Do You Follow FIFO?

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)