5 ways to reduce food waste when weaning

Mother Earth
Nov 7 · 3 min read

Food waste is recognised as a massive driver of climate change, producing methane when allowed to rot in landfill and creating a carbon footprint from harvesting, transportation etc.
I’ve noticed how easily you could produce a lot of food waste when introducing baby to solids so I thought I’d share some ideas on how to reduce food waste during this (very messy) time.

A blue baby’s bowl with sticks of carrot and slices of apple in it
A blue baby’s bowl with sticks of carrot and slices of apple in it
Leftover fruit and veg from batch steaming

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