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How much food do you throw away?
Posted on 5/29/13 at 9:02 am
Posted on 5/29/13 at 9:02 am
I guess in terms of dollars? I remember it being around $500/household per year in the U.S.
Seems low. I'm not talking about old condiments, but things you should not have let gone to waste.
Seems low. I'm not talking about old condiments, but things you should not have let gone to waste.
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Posted on 5/29/13 at 9:05 am to BRgetthenet
Very little, actually. I try and freeze a lot of stuff.
I normally go to the grocery store 3-4 times a week, so I don't keep a fridge full often.
I normally go to the grocery store 3-4 times a week, so I don't keep a fridge full often.
Posted on 5/29/13 at 9:05 am to BRgetthenet
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I remember it being around $500/household per year in the U.S.
I'd probably guess that or a little lower. Try and make frequent smaller trips to avoid having to throw things out.
Posted on 5/29/13 at 9:07 am to BRgetthenet
I have no clue .. The wife will not eat leftovers so it's a lot .. We have recently been asking for a to go box and then giving it to a random homeless person that we see on the way home. I am sure that most of it is still going to the trash but at least makes us feel a little better 
This post was edited on 5/29/13 at 9:08 am
Posted on 5/29/13 at 9:07 am to BRgetthenet
Us poor country folk who say "supper" dont throw away anything.
It's called leftovers, or reruns as I used to call it as a kid.
shite costs money son.
It's called leftovers, or reruns as I used to call it as a kid.
shite costs money son.
This post was edited on 5/29/13 at 9:08 am
Posted on 5/29/13 at 9:08 am to AlmaDawg
Same here. I go just about everyday.
Posted on 5/29/13 at 9:10 am to TIGRLEE
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poor country folk
I was talking about rich city folk.
We know Zach's method.
Posted on 5/29/13 at 9:13 am to BRgetthenet
maybe $30/month? I live very close to several grocery stores so I'll buy food for one or two meals I know I'm going to cook then when I need more I'll just go back to the store. Plus when I do throw things away it's usually just a tomato or onion or milk that's gone bad.
It seems one problem I've seen people have is they'll go grocery shopping and buy all this food then they'll decide one night they don't feel like cooking and they'll go out to eat then they'll have leftovers to add to the stack of stuff that could go bad then someone will invite them over for dinner so they'l do that .. before you know it there's tons of stuff you have to discard.
It seems one problem I've seen people have is they'll go grocery shopping and buy all this food then they'll decide one night they don't feel like cooking and they'll go out to eat then they'll have leftovers to add to the stack of stuff that could go bad then someone will invite them over for dinner so they'l do that .. before you know it there's tons of stuff you have to discard.
Posted on 5/29/13 at 9:13 am to AlmaDawg
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Very little, actually. I try and freeze a lot of stuff.
we do this a lot. given it is just two of us (our boy isn't eating table food yet), and a lot of my dishes feed a lot more than that, we have a lot of leftovers. i try to freeze the leftovers as much as possible, if we aren't going to be able to eat it all within a couple of days.
vegetables are probably what we waste the most. i try to keep lots of fresh vegetables around but we don't always eat all of them before they go bad. need to do a better job of that...probably by buying smaller quantities at a time and just making more frequent trips to the store.
Posted on 5/29/13 at 9:16 am to BRgetthenet
i use to waste much more than that. i'd go to the grocery once every 10 days or so and cook everything one evening or sunday afternoon. then, somehow, i'd end up at the bar eating burgers and drinking beer while my food sat in the fridge.
now, i have close to 50 beers in my fridge, eggs, butter, ham and cheese, condiments and stuff for bloody marys. not kidding.
now, i have close to 50 beers in my fridge, eggs, butter, ham and cheese, condiments and stuff for bloody marys. not kidding.
Posted on 5/29/13 at 9:20 am to TigerHam85
If it's a protein that's been in there for a few days, I like to curry it up every once in a while. But then I need to steer clear of humanity for 48 hours following.
Posted on 5/29/13 at 9:37 am to TIGRLEE
quote:This. Maybe throw something out once a week.
Us poor country folk who say "supper" dont throw away anything.
It's called leftovers, or reruns as I used to call it as a kid.
shite costs money son.
Posted on 5/29/13 at 9:39 am to threeputt
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The wife will not eat leftovers so it's a lot .
Mine used to be the same way. It took years of breaking to get her out of it. I think cooking something new every night for a family of four influenced her.....
Posted on 5/29/13 at 9:42 am to BRgetthenet
Not too much, maybe $25/mo. I go to the grocery 1-2x a week. The main thing I end up tossing is banana's. I never finish the whole bunch in a week.
I never make huge grocery runs so I rarely have major losses.
