Love Food Hate Waste
Welcome to our community! We’re here to help you explore simple ways to save food, save money and save our planet.
Welcome introduction
Discover some simple hacks, tips and guidance to make the most of your food at home. Find out why it’s so crucial that we all do our bit to save our food from the bin - and protect our beautiful planet at the same time too.
Every little thing you do, everyday, makes a huge difference. By working together, it soon adds up if you times each small action by 66 million people living in the UK. And, you’ll save money on your shopping bill too!
of food waste comes from our UK homes
tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions could be prevented by saving food from our bins in UK homes
Not sure where to start?
Try a few of these simple things as part of your weekly routine and you’ll quickly see how with just a few small actions you can make a real difference both to your pocket and the planet. Find easy ways to stay in control of your food shop, make it easy to remember what food you have at home and ideas on prompts to ensure all the food you’ve bought is eaten or check out our Love Food Hate Waste top tips - plus much more.
Got a food in mind?
Hack of the month
Save leftover hard cheese by grating it and popping it in in the freezer for another day… or buy already grated to save time! Use it straight from the freezer for cooking – no defrosting required.
Learn moreHow do I? guides
Remove the stress out of buying, planning, storing and using up food: while saving money, time and our precious planet in the process. Sounds easy on paper, doesn’t it? But we know life is busy.
Our How do I? guides will help you explore how to get the greatest value from the food you buy and make the most of the time you have available to use it all up - and create more quality time to enjoy it too.
You’ll find different options to try with easy, time and money-saving ways to tackle food that might end up in the bin - that you can also adapt and tailor to fit into your life at home.
The latest from the Love Food Hate Waste blog
- Mealtimes
- Leftovers
- Food waste
Cooking for toddlers and children: tips for saving food
Top tips to include your toddlers and children in the kitchen and save food.
- Food storage
- Seasonal food
Caerphilly Cheese Festival: love your cheese!
Attention, cheese lovers! One of the most popular events in the cheese calendar is nearly upon us, and it all centres on a Welsh town famous for its beautiful castle.
- Seasonal food
- BBQ
Making the most of your summer party food
Ways you can make the most of your summer party food while enjoying the warm weather.
In this post, we’ll look at how you can eat a varied and nutritious diet that saves food and effort when you’re cooking for one.
- Eid
- Seasonal food
- Leftovers
Make your Eid feast go further
Eid Mubarak! The holy month of Ramadan is coming to an end, and that can only mean one thing: it’s time to celebrate breaking the fast!
- Ramadan
- Leftovers
- Food waste
Reducing food waste during Ramadan: because food is precious!
Here are some tips on how you and your family can make your food go further during Ramadan.
Make your food go further
If you didn’t quite make it through the Sunday roast, or you over-ordered on your favourite takeaway (again), fear not, you can save that delicious food for another day.
By storing, freezing, and reheating your food correctly, you can make it go further.
