7 Healthy Money-Saving Recipes

By Matthew Kadey, R.D.

If you're composting—or, worse, throwing away—the scraps left over from making dinner, you're tossing out both cash and the secret to some amazing, body-boosting chow. As top chefs nationwide have proved, applying nose-to-tail cookery to vegetables and fruits results in nutritious, why-didn't-I-try-this-before food. Start saving those beet greens, potato skins, and watermelon seeds—and saving more money—and discover just how good rubbish can taste.

Check out the slideshow above to discover how to save money with these recipes for food scraps.