New decade, new diet, who this.

With the turn of the calendar sparking the beginning of a new year (hello 2020!), eaters from all over the globe will be contemplating how to adjust their habits. Some may be motivated to eat better for health reasons. Others may be trying to save money from eating out. And even more may be looking to use their resolutions to build habits that get them back in the kitchen. Whatever your motivation is, we’re proud of you.

If you’re looking to adopt some food resolutions for the new year, here are six of our favorite:

Save Your Leftover Vegetables and Learn to Pickle

Vegetables are great. But throwing away vegetables is not. While we consider our consumption of veggies to be higher than average (we’ll leave the top spot for the vegans), there are often times where it can be difficult to make use of every ingredient in the fridge. Open the refrigerator door, and all of a sudden you see a shelf full of vegetables on their last legs. If only there was some way of saving it for another use…

To avoid creating waste, we recommend turning to a tried and true method for maximizing food use and extending its useful life: pickling.

Now the best part about pickling (aside from the end product) is that it is a low effort process and very easy to execute. Even the most amateur of homecooks should not feel intimidated by pickling leftover onions. At its core (accidental food pun), to pickle is to place vegetables into a brine of vinegar, water, salt, and sugar. Pretty straightforward, huh.

You can also get fancy by adding spices, aromatics, or other fun things to the brine to induce different flavors. In thinking through food resolutions to incorporate into your daily life, it’s hard to find something this easy and tasty.

Start Using Your Greens

When you hear the phrase “eating your greens,” what is the first thing that comes to mind.

We would probably guess that lettuce and its consumption in salad is normally the first thought of most. Second might be a more literal interpretation with green vegetables that make popular side dishes like spinach, green beans, or brussels sprouts.