How Our Attitude Towards Food Has Been Affected by Modern Times

Vassilissa Ivanova Aug 09, 2018

How Our Attitude Towards Food Has Been Affected by Modern Times

The Evolution of Food Habits in the Post-Industrialised Era. Who would disagree that wasting food is bad? In 2018, we don’t expect many hands to go up. Food waste reduction is no longer a niche concern. Nevertheless, we keep approaching the challenge...

Could Changing our Attitude to Food be THE Answer To Wasting Less?

Vassilissa Ivanova Jul 30, 2018

Could Changing our Attitude to Food be THE Answer To Wasting Less?

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Food Habits in the Pre-Industrialised Era – A Look Back in Time. Food waste reduction is currently high not only on our environmental, but also on our social agendas. In its 2018 Culinary Forecast, the National Restaurant Association lists food...

Zero Food Waste – Your Next Step Towards a More Sustainable Lifestyle

Nadya Zdravkova May 27, 2017

Zero Food Waste – Your Next Step Towards a More Sustainable Lifestyle

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Change and progress are not easy. If they were, we all would be better, faster, stronger, or whatever “-er” we want to be. However, if you ask a life coach (or a sports one) what it takes to make improvements on a daily basis, the answer would be...

Obesity and Food Addiction: It’s Not About Willpower

Ivo Dimitrov Oct 12, 2016

Obesity and Food Addiction: It’s Not About Willpower

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by Tim Ward While it’s nationally recognized that we are in the midst of an “obesity epidemic,” our response remains gravely inadequate. Imagine handling the ebola epidemic by saying to those who contracted the disease, “Try harder not to get...

13 Supermarket Tactics that trick you to buy and spend More

Ivo Dimitrov Sep 20, 2016

13 Supermarket Tactics that trick you to buy and spend More

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Food experts, industry analysts, and store employees share their insider strategies on how to save money on groceries, stay healthy, and beat the supermarkets at their own game. We’re very aware of the role that the senses play in marketing. iStock/Thinkstock...

How to store food long-term: 24 Unexpected TIPS

Ivo Dimitrov Sep 15, 2016

How to store food long-term: 24 Unexpected TIPS

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Fruit, vegetables, eggs and much more: a bit of common sense and some of Granny’s old tips will help you to long term storage your food without wasting it. It is such a shame to waste food, no matter whether you have to throw away one courgette or a...

U.S. Consumers Study Finds That People Blame Everyone Else for Food Waste

Ivo Dimitrov Aug 16, 2016

U.S. Consumers Study Finds That People Blame Everyone Else for Food Waste

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Food waste and food insecurity are two of US and world’s biggest problems. A recent study by PLOS One found that between 30 and 35 percent of the nation’s food is wasted annually, robbing each person of 1,250 calories every day. Food falls through...

The History of Caesar Salad – invented from food leftovers

Ivo Dimitrov Jun 30, 2016

The History of Caesar Salad – invented from food leftovers

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Myth: Caesar Salad was named after the Roman Emperor title. Caesar Cardini was an Italian-born chef who immigrated to the United States after World War I. Despite having a home in San Diego, the Cardini family operated a restaurant in Tijuana,...

Extreme Couponing – good idea or dangerous obsession?

Ivo Dimitrov Jun 22, 2016

Extreme Couponing – good idea or dangerous obsession?

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Retailers and manufacturers offer price reduction coupons as sales promotion tools to accomplish their marketing goals and attract consumers. Their intention is to lure people into stores and make them do all their shopping so that the retailer compensates...

Guides for storing food properly

Ivo Dimitrov Jun 06, 2016

Guides for storing food properly

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It’s easy to over buy on groceries and end up with a lot of extra food knocking around. We stock up on fresh food, cater for larger numbers of people and probably overestimate just how much we really need to feed family and friends. Learning how...