Comments on: Black Food Waste Friday

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:48:29 +0000

I’ve read your site for a while now and thought I would try to document my own food waste. My problem this week was everyone but me was out of town. We should have planned better. I guess it’s a work in progress.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:00:26 +0000

I ended my problem of fresh veggie waste by purchasing a few Rubbermaid fresh saver containers. They are the ones with the green lids. Seriously, I have lettuce and other veggies in my fridge that are over 2 weeks old (I went out of town for a week or they would have been consumed by now). Still as fresh as the day I bought them.

By: hiptobeme

hiptobeme — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:18:01 +0000

I usually wash and rewrap my greens as above but this last week I got busy and forgot. My lettuce was getting old so I decided I better try and use it up. So, the other morning I washed the lettuce to use in my son’s sandwich. It was getting a little wilted, but still good. I peeled off the outer leaves. Then, a HUGE, black moth crawled out and into my sink. That was it. The whole head went into the garbage. The ick factor was too much for me. That moth was in there for at least four days. Eeeeew.

By: Angela

Angela — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:38:33 +0000

I started putting handfuls of spinach in our smoothies- it sounds really gross but you don’t even taste it. The smoothie will be green unless you use a dark red or purple fruit in there. But it’s a good way to use up spinach if you get in the habit, and it’s healthy. Your kids might even think it’s fun- a blogger named Carla- I can’t think of her blog at the moment- calls it the “Green Monster.”

By: Heather

Heather — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:51:26 +0000

I have a hard time eating a whole bag of baby spinach before it goes bad. Sometimes I throw it in the freezer to use in sauces and stir fries.

By: Tina

Tina — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:39:21 +0000

Put your spinach in a Debbie Meyer Green Bag with a piece of papertowel…will last 3 weeks, I KID YOU NOT!! )

By: Bellen

Bellen — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:50:05 +0000

Good week. I too find that something I’ve defrosted and not used tends to go to waste.
Also, after repeatedly having to dump bagged salad greens including spinach I have started to rebag the greens, sometimes even using 2 containers with a paper towel on the bottom to absorb moisture, to give them breathing room – seems to help them stay fresh longer.

By: Mrs Green

Mrs Green — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:43:55 +0000

well done Kristen; it’s still a great food waste week and through taking part we all learn where our ‘danger foods’ are – the ones which often get left or forgotten about. mine will be up tomorrow; I’m too pooped to do anymore online work tonight