Challenge Week 4
Week 4 – The Final Stretch!
Today begins Week 4, the final week of theÌýMaine Home Food Waste Challenge!ÌýThis week you should use all our food waste reduction tips and resources to really reduce your home food waste.ÌýThe final Week 4 Leaderboard will show not only your week-to-week reduction, but also your food waste reduction from Week 1 to Week 4.ÌýSo let’s see how low you can go in Week 4!!
Week 4 Food Waste Tips:
New Recipes = Tasty Food Waste Solutions
For this final week, many of you have asked for recipe ideas to help turn potentially wasted food (think leftovers, refrigerator cleanouts, wilty produce, mushy fruits and trims) into delicious, money-saving food ideas. What if you could save money and end food waste by creating your own episode of the TV show,ÌýÌý– using creative chef ideas to make tasty new meals out of your own potentially wasted food?
Here are some great resources to get you started.
- ³Õ¾±²õ¾±³ÙÌýÌýto find great recipes that use up just the ingredients that you have. Similar ingredient-based recipe search sites can be foundÌý.
- Check out this yummy onlineÌýÌýdeveloped with the EPA. It includes recipes and food waste tips all in one place!
- Look at these great zero waste chef cookbooks and free videos likeÌýÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýÌý(: scraps/trims,Ìý: stale bread,Ìý: overripe fruit). As a special Challenge tip,Ìýget a FREE download of IKEA’sÌýÌýcookbookÌý– with recipes you can use every day!
Hopefully these new resources will inspire you long after the Challenge ends!
We would love to hear more your food waste reduction journey. Send an email to us at:Ìýfoodrescuemaine@maine.edu. You can also join ourÌý and share your stories and photos with other Challenge participants. Feel free to send in what tips are working for you!
Keep up the great work – you’re nearly there!
