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Leftovers follow Christmas dinner almost as surely as night follows day and spring follows winter. Tis the season of abundance and nobody wants to lay a meagre table.  But as clever as we’ve all become with leftovers, there really is only so much you can do with Brussels sprouts, and there are only so many days the family will happily consumer yet another variation of turkey surprise.

Leave it to the people at Love Food Hate Waste to come up with a solution that will help you cook enough food to keep everyone happy and well fed without having to choose between throwing away perfectly good food or being overwhelmed by the leftovers .  

Their new Portion Planner lets you build your menu – joint, four veg, potatoes and then calculates how much you’ll need to buy and prepare for the number of guests you expect.  The Portion Planner will even help you calculate quantities if you want to have some leftovers to play with.

You can plan your Christmas feast or, by clicking a tab at the top of the page, plan quantities for every day meals and for Christmas parties. How many hors d’oeuvres will you need per person for a one hour drinks party? How many for a three-hour do? If you love food but really, really hate waste, this is the holiday meal planning tool for you.

By the way, if you do like a few leftovers to work with for Boxing Day but you’ve running out of inspiration for ways to serve them, the Love Food Hate Waste has loads of fun seasonal recipes to play with. Try the Turkey, Mango and Lime Salad and Christmas Pudding Strudel for a start.