Living healthily, food-wise, these days is difficult as food is so darn expensive and with grocery magnates like Galen Weston, Jr. still managing to make $700 MILLION in profit in 2023 alone, it is utterly a crime to waste food. Unless you own stock in Loblaws.

I am always telling hubby that I am sick of throwing out the food that he asked me to make for him that goes bad as he decides to order a pizza and make it last 5 days while the $paghetti $auce I made him goes bad...I now have the rule that if I throw it out, I don't make it again. (Ask him when we last had chicken...he will say never and that it was his fault.)

This book is a great way to try to go zero waste in your home and to save money in the process and it even has some very edible recipes that show you how to use things up. I like that there are ideas other than smoothies to use up fruit and wilty spinach: I hate the texture of smoothies so those are never a "go" in our house for that reason and the fact that many smoothies have as much sugar and fat as ice cream does ... I would rather have a bowl of Rocky Road!)

There are a lot of drawings in here that show how easy it is to make something like a smoothie (sigh) with ratios of fruits, veggies, something creamy, etc. NO THANKS from me but I am sure that the rest of the world will like them...I just donated my blender to the Goodwill as it had not been used in over 10 years.

The authors are sisters: Irene owns Mei Mei Dumplings in Boston while Margaret (who lives in Scotland) is the founder of Food Waste Feast. They also co-authored the book "Double Awesome Chinese Food". I highly recommend that book as well.

I am not saying to change WEVERYTHING OVERNIGHT, food habit-wise...that can be overwhelming, but this book can get you on the right road to less waste and not drinking smoothies or eating buddha bowls to clean out the fridge.

Personal notes:
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(I don't know how one would reuse banana peels: at least orange peels are easily used as an air freshener. I have heard of BANANA PEEL "BACON" but that is vegan insanity so those suckers are only going in the compost bin .. don't try the often suggested attempt to have the peels shine your silver: it is disastrous!)