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Notes on food, waste and kitchens

Guides for people who would rather waste less food without turning the kitchen into a project. No matching jars required.

Tomatoes, carrots, lemons, a red onion and a loaf of bread spread across a kitchen counter

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The ADHD Guide to Not Wasting Food (No Matching Jars Required)

Standard pantry advice fails ADHD brains. Here's a food system built around visibility and low friction instead of tidiness — plus what to do when it collapses.
Bags of frozen vegetables and fruit covered in a layer of frost

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Freezer Amnesia: How to Stop Losing Food in Your Own Freezer

Why food disappears in freezers, how long frozen food is actually good for, and a labelling and inventory system that takes one evening to set up.
Packaged salmon fillets with certification and expiry dates printed on the label

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"Use By" vs "Best Before": What's Actually Safe to Eat

One date label is a legal safety limit. The other is a guess about flavour. Here's the difference in the UK and the US, and how to judge food yourself.
An adult and a child in aprons baking together in a bright kitchen

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How to Run a Shared Kitchen Without the "I Thought You Bought Milk" Fight

Shared kitchens waste more food than solo ones, for structural reasons. Here's a household food system that works for families, couples and flatshares.
A woman dropping food scraps into a bin in a bright kitchen

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How Much Food Is Your Household Actually Wasting? (Do the Math)

The average family of four wastes $2,913 or about £1,000 of food a year. Here's a one-week method to find your own number — and where the money actually goes.