Look what you can create out of all that food you were about to throw in the bin

We waste millions of tons of bread, meat and fruit. But follow these recipes from top chefs and...

AS THE cost-of-living crisis begins to bite, we’re all closely watching what we add to our shopping trolleys.

But maybe we should be paying a little more attention to what we’re putting in the bin.

Experts have warned that the cost of the average annual grocery shop is predicted to rise by £643 in the next year – or by nearly £13 a week.

Yet it’s estimated that Britons throw away 4.3million tons of edible food annually – worth £800 to every family and the equivalent to each household putting eight uneaten meals in the bin every week.

New data from investment website Up The Gains has also predicted that we could collectively throw away 27 per cent of the food we buy for Christmas dinner – worth a staggering £100million.

Among the most wasted food and drink are potatoes, bread and milk.

With families struggling to make ends meet, as part of The Mail on Sunday’s Beat The Squeeze campaign, we asked some of Britain’s top chefs for ways to turn leftovers into healthy family meals.