Beautiful as the colourful salads undoubtedly look, and as admirable as it may be to try to eat 30 different plants a week, I fear this is what adds to our appalling food waste (Eat the rainbow! 10 spectacular salads to help you eat 30 plants a week, 15 June). I live on my own and struggle to eat enough fresh fruit and vegetables without wasting a lot (the freezer can only hold so much homemade soup).
Growing a few salad items can help, as the leaves can be picked as required, but to buy a wide variety of produce in small-enough quantities is really difficult. Dried fruit, nuts and seeds can all add to a mixed plate, but I advise caution when shopping for a rainbow unless you want to add to the mountains of food waste.
Kate Enright
Weymouth, Dorset
