A good source of cheap food and a good reason not to floss: The Marketplace consumer cheat sheet

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No cupcake left behind

Here are our problems:

1) We waste a lot of food.

2) We spend a lot on food.

3) We're hungry.

So here's the big idea: New businesses are letting us order meals and groceries that would otherwise be thrown away.(The food is a lot cheaper, too.) Win, win.

Food, locally grown, by robots

You know what gardening has always been missing? Robots.

But, thanks to science, you can now grow your own food without all that getting-your-hands-dirty stuff. The robots will even weed for you.

And, what's a robot farm without robot ponies?

Forget flossing

If that annual lecture from your dentist is a pain, we have a reason for you to smile.

New research that made many jaws hit the floor this weekfound that flossing may not actually do anything to make your teeth healthier.

You still totally have to brush though, until the robots get better at doing this for you, too.

The fight for flight rights

Even if you're not a 15-year-old left to sleep in the airport after being bumped from your flight, air travel is sometimes not the greatest.

So hearing that the government may amp up passenger rights is welcome news.

Not sure what your rights are when you fly? Here's our primer.

Child care, no waiting (fees)

Finding good daycare can seem as hard asgetting your kid to go to bed.

But now Ontario is becoming the first province toban fees to get your kid on a waitlist. Big win for people with little ones.

If you're looking at unlicensed options,check out our investigation first.

On TV: What really happens when you recycle that coffee cup

We love our coffee. But if you drop your cup in a recycling bin at Starbucks or Tim Hortons, do the companies really recycle them?

Spoiler alert: Not always.

We went dumpster diving to find answers. Watch it again on TV this weekend or watch online now.