Comments on: Stop Food Waste

By: shree

shree — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:51:40 +0000

It feels really great when you know that food wastage awareness is taken seriously around the world . When we think we come up with many ideas which can be useful for everyone . good job everyone and hope this continues and helps more people!!! BRAVO and BIG THANKYOU!!!

By: lightening

lightening — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:11:09 +0000

Great ideas everyone. Will be working on my follow up post in the next day or so. Stay tuned!!!

By: kattmaxx

kattmaxx — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:42:22 +0000

We have a worm bin and they turn it into great soil. You can’t feed them meat, grease, oranges, or onions though.

By: Destiny@Freebeezndealz.com

Destiny@Freebeezndealz.com — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:00:45 +0000

I too hate food waste and agree, when I menu plan, I have a lot less, if any. I also like to give things away to my neighbor when I know I won’t use it and it will go bad.

By: Kris

Kris — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:38:31 +0000

Good post. We’ve been trying to be better, but we trash too much stuff. I’ve started to buy clothes at a resale shop so we’re not paying to generate new “stuff”. I also try to buy marked down produce at the grocery store (that is still good) so it doesn’t end up in the trash and I save money too!

By: Princess

Princess — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:38:16 +0000

We have a new rule in the house now (since a month ago). Because I got tired of being the only one who clean the ref, I told hubby and a nephew to eat everything they get from the pot, get only as much as they can consume, not to place any left-over in the fridge that will only end up spoiling, and to eat only what is available at the moment. So far, the ref’s still clean and less cluttered.
Whenever there is a leftover, say chicken, or beef, I cut it into dices and saute with plenty of onions and garlic, season with soy sauce and lemon juice and ground pepper to top some toasted bread.
This is an eye-opener post, Lightening.
Thanks to your global concern.

By: mom2fur

mom2fur — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:53:19 +0000

I have four kids, and my daughter’s boyfriend lives with us, so I’ve been used to feeding 7 people for years. Well, now my daughter is on Weight Watcher’s, my oldest has moved out and the two younger ones are on work/school schedules where they don’t always eat with us. (My youngest is 18.) It’s been hard, but I’m getting better at only cooking for two or three. Meantime, the biggest thing I can do to reduce food waste is to make sure any leftovers get into the freezer within a day or two. For instance, last night I made steak with teriyaki sauce. Only my middle son, my husband and myself were around for dinner. So today, I’ll cut the leftovers into smaller pieces and freeze them for use in stir-fry!
So, I guess what I’m saying is that we really have to think ahead. I try to remember to ask who is going to be ‘around for dinner’ before I thaw anything out. That way, I don’t end up with enough for an army when I’m only feeding the color guard, LOL!

By: Sherry

Sherry — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:55:47 +0000

We eat it up, freeze it for later, etc.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:00:20 +0000

I’ll join the chorus of those who love menu planning - it has definitely cut down on food waste in my house. Plus, we’re pretty cheap and are always trying to use up our leftovers. We usually have leftovers for lunch everyday and if anything is left at the end of the week we try to eat it up over the weekend. Some things we save to throw in soup like rice, pasta, veggies, etc. Also, my two dogs get the benefit of left overs, so not a ton of food going into the trash over here.

By: Bettina

Bettina — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:34:53 +0000

Menu planning has to be The. Single. Biggest. Thing. that stops as much food being wasted in our house.

The other one is really simple - Freezing the leftovers instead of putting them in the fridge. Like the leftover meat off the chook, or popping leftover soup, spaghetti or whatnot into meal size freezer containers and popping in the freezer for either DH to take to work or for anyone to have on a FFY night or a hot snack/lunch.

I usually eat leftovers for lunch over the next day or two, but if it’s something that I don’t eat or more than enough for one, then it will often sit in the fridge till it needs to be tossed. Freezing our leftovers in meal portions makes much better use of them and ensures no waste.