Who knew low waste living could be so fun? Food waste and packaging are huge contributors to environmental pollution and climate change, so when Silvie Bonne from the Silvie Bonne zero waste blog challenged me to make all these zero waste recipes, I was down! Let's hang out on this hot summer day while I show you how I made a strawberry rhubarb smoothie with rhubarb syrup and compote, a low-waste pizza with chickpea flour crust, a rainbow chard pesto, and loads of flavor-bomb toppings, and a cheesy almond pulp spread to bring to a super chill vegan zero waste picnic. #vegan #zerowaste
Even though these recipes were kind of extra, we can always be thinking about how to use more whole, unprocessed, and unpackaged foods in our cooking.
I use the terms "zero waste" and "low waste" interchangeably since it is nearly impossible to get things truly zero waste, even though many people connect with the term. There is an invisible environmental impact with nearly everything we consume including water used to grow food, emissions used to transport it, and resources used to store it. Even so, we can always strive to make the best choices available to us. Make low-impact decisions in your daily life and send a message to producers by voting with your dollars and raising your voice to grow demand for more environmentally friendly and compassionate options in our kitchen and beyond.
Check out Silvie's zero waste blog here: www.silviebonne.be/blog
and follow her on instagram here to see what zero waste foods I challenged her to make! (check her story highlights): / bonnesilvie
Here are links to recipes I used for inspiration:
Rhubarb syrup and compote: food52.com/recipes/70305-two-... (I’d recommend omitting the ACV and reducing the sugar.)
Almond milk: detoxinista.com/how-to-make-h...
Farinata pizza: www.womenshealthmag.com/uk/fo...
Cheesy almond spread (and more!):www.goingzerowaste.com/blog/8...
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