Causes Of Food Waste

Question 1

Buying multi pack items

Answer 1

They don’t get used up before they go off

Question 2

Impulse shopping/tempting offers

Answer 2

Are they really a good deal. This leads to overbuying. Use a list to avoid this

Question 3

Confusion over dates

Answer 3

Don’t understand dates or don’t check dates before buying. Food goes off before being eaten.

Question 4

Not weighing out food

Answer 4

Cooking too much e.g pasta and then not eating it.

Question 5

Leftover dishes are not eaten

Answer 5

Leftover ingredients e.g half a pepper are not used in the next meal and are therefore thrown away.

Question 6

Food is stored incorrectly

Answer 6

This means that it rots easily and has to be thrown away