Comments on: Food Waste Friday-5.8

By: Institutional Waste: The English Department Buffet Lunch | Frugalista Japan

Institutional Waste: The English Department Buffet Lunch | Frugalista Japan — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:25:33 +0000

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By: Marianna

Marianna — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:24:52 +0000

I use to think my mother was crazy, but have since picked up on her technique for drying lettuce. I have a small kitchen and refrain from purchasing anything else to store (such as a salad spinner). I would find my mother in the center of the kitchen, with a head of lettuce in a plastic bag at arms length. She would spin the bag vigorously in circles forcing the water into the bottom of the bag. She would then cut a tiny
corner off of the bottom of the bag and drain out all of the liquid. A fresh, clean kitchen towel placed insided absorbed the remaining moisture.

By: David

David — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:48:52 +0000

Bring it over, the chickens will love it!

By: James

James — Sat, 09 May 2009 06:39:43 +0000

Hey there, long time lurker but submitted something this time. Sorry there’s no pictures of the actual waste, but I did snap a shot of what I managed to save from our shockingly wasteful freshman seminar buffet.

I wanted to make the point that while all of us doing our best to not waste at home, it’s only a tiny slice of the pie compared to the waste that goes on inside institutions and companies.

Keep up the good writing, and congrats on being an inspiration for many!

By: Wasting Less Food — It's Frugal Being Green

Wasting Less Food — It's Frugal Being Green — Sat, 09 May 2009 01:48:46 +0000

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By: Angela

Angela — Sat, 09 May 2009 01:29:15 +0000

Greens are definitely my issue as well.
We had no food waste this week, but that was mostly because I didn’t buy much last week because I knew we were going out of town for the weekend.

I posted about some great moth traps we’ve been using which have really helped reduce our pantry food waste.

Thanks for the other tips on here- I think those plastic bags do make the greens wilt faster.

By: Stacey

Stacey — Fri, 08 May 2009 23:48:00 +0000

I just used up the last of some less-than-appealing spinach in a sauce I made for pizza. It absorbed nicely and I liked that we were getting some added nutrition.

Even thought I had no waste, it was a challenging week – my husband was gone for a couple of days and then came back with a stomach flu. I maintain that it takes “all hands on deck” to avoid food waste – and if someone’s not on board…

By: Franci

Franci — Fri, 08 May 2009 20:42:56 +0000

I always try to avoid this kind of situation by simply adding more of whatever-the-little-bit-left-in-the-bag is going to be to the thing I’m making and emptying the bag. I’ve never been able to tell the difference in recipes, and salads don’t usually have a problem getting consumed in this house.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:35:38 +0000

Just an idea for when you have alot of leftover spinach – blanch it in boiling water for a minute, drain & squeeze out excess moisture, then freeze and use as needed. I like to use this to make a filling for lasagna or stuffed shells.

By: Sabrina

Sabrina — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:41:12 +0000

I’m finally participating, Kristen! We just throw out way too much food. I want to get that under control.