Talking Health with the Clinton County Health Department

Would you like to add $1,500 to your annual income? Each year, the average family of four loses that much in uneaten food . I’m not sure about you, but lately I walk into a grocery store and instantly spend $100. Wasting anything, especially money, really irks me. Some call it frugal; I am fully aware that it is just plain cheap – and I’m okay with that. But food waste is not new; it accounts for $161 billion dollars a year in the US. The silver lining in Oscar’s trash can is that reducing food waste at home is actually not all that difficult, everyone can do something. This month we are talking trash with KayLeigh Raville, Supervising Public Health Educator at CCHD. KayLeigh is a Registered Dietitian and oversees our Eat Smart, Waste Less program, aimed at reducing food waste and increasing access to organics recycling opportunities in Clinton County. KayLeigh, when we say food waste, what do we mean? Like the scraps from my plate after dinner? Because I usually give those to the d