Families throw away almost a month's worth of food every year, according to a new study. The research found nearly half of parents in the UK admit to binning things which are still edible, with more than a third saying they bought too much when shopping.
The findings were based on a survey of 1,800 parents with a child under 18 who still lives at home, conducted by OnePoll for cracker and biscuit company Jacob's. Researchers worked out that families spend £1,225 per year, a fifth of their weekly food shop, on snacks.
However, almost half said they spend this sum despite having the makings of a snack already in the fridge - which Jacob's said leads to over £409 of food being wasted each year, nearly equivalent to a month’s food shop. A fifth (20%) of those who took part in the survey said they would never think to look in the fridge and use up food already in there when creating a snack.
