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  Tips on Reducing Food Waste During the Holidays by Aadyaa Keyal The holiday season is soon approaching. It means lovely weather, holidays from school, delicious food and gifts all week long. It also includes several parties with yummy food and beverages being served. If you're hosting or being invited there might be tons of food left over. If not consumed soon or stored appropriately there can be a huge amount of food waste. To avoid this, here are several tips to reduce food waste during the holidays. Plan ahead & shop  If you are hosting, get a headcount to see how many people will be there so you can adjust your plans accordingly. Make a menu and browse your pantry to see what you need to buy. Stick to the shopping list and get the right quantity. This will save your money and confusion when shopping.  Involves guests too. Ask your guests what they are willing to eat depending on your party time. Based on the majority ,choose foods that are  popular amongst ...

  How to host about community potluck- Aadyaa Keyal  These days the regular restaurant outings are being swapped for potluck parties. Instead of being rushed on a weekend with a busy crowd and paying an expensive bill people are hosting community potluck! This is a fun, inexpensive way to meet up with friends or family and enjoy food. Let's see how one can host a community potluck by generating minimum to no waste and still enjoying it to the maximum .  Firstly,What is a Potluck? A potluck is a communal meal where guests bring homemade dishes to share. Potlucks are popular because they are easy and affordable to host, and they encourage creativity and social interaction.  Tips to host about low waste potluck party: Make a list of all the dishes being brought As simple as this sounds, make sure there is a clear list containing the names of guests and the food they're bringing to the table. This way no dish is repeated and the food doesn't go to waste.  Specify th...

  How to host a Zero-Waste Event b y Aadyaa Keyal Don't we all love hosting or going to events? Catching up with friends and family,networking and eating all the delicious food served at these events is also a fun experience.  Do we actually realise how much waste we can produce by spending even an hour at parties? From those tiny plastic bottles we pick up to that tissue we use for less than a second ,they all go in the trash after use. Without realising we end up harming our planet even more. With the holiday season approaching there will be around 25% more waste created than the rest of the year. To minimise this ,let's do our part and try to host a Zero Waste event! Planning the event: Male digital invites with the help of templates available online. This looks trendy and you don't spend money on physical copies. The first step to every event is to plan. Make a list of single use plastic or disposable items you need to identify potential sources of waste and develop s...

  Tips on reducing plastic waste in the kitchen By Aadyaa Keyal Everyday part of our life involves the use of  plastics. Particularly single use plastic. While eating out ,the tissues we use, tiny water bottles we pick up or our take out containers.  Even our groceries come in plastic . So without realising we create a lot of waste daily. One place where we can make a change is in our kitchen. If we change a few habits and implement this daily we can reduce the amount of plastic we create and contribute to a more sustainable future.  Let's read on to find out what a common person can do to reduce plastic waste in their kitchen! 1.Switch your plastic  to reusable:  First and foremost, one of the easiest ways to reduce plastic waste in the kitchen is to switch to reusable bags and containers. Instead of using plastic bags for grocery shopping, opt for reusable tote bags or mesh bags. For storing food, choose glass or stainless steel containers over plastic on...

THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF FOOD WASTE : How food waste affects the environment   Haven't we all taken a big helping on our plate or ordered extra food intending to finish it all. Yet, when we haven't been able to finish it ,we unfortunately have to let it go to waste. Imagine this happens on an extremely large scale. Did you know that about one-third of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted each year, which is roughly 1.3 billion tons? When we ponder upon food waste, what is actually food waste? Food waste is food that is intended for human consumption that is wasted and lost, and refers not only to food that consumers don’t finish at restaurants and are thrown out at home, but also raw materials and produce that are lost in the farming stage, harvesting processes, during transportation, and storage. The food wasted by us might seem like an honest mistake that's made once in a blue moon but this mistake is now a blunder that's contributing to clim...