Banana is Britain’s most wasted food

The banana is the nation’s most-wasted food – with young single men identified as the biggest culprits in a new survey.
Fruit, salad and vegetables are the most wasted items – closely followed by fresh milk. Single men aged between 25 and 35 living in cities waste food worth an average of £17.43 a month.
The poll by Retail Active found the southeast of England had the most waste, ahead of the northwest, while Scotland had the least waste.
It said a family of four throws away food worth £15.70 a month on average.
People aged over 57 were the least wasteful, throwing away an average of just £3.36 a month.
The main reasons for food waste were identified as poor planning, busy lifestyles, bad habits, laziness and too large portion sizes for both ready to eat and prepared food.
Only 6% of the purchasers polled checked sell-by dates – but of those that did, the vast majority, 92%, chose food from the rear of the shelf to get maximum food freshness.

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