20 Creative Ways to Use Kitchen Scraps

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  Did you know that Americans throw away an estimated 30-40 percent of their food each year? That equals more than 20 lbs of food per person per month. (source) To think about that number is staggering. I won’t deny that I throw away food, but I do make an effort to use my scraps whenever possible.

  Having chickens and a dog that I can feed scraps too helps tremendously, but there are a ton of other ways that I can put them to good use. Since uses for kitchen scraps isn’t exactly common knowledge like it used to be, I thought I would put together a list of 20 Creative Ways to use Kitchen Scraps. Through this list, I hope that you gain a few new ideas and are encouraged to reduce your own percentage of food waste.

20 Creative Ways to Use Kitchen Scraps

1. Grow on your Windowsill – Don’t Waste the Crumbs

2. Make Hambone Soup – Graceful Little Honey Bee

3. Make Chicken Broth – Graceful Little Honey Bee

4. Feed to Livestock – Green Eggs & Goats

5. Compost – Craftsy (affiliate link)

6. Add to Garden Soil – Graceful Little Honey Bee

7. Water Plants with Cooking Water – Little House Living

8. Make Breadcrumbs – Skint Dad

9. Freeze Extra Herbs – Kitchn

10. Make Banana Bread with Mushy Bananas – Graceful Little Honey Bee

11. Make Apple Cider Vinegar – Mommypotamus

12. Make Applesauce with Ripe Apples – Frugal Living NW

13. Freeze Extra Produce – Graceful Little Honey Bee

14. Make Homemade Citrus Cleaner – Graceful Little Honey Bee

15. Make Pumpkin or Squash Puree – Graceful Little Honey Bee

16. Dehydrate Extra Produce – Graceful Little Honey Bee

17. Make Candied Orange Peels – Glorious Treats

18. Make Pickled Watermelon Rind – Pickled Plum

19. Make Soup  – Graceful Little Honey Bee

20. Make a Natural Hair Dye – Graceful Little Honey Bee

What’s your favorite way to use kitchen scraps? Do you do anything that isn’t listed here? I’d love to know!

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