Reducing your food waste can help you eat healthier, save money, and support the Earth. Listen in as national food waste expert Dana Gunders and host Mary Purdy, MS, RDN discuss mindset shifts and share actionable strategies to help you reduce how much food you throw away.

In this episode we’ll cover:

(5:09) Why we should be concerned about food waste

(8:20) Root causes of food waste

(12:14) Mindset shifts & strategies to help you reduce your food waste

(24:49) Thoughts on convenience foods & meal delivery kits

(31:09) How larger institutions can reduce their food waste

Dana Gunders is a national expert on food systems and is the Executive Director of ReFED, a nonprofit working to reduce food loss and waste. She received her bachelor’s degree in earth systems and master’s in sustainable business practices from Stanford University. Named “the woman who helped start the waste-free movement” by Consumer Reports, Gunders is the author of the landmark report “Wasted: How America Is Losing Up to 40 Percent of Its Food from Farm to Fork to Landfill.” She is also the author of the Waste-Free Kitchen Handbook.

For show notes, transcripts, and to learn more about host Mary Purdy, MS, RDN, visit http://healthcare.orgain.com/podcast/episodes/listen/season/3/episode/24.

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