Sustainability can be viewed as meeting our own needs without compromising the needs of future generations. For me, this is quite an impactful statement and one that resonates and then leads me to the question of how I can achieve a level of sustainability in my day-to-day life. This week I will talk about food waste and how you can realistically reduce yours. Recipe-wise, here's a great recipe that makes the most of one of my favourite frozen ingredients.

Did you know the average Irish household throws out approximately €700 worth of food each year and almost 25% of fresh fruit and vegetables get thrown away? Food waste is a significant contributor to climate change.

To reduce food waste here are some simple steps:

Some benefits of frozen foods are:

Wellness Tip: Spend 30 minutes organising your freezer and making a list of what would be useful to buy in your next food shop.

Exercise Tip: Lying on the ground in front of a chair, bring your legs up onto the chair. With your arms stretched out, raise your head towards your feet and hold for a count of four and back slowly to the ground. Repeat for 5 reps of 10. In between each rep, with your hands on the floor, use your feet to lift your body off the floor and hold for a count of four and slowly back. These are great for getting the glutes and tummy ready for bathing suit season!

Pasta Piselli recipe by:Derval O'Rourke An easy peasy Italian pasta recipe that makes use of what you already have in your cupboard and freezer Servings 2 Preparation Time 5 mins Cooking Time 13 mins Total Time 18 mins Course Main Cuisine Italian Ingredients 3 tbsp olive oil ½ onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 800ml stock, chicken or vegetable stock 150g frozen peas 200g pasta, whatever you have handy 50g Parmesan, grated Salt and pepper, to taste Lemon, squeeze of lemon Mint leaves to serve, optional Method Heat the oil in a large pan over medium heat, add the onion and leave to saute for 2-3 minutes until the onion becomes translucent. If the pan begins to dry add a splash of the stock. Add the garlic and the pasta and stir for a minute or so. Add the stock, parmesan, a squeeze of lemon and begin to simmer. Leave for between 7-10 minutes, be careful not to let the ingredients stick to the pan so do stir as you go. Add the peas for the last 3-4 minutes. Serve with fresh mint and a little grated parmesan. Enjoy.

recipe by:Derval O'Rourke

An easy peasy Italian pasta recipe that makes use of what you already have in your cupboard and freezer

800ml stock, chicken or vegetable stock

200g pasta, whatever you have handy

Salt and pepper, to taste

Mint leaves to serve, optional

Heat the oil in a large pan over medium heat, add the onion and leave to saute for 2-3 minutes until the onion becomes translucent. If the pan begins to dry add a splash of the stock.

Add the garlic and the pasta and stir for a minute or so. Add the stock, parmesan, a squeeze of lemon and begin to simmer.

Leave for between 7-10 minutes, be careful not to let the ingredients stick to the pan so do stir as you go. Add the peas for the last 3-4 minutes.

Serve with fresh mint and a little grated parmesan. Enjoy.

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