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Ways to Have a Green Christmas

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Pair that with Thanksgiving right before it and it makes me squirm just thinking about it. Food Waste Doesn’t Have to Be Inevitable. The amount of food waste that goes on at this time of year is shocking. If you make a big turkey and have leftovers, you can use them for days afterward.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

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of Agriculture, a US family of 4 discards around $1500 a year on food waste. Imagine saving your family’s budget $1500 a year just by being more aware of your food waste and taking action to stop it. Designate one night a week as “raid the fridge’ night to get rid of leftovers. Stock up on Seasonal Foods/Meats.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

Family Balance Sheet

of Agriculture, a US family of 4 discards around $1500 a year on food waste. Imagine saving your family’s budget $1500 a year just by being more aware of your food waste and taking action to stop it. Designate one night a week as “raid the fridge’ night to get rid of leftovers. Stock up on Seasonal Foods/Meats.

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Keeping the Christmas Dinner Costs and Waste Down

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This allows us to cash in on the savings without watching our money go in the garbage by food waste. There tends to be a ton of leftovers, and I suspect that many of them are wasted because they can’t eat them all. Cutting Down. We find that when we buy canned cranberry sauce, we end up throwing away a lot of it.

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