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3 apps that can save you money on supper tonight while also fighting food waste

Food waste is a huge deal in Canada. Grocery stores throw away more than a million tonnes every year. The Deal Diva breaks down three apps that will save you money and help prevent food waste at the same time.

Canadian households produce an average of nearly 80 kilograms of food waste every year

Anna-May Zeviar · CBC News ·
Three boxes of mixed veggies and fruit offered for sale on the Flashfood app for $5.
These are examples of the types of deals you can find for fruits and veggies on the Flashfood app. The boxes are just $5, but would be a lot more if items were purchased individually. (Flashfood App)

Did you know Canadian households produce an average of nearly 80 kilograms of food waste every year? That's on top of the nearly 1.31 million tonnes of food that grocery stores toss out annually.

All that rotting food is harming the environment, and wasting money, during a time of food insecurity and skyrocketing prices.

But there are ways to do your part to prevent food waste and save cash in the process.

Listen below to learn about three apps you can use to save money on your meals tonight — and save that food from being tossed into a dumpster.

The 3067:31Deal Diva: Food rescue apps
Anna-May Zeviar is CBC Saskatchewan's Deal Diva. This week, she joins The 306 host Peter Mills to talk about food rescue apps.

Love deals? Click here for more Deal Diva segments for more great tips on saving money.

The Deal Diva shares her tips to save money on The 306.
The Deal Diva shares her tips to save money on The 306. (Lianne Sabourin)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Anna-May Zeviar

Producer

Anna-May Zeviar is the Creator Network producer for CBC Saskatchewan. She also produces the CBC Saskatchewan News at Six, and has a radio column as the Deal Diva. Anna-May has worked at CBC since 2000, starting in Vancouver. She's worked in BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan as a reporter, writer, host, and producer. If you have story ideas or a pitch for the Creator Network, email anna-may.zeviar@cbc.ca.

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