Nine To Noon Every Bite - helping families find ways to avoid food waste
May 13, 2026
Daniel Morimire, Food Action Network Coordinator who runs local food-waste reduction initiatives. He talks about practical use-up recipes like banana panakiki and pumpkin poki. He shares fridge-organization and meal-planning tips to keep leftovers visible. He outlines small habit changes, measuring waste, and community options for surplus like crop swaps and pataka kai.
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Use A Visible Fridge Shelf For Leftovers
- Do create a dedicated visible shelf for odds and ends in your fridge so leftovers and half-open containers are used first.
- Daniel Morimire describes a front-of-fridge shelf making items like hummus and last-night leftovers visible to the whole whānau.
Chef Demo Turned Leftovers Into Desserts
- Aaron Freeman demonstrated use-up recipes like banana panakiki and pumpkin poki at the Palmerston North event.
- Daniel says the live demo was popular and focused on desserts made from ingredients that needed using.
Tiny Changes Compound To Reduce Waste
- Small behavioural tweaks add up more reliably than asking people to make big lifestyle changes.
- Daniel explains Every Bite focuses on embedding small actions like visible fridge shelves rather than radical overhauls.