slogan was ‘Look Smell Taste, Don’t Waste’, aimed at some-times ridiculous ‘Best Before’ or ‘Use By’ dates. Salads may have days’, yoghurts weeks’, and ketchup/jams months’ longer life, for instance, than the label suggests. If it says ‘Best before’ use your senses – look, smell, taste to decide whether to discard it. Treat ‘Use by’ dates cautiously: going beyond them may risk food poisoning.

For more eco tips, visit the St Mary’s website: https://www.stmaryislington.org/ecochurch