>> Janai: NOW OUR EARTH WEEK
SEERYS THE POWER OF US. ABOUT 92 BILLION POUNDS OF FOOD
IS WASTED EVERY YEAR. THIS MORNING, BREAKING DOWN HOW
TO REDUCE YOUR WASTE AT HOME AND SAVE CASH AT THE GROCERY STORE.
GINGER, OUR CHIEF METEOROLOGIST AND CHIEF CLIMATE CORRESPONDENT,
OUR EVERYTHING, HAS DETAILS. >> Ginger: THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
JANAI. THE MOMENT YOU SAY ORGANIC OR
SUSTAINABLE, PEOPLE THINK, OH NO, IT'S GOING TO COST MORE MONEY.
WE WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE WITH A FAMILY AND EXPERT TO FIND
OUT HOW TO SHOP FOR YOU, THE PLANET AND ACTUALLY SAVE.
A GROCERY CART FULL OF WHAT WE THINK WE NEED, BUT SOME OF IT
ENDS UP TAKING SPACE IN THE FRIDGE AND EVENTUALLY GETTING
THROWN OUT. A RECENT REPORT FROM THE UFPB
SHOWS GLOBALLY 1 BILLION MEALS WERE TOSSED IN 2022 ALONE.
MORE THAN 60% COMES FROM OUR HOME.
ALL THAT GOES TO THE LANDFILL AND THEN RELEASES MORE THAN HALF
THE METHANE EMISSIONS, THE MOST POTENT GREEN HOUSE GAS IN THE
ATMOSPHERE. WE THROW AWAY ABOUT $1,000 IN
EACH HOUSE HOLD OF FOOD WASTE EVERY YEAR.
SO WE CAME RIGHT HERE TO STOP AND SHOP IN NEW JERSEY TO LEARN
HOW TO SHOP SMARTER. NUTRITIONIST PAMELA COOK IS HERE
TO HELP. GIVE ME THREE THINGS WE NEED TO
KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR GROCERY SHOPPING BUT SUSTAINABLY?
>> NOT OVERBUY. REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF ANIMAL
BASED PROTEINS THAT WE ARE BUYING AND REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF
PLASTICS THAT WE ARE HAVING IN THE PACKAGING THAT WE BUY.
>> Ginger: I HAVE GOT A CHALLENGE.
WE'VE GOT A MOM, A DAUGHTER. THEY SHOP EVERY THREE DAYS OR SO.
>> OKAY. >> Ginger: BUT WANT TO DO BETTER
FOR THE PLANET. CAN WE MAKE IT HAPPEN AND SAVE
MONEY? >> LET'S SEE IF WE CAN DO IT.
>> Ginger: YVETTE TORRES WANTS TO SHOP MORE SUSTAINABLY TO HELP
SAVE THE PLANET FOR HER KIDS WHILE ALSO BE BUDGET CONSCIOUS.
ALWAYS BUY FRESH, NOT PACKAGED. I USE THESE.
REUSABLE PRODUCE BAGS. WE CAN WRAP UP YOURS IN HERE.
YOU CAN CHOOSE WHAT YOU WANT, NOT HAVE TO PULL OUT MORE
PLASTIC. DO YOU WANT TO HELP ME?
NEXT ON OUR LIST, POTATOES. THIS IS WHAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY
DO. LET'S SEE IF WE CAN'T CHANGE
THAT AND NOT USE PLASTIC. SAME AMOUNT PER POUND.
HERE YOU COULD CHOOSE LESS IF YOU WANTED TO.
NOW MOVING ON. THIS REFERENCE IS MARCH 20TH.
EARLIEST DATE I'M SEEING ON THESE IS APRIL 25TH.
>> Ginger: DOES THAT MEAN IT HAS TO BE USED WITHIN A CERTAIN
AMOUNT OF TIME ONCE OPENED? >> AS LONG AS YOU'RE PUTTING IT
RIGHT BACK IN THE FRIDGE, IT'S GOING TO BE FINE.
MILK, BECAUSE IT'S PASTEURIZED, IT'S BASICALLY NOT GOING TO GET
YOU SICK. IF IT'S SOUR, YOU'RE GONNA SMELL
IT IN A SECOND. IF IT DOESN'T SMELL SOUR, YOU
CAN STILL DRINK IT. >> Ginger: SOMETIMES FOR THE
BEST PRICE, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO PUT IN A LITTLE EXTRA WORK.
>> JUST FOR MAKING IT THE TENDER, IT'S GOING UP FROM
$8.99. GOING UP $2.50 A POUND JUST FOR
THE CUTTING OF IT, WHICH DOESN'T TAKE THAT MUCH TIME, RIGHT?
