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Get a great deal on food and divert it from a landfill

These days, everyone is looking to save money on groceries. One solution is to be more open to food that may be slightly past its prime, but still good to eat. There are some apps that help connect you to grocery stores and local restaurants, to do just that. The Deal Diva has the details.

How apps are creating new opportunities for consumers and small businesses to reduce food waste

Raw meat on a grocery store shelf with price signs.
Meat prices in a Surrey, B.C., grocery store in January 2023. (Justine Boulin/CBC)

We've all been there. You're hungry but you can't remember what's in the fridge orjust don't feel like cooking. But the thought of buying a full price meal at a restaurant or high-priced ingredients at the grocery storehurts the brain and the pocketbook.

Luckily, there are now options that let you connect with somegrocery stores or restaurants to get food that isn'tjust cheap it can also make you feel good knowing you're preventing food from going into a landfill.

Listen below to hear the Deal Diva chat with The Afternoon Edition's Garth Materieabout a few ways you cansave money while beingmore mindful about what's in your fridge and what gets tossed out.

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You can find more money saving tips at cbc.ca/dealdiva (CBC Graphics/Lianne Sabourin)