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Do You Follow FIFO?

July 1, 2020

FIFO means ‘first in – first out’. It’s so easy for fresh foods — especially fruits and veggies — to go bad before we have a chance to use them. Don’t let that dissuade you from shopping fresh! Plan meals so that you use what you have in the order you acquired it.  I contributed this piece to The Chalkboard about how to be smart about stocking a low-waste kitchen:

  • Freeze, blend or cook: To minimize food waste, many items can also be frozen or repurposed.
  • + Grapes and apples that appear to be on their last legs can be blended into juice or cooked down on the stovetop and used to top yogurt or oatmeal!
  • + Hearty leafy greens such as kale and collards can be washed, dried and frozen for later use.
  • + Broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots can be washed, dried cut up and frozen for later use as well. (Spicy broccoli rabe below)

Maya Feller

Maya Feller, MS, RD, CDN is the founder and lead dietitian at Maya Feller Nutrition. In her practice, her team provides medical nutrition therapy and nutrition coaching for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, mood disorders, developmental disabilities, disordered eating, and more. Maya believes in providing inclusive nutrition education from an anti-bias patient-centered, culturally humble approach to help people make informed food choices. Maya shares her approachable, food-based solutions with millions of people through regular speaking engagements, writing, her social platforms, and as a national nutrition expert on Good Morning America, is a Healthline Medical Advisor, and on the advisory board for SHAPE and Parents, as well as appearing on TODAY Show, Tamron Hall, and in The New York Times, mindbodygreen, Well+Good, Food Network, Martha Stewart, Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, Cooking Light, Eating Well, Prevention, Glamour, SELF, and more. She is the author of The Southern Comfort Food Diabetes Cookbook: Over 100 Recipes for a Healthy Life and Eating from Our Roots: 80+ Healthy Home-Cooked Favorites from Cultures Around the World (goop Press, January 24, 2023).

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