Avoiding food waste

Molly says:

I enjoyed this article about a study that estimated we throw away about 14% of the food we buy. There are lots of handy tips on using everything you buy. It advocates reducing waste, cutting costs and safeguarding health by shopping and eating smarter.

Don't buy more than you need. Check fridge often to see what needs to be used or frozen before it spoils. Shop with planned meals in mind. Only buy sale items you know you'll use -- food that's unhealthy or that you don't like is never a bargain no matter what the price.

This is a good article too, talking about how people in Britain are being encourged to return to World War II frugality. It probably wasn't much fun at the time, but I've always loved the idea of the ways in which people cut back during that time period. The masses coming together to grow vegetable gardens and give up many material goods.
OH and it that food you throw away is produce, be sure to dump it in a compost heap and not in your garbage can.