Comments on: Food Waste Friday | Oh dear.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 01:51:56 +0000

We’ve just gotten back into keeping track of our food waste after several weeks off. This week was pretty good though, an avocado, some beans and some mushroom/corn/bean mixture. We’ll have to see how it goes now that Hubby and I are both working full time again, but I think with a little more planning we can keep on track.

By: Angela@MyYearWithoutSpending

Angela@MyYearWithoutSpending — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:54:38 +0000

We had a bit of saurkraut that I had already had enough of and my husband couldn’t finish after he got sick. Also a snack pak of almonds that were ancient.

Christy- “Basil to get through” – oh, how I would love that problem! Fresh basil is so delicious with tomatoes and mozzarella as a salad or as a sandwich, and fresh pesto is easy to make in a blender: basil, olive oil, garlic, parmesan, and pine nuts. Yum.

Kristin- At least you fed the bugs!

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 23:43:13 +0000

0 waste this week!!! Woo Hoo!!!

By: Kristin

Kristin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:41:43 +0000

Our only food waste was 1/2 a bottle of BBQ sauce, how you ask, because my husband left it outside by the grill without the cap on all night long. I found it the next morning with several deal insects inside.

By: Christy

Christy — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:11:38 +0000

We had some deli-sliced chicken (bummer!) and some soggy animal crackers (oops!). But we did manage to use up a LOT of fresh produce, and I am especially proud of all the lettuce and other leafy greens. I wish I could buy in smaller quantities at the Farmer’s Market- it’s hard to use it all in time. Now, I have a lot of basil to get through…

By: Tawra@Living On A Dime

Tawra@Living On A Dime — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:16:34 +0000

If the tomatoes are just wrinkly and not molded or rotten you can throw them in soup or salsa!

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:11:46 +0000

I threw three whole cucumbers into the compost last night. I kept meaning to make pickles out of them, but never got around to it until last night, and then it was too late. They weren’t expensive, but our food budget is super tight this month so it was maddening to have to throw them away.

One of my spice shelves also fell off the wall last night (why??) and he only the thing that broke was a brand new bottle of basil that I just purchased last month.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:06:40 +0000

We had nearly a whole bag of peaches from the local farm go bad very quickly. They became covered in a green fuzz and leaking juice and turning black withing 2 days of buying them. We also had three carrots that we forgot about.

By: WilliamB

WilliamB — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:47:13 +0000

None/almost none this week (meaning only the occasional bad bit or some plate waste). I joined a CSA so I expect more waste. I haven’t thrown out the salad greens or japanese greens yet but I probably will do so soon. Despite the projected increase in waste CSA can be fun. I’m making a rhubarb custard pie for tomorrow’s BBQ because CSA gave me rhubarb.

Happy Father’s Day to Mr. FG.

By: Karen S.

Karen S. — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:42:27 +0000

So far, nothing’s “wasted” yet–but we do have more food left over because we had a few changes of plans and dinners out this week. We’ll see how it goes.