Does saving $50 a week sound good to you?
That's how much food waste costs Australian households on average, totalling $2,500 a year.
Meal planning is a great way to save some of that money — and gift you back time in the process.
It also helps the planet, explains OzHarvest sustainability manager Ruby Wake, who says up to 10 per cent of global greenhouse gases come from food that is produced, but not eaten.
They're big stats to digest — and meal planning can sound a little daunting when we're just trying to get dinner on the table.
But Ms Wake promises it can be simple, as she shares with us below.
Look at what you already have
"Coming up with meal ideas every day isn't necessarily everybody's idea of a good time," says Ms Wake.
So why not get inspired by what is already staring you in the face?
Ms Wake suggests trawling your fridge, freezer and cupboard to see what you can already make, identifying what few ingredients you might need to buy to complete a meal.
"If people are stuck on what to cook, we have a whole heap of 'Use It Up' recipes on our website, using the most commonly wasted ingredients in Australia."
(I've got my eye on this fridge clean out nachos.)
She says there are also recipe generators online, and even simply punching what ingredients you've got into Google will help you come up with something.
Start with just two meals a week
Like with any habit creation, Ms Wake says it's good to start small.
"Pop a weekly reminder in your phone to go through your food and figure out what you need to use up, then build meals from there."
From there, you can plan an additional two meals, and leave a couple of days for leftovers.
You should also leave one day free.
"It's really important to be generous for yourself — plans might change, you might get invited out for dinner, or be too tired to cook and want to order takeaway," Ms Wake says.
"Part of meal planning is not to plan, leaving space for change."
Organise your fridge and cupboard
Before your squirm at the thought of rearranging your entire food storage, Ms Wake suggests an easy tweak of featuring food that needs to be used front and centre.
You can place bright tape on food containers or designate an entire shelf to items that need to be eaten soon.
"It's a visual reminder for the whole household and a great meal planning hack," Ms Wake says.
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