THAT'S WHERE YOU COULD THINK, SAME KIND OF PRODUCT, ORGANIC,
FREE-RANGE. IT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE
CONVENIENT, BUT IT'S A BIG DIFFERENCE IN PRICE FOR THE SAME
QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT. >> Ginger: WE MADE TO IT
CHECKOUT AND SCANNED BOTH SHOPPING TRIPS.
LAST PRICE FOR NONSUSTAINABLE ITEMS WAS $39.96.
THIS ONE IS -- OH LOOK $30.01. WE SAVED MONEY AND THE PLAN ET.
>> Janai: WE'VE GOT GINGER NOW. YOU'RE GOING TO TELL US MORE
ABOUT WHAT YOU WERE JUST DOING. HOW TO SAVE MONEY.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH EXPIRATION DATES.
>> Ginger: IT'S A HUGE TOPIC IN MY HOUSE.
WE'RE THE ONES SAYING, IT'S OKAY.
THAT'S WHAT IT IS A SUGGESTION. THAT'S WHAT PAM TAUGHT ME.
SHE TAUGHT ME A LOT MORE ABOUT IT.
LET'S START WITH MILK. MILK HAS A DATE ON IT.
MILK WILL TELL YOU. YOU KNOW WHEN IT'S BAD.
IT SMELLS, CLUMPS UP. THERE ARE RECIPES THAT CALL FOR
SPOILED MILK. YOU COULD MAKE BISCUITS.
YOU COULD MAKE CRUMB CAKE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO SMELL THAT.
THIS IS A BETTER OPTION. >> Sam: IT IS.
>> Ginger: I LOVE THIS. >> Sam: I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT.
>> Ginger: WE WERE TALKING EGGS. >> Sam: YOU CAN BUY THE BIG
GROUP OF EGGS ESPECIALLY IF YOU GO TO ONE OF THE BULK STORES.
>> Janai: THEN YOU FEEL LIKE, ARE THEY EXPIRED?
>> Ginger: PAM TOLD ME, FIRST OF ALL, EGGS WILL TELL YOU, TOO.
THEY'LL SMELL ROTTEN. YOU CAN FREEZE THEM.
>> Sam: I DID NOT KNOW THAT. >> Ginger: THEY CAN STAY GOOD
FOR UP TO A YEAR. >> Janai: WHAT?
>> Ginger: I KNOW. >> Sam: GET OUTTA HERE.
MAYBE A MONTH -- [ LAUGHTER ]
SO IN THE CONDITIONMENT AISLE, HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT TO DO THERE?
>> Ginger: CONDIMENTS, THEY HAVE VINEGAR IN THEM.
THEY STAY GOOD PAST THAT DATE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING
TO HAPPEN IN A MONTH WHEN WE GET TO THAT REFRIGERATOR.
BEN'S GONNA SAY, WE HAVE TO GET RID OF MUSTARD. NO.
VINEGAR IS THERE. OR SALSA.
SOMETHING WE FIGHT ABOUT EVERY SINGLE WEEK.
>> Sam: WE ARE THE ONES PUSHING THIS.
>> Janai: WE HAVE BEEN PICKLING THINGS FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.
>> Ginger: IF IT'S GOT VINEGAR AND SALT THAT'S WHAT IT'S MEANT
TO DO. THESE CAN HAVE SOME IFFY THINGS
HAPPEN, BUT IT WILL BE CLOUDY. YOU'LL KNOW.
>> Sam: YOU'LL KNOW. >> Janai: BREAD AND CHEESE.
>> Sam: THIS SCARES ME A LITTLE BIT.
THE CHEESE THING. >> Ginger: I THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS.
>> Janai: I GET A LITTLE, I'M NOT SURE.
>> Ginger: BREAD. GREAT TIPS.
SHE SAID FREEZE IT. LOT OF PEOPLE FREEZE BREAD.
I'M ALWAYS WORRIED, I CAN'T PULL THE PIECE OFF.
SHE SAID PUT PARCHMENT BETWEEN EACH PIECE THEN YOU CAN PULL IT
OFF NICELY. >> Janai: THAT'S GOOD.
>> Ginger: IT COMES OUT LIKE A LUMP IN THE MIDDLE.
>> Ginger: IF THERE'S MOLD ON THE SIDE OF CHEESE WHAT DO YOU
DO? >> Janai: CUT IT OFF.
AND GO ON EATING. NOT FOR THE SANDWICH I'M EATING.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Sam: I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
NOW I WILL. IF YOU LOOK AT IT AND SAY, IF
THERE'S MOLD HERE MAYBE THERE'S SOME OVER HERE. CHEESE IS MOLD.
IT MAKES SENSE. >> Janai: OH THAT DOES MAKE SENSE. GOOD STUFF GINGER. THANK YOU!
NEWS YOU CAN USE.
