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We humanswaste a lot of food.
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This is pouring into landfills instead of fueling up bodies.
One unique way the food industry can help prevent food waste is by creating upcycled foods.
Right now, upcycling is a popular and fast-growing trend in the food industry.
At present there is no standard food label, seal, or other identifier thats associated with upcycled food.
Do a Google search for upcycled food and a social media search for #upcycledfood.
Do your due diligence, of course.
But dont get caught up searching for upcycling perfection.
For instance, one upcycled ingredient is pulp, which remains after juicing produce.
Interested in trying the trend?
Here are eight upcycled food items that you might buy now.
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Sir Kensingtons Fabanaise
You know that slightly gooey liquid thats in the can with chickpeas?
Spread it onto sandwiches in place of regular mayonnaise.
Find out where to buy ithere.
ReGrained SuperGrain+ Bars, $14
ReGrainedrescues the nutritious spent grain thats left over from brewing beer.
Its packed with protein, nutrients, and fiber, including prebiotic fiber.
ReGrained upcycles it into a hearty flour calledSuperGrain+, which they then use to make snack bars.
flour that you’re free to orderonline.
They refer to it as Super Flour.
Buy it:$24,riseproducts.co
Scraps Pizza
This is not your ordinary frozen pizza.
The crispy crust is made with stone ground wheat flour.
Scraps Pizza is based in Brooklyn and currently only available at specialty food stores in the New York area.
White Moustache Probiotic Pops
Thiscompanymakes small batch yogurt.
These are currently only available in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Los Angeles.
The crisps are a savory, protein-packed snackvarieties range from 8 to 10 grams of protein per serving.
As a bonus, theyre packaged in recyclable aluminum cans to avoid adding to plastic waste.
Their organic banana bites are chewy bite-sized snacks that come in various flavors, including chocolate and peanut butter.
They make banana brittle too if thats more your style.
Buy it:$13 for a 3-pack,amazon.com
