Food Waste Wisdom From St Ambrose

Kids can spot food waste a mile off and they say the quiet part out loud. We sit down with pupils from St Ambrose Primary for a funny, sharp, and surprisingly thoughtful chat about what food waste actually is, why it happens, and what people can do at home to stop good food ending up in the bin.We start with favourite foods and quickly get into the real stuff: leftovers that never get eaten, food that goes out of date in the fridge, and the difference between unavoidable scraps like peel and bones versus perfectly edible meals that get chucked. The kids share practical ideas that are easy to copy such as saving meals for the next day, composting what cannot be eaten, and giving spare food to others rather than wasting it. One tip that lands hard is simple: don’t go shopping hungry, because overbuying turns into household food waste fast.Then we zoom out. If a child were Prime Minister, would they fine people for wasting food, ban buying food you will not eat, or make a big national speech to change behaviour? We also dig into why food waste feels so complicated in the UK, from confusing bin systems to the sheer amount of choice in shops, and how those pressures collide with cost of living, the environment, and long-term resilience.If you care about reducing food waste, saving money on your weekly shop, and building stronger communities through surplus food redistribution, press play. Subscribe, share the episode, leave us a review, and tell us your best leftover or shopping tip.