We’ve all been guilty of finding a bag of wilted lettuce or wrinkly peppers at the back of the fridge, but the fact is food waste is a major issue in the UK.
We waste approximately 9.5 to 10.7 million tonnes of food every year, with 60 percent of this coming from individual households – so we can all do better.
Lagom Chef Martyn Odell describes himself as a “food waste disrupter”, and he is on a mission to help people reduce the impact they have on the planet and their wallet.
His new book Eat The Food You Buy: 15 Everyday Ingredients, Endless Delicious, Quick and Easy Meals is packed with ideas and recipes that will have you rethinking how you approach cooking.
Here are some of his favourites…