I never make huge grocery runs so I rarely have major losses.
Posted on 5/29/13 at 9:46 am to BRgetthenet
My new year's resolution was to throw away less food. I've improved, mainly because I've switched to buying stuff in smaller amounts and shopping more frequently. Granted, this is more expensive than buying in bulk & on sale, but if the food ends up spoiling, the savings is nil.
I'm also working at something-out-of-nothing, peasant style cooking: improv combinations of stuff to serve over starches (like polenta, rice, grits, or bruschetta/toast points). Here's an example: sauteed onions & garlic, plus leftover asparagus, sliced portobella mushroom, fresh basil & thyme, cooked in a little crushed tomato until slightly thickened. Reduced a bit more, it would have made a good sandwich filling or bruschetta topping. LINK
I'm also working at something-out-of-nothing, peasant style cooking: improv combinations of stuff to serve over starches (like polenta, rice, grits, or bruschetta/toast points). Here's an example: sauteed onions & garlic, plus leftover asparagus, sliced portobella mushroom, fresh basil & thyme, cooked in a little crushed tomato until slightly thickened. Reduced a bit more, it would have made a good sandwich filling or bruschetta topping. LINK
Posted on 5/29/13 at 9:50 am to hungryone
Recently threw away some sour cream that was past its date, and two slices of deli ham that were turning. I think under $500 for sure on an annual basis.
Posted on 5/29/13 at 9:56 am to BRgetthenet
I am a very efficient grocery shopper. I go grocery shopping on sundays, buy food for MON-THURS, eat out/munch on anything left over the weekend.
I would be willing to bet I waste less than $10/mo on food from throwing it out. I can't remember the last thing I had to throw out bc it went bad.
I would be willing to bet I waste less than $10/mo on food from throwing it out. I can't remember the last thing I had to throw out bc it went bad.
Posted on 5/29/13 at 10:13 am to Rohan2Reed
quote:that's about it for us too
Plus when I do throw things away it's usually just a tomato or onion or milk that's gone bad.
Posted on 5/29/13 at 10:22 am to BRgetthenet
I'm one of the guilty ones. I love leftovers, so not sure what my excuse is. Don't know what it is in dollars, not sure I want to find out. I will just try to do better.
I look at expiry dates as guidelines. I keep things longer than others, probably, but I still throw too much away.
I look at expiry dates as guidelines. I keep things longer than others, probably, but I still throw too much away.
Posted on 5/29/13 at 10:36 am to BRgetthenet
We do our best to cook for two in terms of portion size so that there are no leftovers. What to do with that last half portion is difficult and I am not the world's best portion measurer when I cook.
I eyeball, see the normal portion size for two and then always add just a little more to the pot "Just in case". This virtually assures I have a half portion at meal's end that is wasted unless the wife eats it the next day for lunch, which she usually does.
Things we waste a lot of are lettuce, cucumbers, milk and green onions. I like having them. It is a waste t drive to the market to buy them becasue the gas is about as much as what we buy is we go to purchase a single bunch of green onions.
Other than a very few things, we hardly ever throw away staples.
Having said that, it may well be $500.00 a year.
"Peas porridge hot - peas porridge cold - peas porridge in the pot, nine days old," gives me the creeps, because I know what those old lyrics referred to and my microbiology background is extensive.
Saw where LSUBOO threw out a couple of slices of deli ham. That is one of my pet peeves. I love Party Ham, but we never eat that many sandwiches, so we almost always waste party ham when I buy one. That waste is usually my fault because the wife won't buy them because they are much too much for us to eat. My concession to that wasteful habit is I have stopped buying a food item I really like.
I eyeball, see the normal portion size for two and then always add just a little more to the pot "Just in case". This virtually assures I have a half portion at meal's end that is wasted unless the wife eats it the next day for lunch, which she usually does.
Things we waste a lot of are lettuce, cucumbers, milk and green onions. I like having them. It is a waste t drive to the market to buy them becasue the gas is about as much as what we buy is we go to purchase a single bunch of green onions.
Other than a very few things, we hardly ever throw away staples.
Having said that, it may well be $500.00 a year.
"Peas porridge hot - peas porridge cold - peas porridge in the pot, nine days old," gives me the creeps, because I know what those old lyrics referred to and my microbiology background is extensive.
Saw where LSUBOO threw out a couple of slices of deli ham. That is one of my pet peeves. I love Party Ham, but we never eat that many sandwiches, so we almost always waste party ham when I buy one. That waste is usually my fault because the wife won't buy them because they are much too much for us to eat. My concession to that wasteful habit is I have stopped buying a food item I really like.
This post was edited on 5/29/13 at 10:41 am
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