What you see: Little tiny bugs in your kale. What it is: Aphids!Eat or toss: Eat. Just rinse the kale and eat as normal. A bunch of kale, fresh from the
Get low-waste inspo, learn nifty things and support EOT by shopping our Bookshop!
Did you know that EatOrToss has its own little virtual book store? In EatOrToss's shop, you'll find: These books are all handpicked because I think they're
A formula for making dinner from whatever you have at home
Ok, so you want to cook with what you have, but where do you start? EatOrToss's Use-It-Up Library has ideas for specific often-tossed ingredients, as well as
Can you eat a banana if the peel split?
What you see: A banana that looks mostly fine, except its skin has split. What it is: The wrong kind of banana split!Eat or toss: To be on the safe side, either
In The Washington Post: Take the “Eat it or toss it” quiz!
Check out EatOrToss founder Rachael Jackson's latest for The Washington Post. This quiz examines some specific scenarios in which you might need to walk a line
What if broccoli gets soft and floppy?
What you see: Your broccoli is bendy or floppy. It’s lost its firm texture. What it is: Water loss. Eat or toss: Eat! As long as everything else looks
Giant bump on apple
What you see: A large, knob-like protrusion on your apple. It’s woody, corky or rough. The flesh underneath it looks perfectly fine. What it is: Probably a scar
Fuzzy cauliflower?
What you see: Your cauliflower looks...fuzzy? Not like a patch of mold, but something else…What it is: The cauliflower is over mature or experienced challenging
Dark, dented spots on apple?
What you see: Sunken dark spots on an apple. The skin still appears smooth.What it is: A number of issues can cause sunken areas on otherwise smooth apple skin,
Share your waste-fighting kitchen adventures and earn $$
It’s on! The Food Waste Prevention Week Cooking Challenge is open! Rachael Jackson (that's me!), EatOrToss's founding editor is a judge and co-director of this
Very odd lump inside egg
What you see: A beige clump in your egg.What it is: A tumor, yeek.Eat or toss: We can’t imagine anyone wanting to eat it. We also can’t, however, identify any
Food waste lesson plans and activity books for kids
There are also some great resources out there for helping kids learn about why food waste is problematic and how their daily choices can bring about meaningful
A low-waste kids birthday party: How we hosted my 4-year-old’s bash & didn’t need to take out the garbage afterward
Waste and kids birthday parties can go hand in hand, but they don’t have to. Last summer, I wrote an article for The Washington Post outlining ways to celebrate
Virtual tour of a lab that studies apples
Many of the posts on EatOrToss are written after interviews and email exchanges with scientists who study fruits, vegetables and other foods. I was thrilled
Dark, raised bumps on egg shell
What you see: Some dark brown spots on your light brown egg. They don’t look like dirt or manure, but don’t look quite right either. They may or may not be
Corky patches on avocado skin?
What you see: Rough brown patches on the surface of your avocado. They may look a little geometric, possibly like scales. What it is: Most likely, windblown
