Found a simple way to cut my food waste in half

I got sick of throwing out soggy lettuce and rotten produce every week. It felt like half my grocery bill was going straight to the trash. So I started grouping my fridge into sections by how fast stuff goes bad. Berries and leafy greens go on the eye level shelf, root veggies and apples go lower down. I also started writing the date I bought each item on the package with a sharpie. After about a month of this, I dropped my food waste down by maybe 60 percent. It's not fancy, but it actually works for me. Has anyone else tried a system like this that helped with your own waste guilt?

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kimr741mo ago

Dates on everything or my fridge becomes a science fair.

karen3611mo ago

Toss it if it smells bad, that's all you need.

betty_wells1mo ago

My July 2022 Greek yogurt is still going strong. Best decision I ever made was ignoring dates and trusting my gut instead.