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Last updated on October 21st, 2019 at 11:14 am

In the United States, we waste between 30 to 40 percent of our food supply, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.

As a family we are guilty of this as well but we are trying our best to cut back on our food waste.

What we have been doing to cut back on our waste is first we shop our pantry and fridge before heading to the store. I try and make a meal plan for that week with items we already have.

Next, we freeze any leftovers that we are not going to eat in the next couple of days.

If we do have any food that does go bad before we can eat it we add it to our compost which also feeds our chickens. This cuts back on feed we need to buy for them. They are loving the compost breakfast! =)

Last week we ran out of bread and since we are on a mission not to just run to the store. I decided to make homemade bread for the kid’s lunches. I looked up the recipe and sure enough, I had all the ingredients. This recipe is so good and makes two loaves! It was so much fun to make and I have made 2 more loaves of bread since that day plus homemade tortillas! I’m actually currently making this recipe now as I’m writing the blog! It’s that good! ? Recipe for the tortillas coming soon! Homemade is so much better. It’s so hard to find good bread without all the additives. This recipe only has 5 ingredients!

By making bread at home this is helping us towards our goal of F.I.R.E you can read about it here.

Homemade Bread

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Challenge:

Cook with at least 3 ingredients that are actually in your refrigerator or pantry right now. Try not to go to the store to buy anything new. Show us how you reduce food waste by being resourceful!

Hot Tip:

If you can spare about 1/8 of the dough set aside before you put the dough into the loaf pans. Roll into small balls press to flatten. Put them in a hot pan with some oil and brown each side. Let cool for a few seconds add honey and enjoy!! This is a special treat my family has been doing for at least 5 generations!! Yum!

Leave me a comment below if you have tried this before!

Happy Baking!