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How much ___ to buy this Thanksgiving

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Curbing holiday food waste starts at the grocery store

Liza Schoenfein
Nov 23, 2024
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Hey Bean team! We get that it’s all too easy to fall off the low-waste wagon at Thanksgiving. Americans toss around 316 million pounds’ worth of food following Turkey Day—more than at any other holiday—according to the nonprofit ReFED. That’s around 10 pounds of excess grub for every 10-person dinner. And despite our best tetrazzini and sandwich aspirat…

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