As part of HuffPosts Reclaim project, HuffPost Taste will focus the entire month of July on simple ways you can reduce food waste in your own home.

Most people cut the leaves off fresh herbs and toss the rest. This is a big mistake. Not only are you throwing out good food, but money too. The stems are often times just as flavorful as the leaves if not more plus theyre entirely edible, too.

You should be working fresh herb stems into your recipes. Its easy enough to do, and will double the amount of mileage you can get out of a bunch of parsley. Or cilantro. Or thyme (as long as your stem is still fresh, and not woody). Heres how you do it:

1. Add stems to broths.