Comments on: How Much Food Do You Throw Away?

By: Joan J

Joan J — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:12:40 +0000

I always seem to have “just a bit” of vegetables leftover. I started keeping a freezer container marked for just this purpose, and add the few tablespoons of veg and it’s cooking water to the bag — then use the bag of “mixed vegetables” in a batch of homemade soup. Homemade soups are an excellent way to use up bits of meat, vegetables and starches.

By: Jonathan from Wasted Food

Jonathan from Wasted Food — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:01:22 +0000

You’ve hit on some great points for reducing food waste. For those interested in more such tips, I blog about the topic on my site, Wasted Food.com.

By: Melitsa

Melitsa — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:09:16 +0000

Great post.
I try to plan the meals for the week and have set nights for certain meals. Tomato based veggie recipe on Monday, Fish on tuesday etc I buy food based around those themes. I get to change up which recipes, so not too boring and use whatever veggies on sale.
We buy sm amounts of fresh veg and bump it up with frozen.Use fresh first then move onto Frozen.
We buy the well used things like bread, milk and eggs ( in our house) in bulk. We freeze the bread and milk. It helps us not go to the shops so frequently and get those impulse buys.

We love our Freezer

By: Tracy

Tracy — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:20:13 +0000

I think the hardest for me is using vegetables prior to their expiration.

Along with your first tip, I’d say the shopping list is paramount. Planning meals (at least a general idea) has been really helpful at reducing my food bill. I buy what I need. Also, it makes that evening commute home less stressful; no more, “oh, god, what do I scrap together tonight?”

Lately when I’ve had vegetables about to go bad, I google a simple recipe to incorporate them into. I’ve found that you can throw pretty much anything into spaghetti sauce and serve it over pasta.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:39:53 +0000

I never shop for food for lunches. We always eat leftovers for lunch. Sometimes there’s enough of a casserole or something for everyone to have the same lunch, other days it’s first come first served on who gets the “best” thing in the fridge. Sometimes we have a “good sport supper” and serve leftovers for dinner too.

We throw away very little food, but I think it’s because I hate to cook, so if there are leftovers we eat those rather than making something new.

By: jeannie

jeannie — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:35:56 +0000

sorry my grammar was just awful (lol)

By: jeannie

jeannie — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:35:08 +0000

We hardly ever have left overs. But if we do my DH always takes it to work the next day…
I think my waste was when the kids didnt clean there plates..
I learned to ask what they wanted and give a small portion then if they wanted more they got it…
good post & tips

By: Mrs. Micah

Mrs. Micah — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:46:15 +0000

I think we throw away less food but plenty of packaging.

As a kid, we had “leftover nights” where it’d be all the stuff that wasn’t enough for a whole meal but could be combined to form one.