star15foodwaste.jpg University of Otago food science and plant biotechnology student Ashlee Drummy (21) has created meal plans to help students reduce their food waste. As part of a 10-week summer research project, University of Otago food science and plant biotechnology student Ashlee Drummy created meal plans to reduce food waste in student flats. She designed eight sets of meal plans, each of which would feed a flat of four students a dinner meal five nights a week. As well as recipes, the plans also included cost per serving, nutritional information and helpful food waste reduction tips. Ms Drummy became interested in food waste after learning about it in a paper taught by Department of Food Science associate professor Miranda Mirosa, who is also the Food Waste Innovation director.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 18, 2021 00:11 UTC