Meals are a daily activity, so making meals eco-friendly can be very effective for saving energy. Make your meals eco-friendly. Let's think about this type of “food ecology” and some of its possibilities.

One source of food ecology is to use up your food without wasting it. For example, cut the core of broccoli into thin round slices, microwave them, and dress them with spicy oil, vinegar, and chicken broth. Then, wonder of wonders, it tastes just like Chinese pickles. What would normally be discarded becomes a delicious dish.

Check the ingredients in the refrigerator and select what you use being conscious of its expiry date. Search the internet for dishes you can make with the ingredients you should use first. When you find a dish you want to make, go shopping only for the ingredients you need to make it.

Some people say that eating out-of-season food is luxurious and delicious, but if you ask a hundred chefs they will all say that seasonal food is the best. That is probably true. In-season produce is cheaper because it is more plentiful, it is more nutritious, and most importantly, it does not require extra energy to grow. Let's enjoy the best of what each season has to offer.

It is also eco-friendly to eat leftovers up by remaking dishes. If you have a little leftover curry, place rice in a heatproof container, top with curry and melted cheese, and put it in the oven. A simple curry doria is soon ready. This can also be used as a snack to enjoy with Hoppy.

The concept called food mileage is also important. Trucks emit a lot of carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxides when transporting food from distant places. The idea is to choose foods that have less of an environmental impact. Eating locally produced and locally consumed food is superior from a food-mileage perspective. If the produce is close to where it comes from, it is fresher than anything else.

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Incorporate Ecology into Your Meals