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Use It Up

With our simple and easy tips, we can guide you through the best ways to use up all your food at home.

There are many ways to make food saving changes. Try to incorporate one action or learn one new way to build up your food knowledge. Make it simple and easy to work with your routine, and once you’ve got it, try the next.

Understand the true meaning of best before dates

Hands inspecting the best before date on a jar.

Did you know that 23% of avoidable food waste in Canada is caused by the misuse and misunderstanding of best before dates?

Our guide will help you make sense of date labels on food, and save your food from being thrown away while it’s still perfectly edible.

Find a food-saving strategy

Explore our How do I…? guides for a wide range of tips to help you use up every last bite of your food.

Got a half eaten eggplant or open tub of feta? Search for a recipe to use it up whatever you have lurking in the back of your fridge

Discover ways to use up specific foods

Find out the best way to store your supplies so they last longer.