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Delicious recipes

Cranberry Banana Bread

A great recipe to make use of those overripe bananas.

Fruit Muffins

A simple recipe to use leftover fruit for a baking good time!

Ham, Cheese and Pea Frittata

Ham, Cheese and Pea Frittata. A delightful frittata best eaten in summer/spring.

Leftover Pudding

Leftover pudding? Never fear, turn it into a whole new tasty dessert.

Smoked Salmon Pasta

A perfect classic recipe for your leftover smoked salmon.

Turkey Souffle

Go on, be adventurous with this Turkey Souffle. Oo la la.

Paperbark Smoked Duck with Illawarr...

A delicious recipe from chef Mark McCluskey.

Chocolate Mousse Tart with Gumleaf ...

An mouth-watering dessert from native foods specialist Vic Cherikoff.

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Studies in metropolitan Sydney showed that the average household bin contains 11kg of garbage, with 5.8 kgs of that compostable waste. 95% of this compostable matter was food waste.
Food waste is a problem in many countries. In the UK, the Waste Resources and Action Programme (WRAP) estimates that a third of the food bought is thrown out. If that food waste was eradicated, it would be equivalent to taking one in five cars off the road.
Research by The Australia Institute shows that Australians throw away about $5.2 billion worth of food every year. This includes $1.1 billion of fruit and vegetables. The Institute estimates that the average Australian household throws away $616 worth of food per annum.
Australians waste close to 3 million tonnes of food per annum. That's equivalent to 136 kilos per person per annum (2006-7 figures from Sustainability Victoria show that Victorians alone waste 700,000 tonnes of food waste per annum).
When food rots in landfill, it gives off a greenhouse gas called methane. This methane is 25 times more potent a greenhouse gas than the carbon pollution that comes out of your car exhaust.
When you throw out food, what you see in the bin is not the only waste. You're also throwing away the massive amount of resources it took to get that food all the way from the 'paddock to your plate.' That inclues all elements of production, processing, storage, refrigeration, transportation and cooking.
Using 'paddock to plate' calculations, WRAP in the UK estimate that one tonne of food waste generates 4.5kgs of CO2 equivalent emissions. Using the same figures, food waste in Australia is responsible for 13.5 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions every year.
Wasting food also wastes the water that went into its production. According to CSIRO data, dumping a kilo of beef wastes the 50,000 litres of water it took to produce that meat. Throwing out a kilo of white rice will waste 1,550 litres. Wasting a kilo of potatoes wastes 500 litres.
Tens of millions of kilograms of safe edible fresh food and groceries are discarded every year. This is due to changed labelling regulations, end of season excess stock, production line changeover items, out-dated packaging, discontinued product, as well as slight label or weight inaccuracies.

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Consumers and labels
Results from a European study on consumer use of nutrition information on food labels and their understanding of front-of-pack nutrition information, are now available ahead of print on the ... more
Consumers and labels
Results from a European study on consumer use of nutrition information on food labels and their understanding of front-of-pack nutrition information, are now available ahead of print on the ... more
European study highlights impact of food labels
A pan-European study by the European Food Information Council (EUFIC) has provided further insights into the shopper relationship with food labels. The study, which questioned 17,300 people ... more
European study highlights impact of food labels
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