Brits could save the equivalent of two-and-a-half days a year – simply by using up their leftovers. A study of 2,000 adults found an average of 44 minutes a day – five hours a week – is spent preparing and cooking food, but a quarter often feel they waste their time as so much of it ends up in the bin.
In fact, WRAP data suggests a whopping 25 per cent of the food we cook ends up wasted, because we “prepare, cook or serve too much”. The average home sees food leftover from two meals a week – but with these remains only taking an average of seven minutes to reheat to use for another meal, this could save more than an hour of food prep each week.
This equates to more than two days a year – enough time to watch a whole series of Love Island, with time left over to enjoy “me” time, hit the gym, or head out on a long walk.
