Free tool

Kitchen savings calculator

See what the food you throw away and your takeout nights cost over a year, and what you could save by wasting less and cooking a couple more meals at home. Use your own best guesses. Nothing is stored.

You could save about

$1,924 a year

Wasted food, a year: $1,560
Saved by wasting less: $780
Takeout, a year: $2,496
Saved by cooking instead: $1,144

That's about 13 weeks of groceries a year.

Uses the numbers you enter, with 52 weeks a year. Estimates only.

Where to start

Plan five dinners. See a simple weekly meal plan.
Make a "use first" spot. See first in, first out and how long food keeps.
Keep a backup pantry meal. See pantry staples that save trips.