Planning and Preparation

Food champion: Suzanne

Planning your meals and food shopping helps you use food more effectively and avoid waste. This will save you time, money and stress.

Suzanne is our Planning & Preparation Champion. Find out more about our Food Waste Champions here.

Take five minutes to think about the meals you would like for the week ahead. You’ll also find it much easier when you go food shopping if you have your meals in mind.
Try planning something simple and straightforward for the days when you will be busy or home late, such as a leftover meal from the freezer.
Before you go food shopping, have a look to see what you have in your cupboards, fridge and freezer. This will help you remember what you already have in there.
You may have food staples in your cupboard that you can easily plan your meals around, e.g. rice and pasta.
If you buy a lot of fresh produce you could try buying smaller quantities more often so you can enjoy it when it is at its best.
If you plan to make something that freezes well, try making extra so that you can freeze the rest for another day when you have less time.

To access campaign resources and materials please visit our Waste Aware Partners website.

Suzanne's hints & tips

If I don't check what I've got in my cupboards before I go shopping, I end up buying things I already have.

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Hints & tips from the experts

Martin Wishart: Chef
Take time to forward plan before you visit your local shop, farmers market or supermarket.

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Seasonal produce

The next time you are planning your food shopping why not take advantage of the fresh, Scottish seasonal produce on offer.

Seasonal food tends to be fresher and tastier. What could be more delicious?

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