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Food Waste Friday | Two Things.

Every week, I post a picture of the food that has gone bad over the last seven days. I started doing this in March of 2008 to help motivate myself to use up my food instead of wasting it and it’s been very effective. Since it helped me so much, I invited other bloggers to join me in posting their food waste photos, and Food Waste Friday was born.

After several weeks with nothing to show you, I’m back with photographic evidence of my waste.

I think I bought this nacho dip for our Super Bowl snacks back in, um, February. And given how un-food-like this is, I didn’t even think it was possible for it to go bad.

Let me tell you, it can. Holy moly, that stuff smelled rank when I opened it.

So, it’s going into the trash. I reeeeeally don’t think processed cheese dip should go into my compost. 😉

I also wasted some green beans.


Normally I manage to cook just enough for us to eat at one meal, but I overcooked (or we under-ate!) this time. I don’t know about you, but leftover cooked green beans are really, really unappealing to me. I had great intentions of eating them despite my lack of enthusiasm at the prospect, but I didn’t manage to get past the intention part and into the action part.
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AUDREY OWENS

Friday 17th of September 2010

Heloise tip--- Store jared items like salsa cheese dip horseradish applesauce plus yougurt, cott cheese, sour cream etc. tightly close in the fridge upside down. mold needs air to grow Amazing how long the stuff lasts. Also any containers that have had mold in them soak in viniger to kill all of the spoors. Left over veg's seal in small plastic frezer bag and add to soups. Each seperate do not add next days to yesterdays. could cause food poisening as yesterdays thaws a bit.

Pat

Saturday 1st of May 2010

I'm hoping that you didn't discard the jar as it can be recycled.

Diane

Saturday 1st of May 2010

Hi Pat, You must be a new reader. "Our" Kristin would never! Have fun reading the archives!

Lisa

Saturday 1st of May 2010

I actually don't mind left-over green beans. If you sprinkle them with toasted seseme seeds or toasted almonds it greatly improves them.

Condo Blues

Friday 30th of April 2010

I had a great waste save this week. A few weeks ago I opened a can of coconut milk for a recipe and didnt' use all of it. I was afraid that it was going to go bad before I used it. Fortunately I found a recipe for Brazilan Chicken that used coconut milk and some other extras in the fridge. No waste and a yummy dinner!

Sarah

Friday 30th of April 2010

A no waste week!!!

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