Are Nose-to-Tail and Root-to-Stem Cooking Considered Upcycled Food?
What is "Nose-to-Tail?"
Nose-to-tail cooking entails getting maximal use out of all parts of the animal and letting very little, if any, parts go to waste. This form of cooking is far more sustainable than traditional industrial animal consumption, and resembles upcycled food values in a…
Cashew Fruit
Have you ever seen a cashew fruit? If not, get ready to be shocked.
That small, curved nut known to us as the cashew comes from a much larger fruit known as the cashew fruit or cashew apple.
This oval-shaped fruit is about 5-11 cm in length and grows…
Coffee Leaf
Upcycled Food Series
Coffee leaf tea, derived from the coffee plant, is an incredibly sustainable beverage that could complement the coffee industry.
This beverage takes the leaves from the coffee plant, which would have been otherwise wasted, and roasts them before grinding them into a fine powder and steeping them in…
Full Article: 'ReGrained' in Berkeley transforms beer grains into super grains
BERKELEY, Calif. -- As a consumer, Daniel Kurzrock was alarmed at the staggering amount of food waste across the country. "About 40% of all the food that we grow is wasted, which is about the equivalent of going to the grocery store, filling up…
The holiday season and 2022 is upon us! Here are five easy tips to waste less and reduce your own food waste footprint now and into the coming year.
(SPOILER ALERT: #5 of them is to eat upcycled. Shocking, we know!)
Let's get started...
1) Your Meal Plan Is Shopping List
Decide which recipes you’ll cook for the week before heading…
The tops of carrots, stems of kale, ends or celery, and skins of onions and garlic are all parts that we would normally throw away or compost.
Making soup broth instead is one of the easiest and time-honored ways to upcycle food at home. With so many convenient packaged options available at the grocery store,…
Attention: People who love pasta AND the planet!!
We're so stoked to bring you this flavorful, healthy and zero waste pasta recipe.
This delightful upcycled food recipe is made up of premium sustainable ingredients including our pasta collaboration, Fishwife's smoked rainbow trout, and incredible fresh veggies, extra virgin olive oil, and sea salt. The creamy…
At ReGrained, we’re big fans of Thanksgiving. Sure, time with family and friends is nice, but it’s all the edible upcycling that really gets us in the spirit! From green bean casserole & stuffing sandwiches to homemade turkey stock, the end of your Thanksgiving meal is the beginning of many a leftovers masterpiece. But…
It has been estimated that $277 million worth of uneaten food will be prepared this Thanksgiving. All that butter, hard work, and more butter - just tossed out!
We know that many of you will be smashing your leftovers between two slices of bread before hitting the trail on Black Friday (#OptOutside). And although…
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, a time when most of us deliberately make more food than it is humanly possible to eat. The potential for food waste is great, and defending against this risk should be a top priority -- right up there with not overcooking the turkey. That’s why ReGrained’s here with some…