00:00In a cost of living crisis, hospitality worker Rebecca Buckley has been thinking outside
00:08the square when it comes to keeping food on the table.
00:12One of the ways that I like to make food last a little bit longer is saving the scraps and
00:19using them in like a pickle recipe.
00:24Her resourcefulness stems from former struggles with disordered eating which started when
00:29she moved out of home and ran out of money.
00:33Sort of fell into this habit of skipping meals and trying to make rent.
00:40A recent $100 rent hike brought that dangerous challenge back to the surface.
00:46I couldn't really have prepared for how much more it was going to eat out of my savings.
00:53She's one of many Australians whose disordered eating is exacerbated by the cost of living.
00:58In addition to actually helping them with their eating disorder concerns, we're now
01:02even having to assist people with advice on how they can reach out to food banks and things
01:06like that.
01:07While savvy skills are helping Rebecca stay afloat, experts say Australians need long-term
01:12solutions.
01:13The increase in prices and everything is associated with food insecurity, but I think nowadays
01:20actually almost everyone is struggling.
01:23We're calling on both the government and the opposition to invest into prevention for eating
01:27disorders.
01:29In the meantime, Rebecca Buckley is happy to share her tips to making a food budget
01:33go further.
01:34When you pull it out of the oven and they're all nice and roasted, you just chuck it in
01:37the blender and then you've got soup for days.
01:41Fending off food insecurity one dish at a time.
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