Green living: How families can save money and reduce food waste

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Green living: How families can save money and reduce food waste
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'A lot of these tips and tricks are actually not only saving the planet, but they also save money as well.'

from researchers at Penn State, the average U.S. household wastes around 30% of the food it buys, translating to approximately $240 billion in food waste annually, nationwide.

As a working single mom, Vandyke said preserving the environment also means, to her, prolonging time spent with loved ones -- the"only nonrenewable resource that we have." Vandyke assured anyone scared to plunge into a minimalist lifestyle that small changes can make a cumulative difference."Aim for effort, not perfection," she said.Make a family grocery listVandyke recommends hosting "mixed vegetable nights" to use up leftovers before buying more groceries.

Her household regularly has"mixed vegetable nights," coming up with creative ways to use all the scraps and leftovers in the eat first box. "There's different types of benefits for different families, and you just have to find the right one for you," she said.ShareWaste is a website that connects people who wish to recycle their food scraps with community gardens or neighbors with personal gardens who are already composting.

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