'Garbage pizza': How to stop wasting thousands in groceries every year
Food waste costs the average Canadian household $1,100 each year
Canada is grappling with a food waste crisis and a report by Second Harvest, an agency that works to reduce food waste, says that 58 per cent of all food produced in Canada is lost or wasted.
Food waste is not just a social or humanitarian concern, but an environmental issue as well and celebrity chef Bob Blumer is teaching us how we can avoid throwing away perfectly edible food.
Blumer hosted a cooking session during the Devour! The Food Film Fest, which took place in Wolfville, Nova Scotia this past October and provided several sustainable tips such as using parts of fruits and vegetables that are often thrown away and planning your grocery list in advance.
Bob Blumer's 'garbage pizza' is shown above.
Food is often forgotten when it is buried deep in the fridge and Blumer has created several recipes as a solution to this problem. During his cooking session, he constructed the 'garbage pizza' using old cauliflower and potato for the crust and other discarded vegetables for toppings.
Other recipes on his website include Quick Veggie Fritters and Banana Smoothies & French Toast. Food waste costs the average Canadian household $1,100 each year and Blumer says thay using leftover food in creative recipes will help us make the most of the food we love.
"When you see a polar bear stranded on an ice flow there not much you can do about it, but when it comes to reducing waste at home it is 100 per cent in our control," says Blumer.
With files from Nathan Coleman.
