Have you ever thought about what happens with all of the perfectly good food left over at some of your favorite restaurants and food stores at the end of the day? After all, they don't just magically make the perfect amount of meals with no leftovers. That means, .
Here's some food for thought: Millions of dishes left over from restaurants can end up in the dump, but now, there's a way to save them and fill your own fridge (and stomach) while helping the planet. The Too Good to Go app, a social impact company, is helping to curb food waste and save more 400 million meals by giving it's 100+ million users the chance to grab leftover eats for a fraction of the cost (at least half off or more). Plus, businesses can make more money from their surplus of recipes while giving members value for delicious meals. Oh, and did we mention that by reducing the amount of wasted food, it's helping to address climate change by aiming to limit the rise in temperature in the next 75 years.
So how does it work? Anyone can download the app, which then let's you choose your current location. It takes you to an extensive list of local restaurants, which will have excess food at the end of each day. Click on the restaurant to get a look at the type of food leftover and what will appear in your "Surprise Bag": a mix of bagels from a bagel shop, pizza slices and appetizers, pastries, roasted chicken and beans, and so much more. Find slashed prices — an $18 meal for $6, a Whole Foods mix of breads reduced from $12 to $7, and more.
Ingredients and allergens are always listed, as well as how many surprise bags are left from that food store, the exact cost, and pickup time. You simply click the reserve button and immediately gain access to deliciously fresh food at a massive discount, then head to the shop at the noted pickup time.
Too Good to Go is serving locations across the country, and lucky for Bergen County, there are already participating restaurants and grocery stores — and growing. Eating for less and helping the planet? Sounds like a win-win to us.
