Every week, I post a picture of the food that has gone bad over the last seven days. Why do I do this? Because in March of 2008, I finally got fed up with the amount of food I was wasting, and I thought that showing my waste to other people would motivate me to use up my food instead of wasting it. Because this often embarrassing practice was so helpful for me, I invited other bloggers to join me in posting their food waste photos, and Food Waste Friday was born.
I would just like to say that….
I had no waste this week!!!!
I’m not sure how long it’s been since that was the case, but I know it’s been a good while.
Part of the reason this went so well is that I haven’t done a serious grocery shopping trip of late, so my fridge has stayed very under-control. I felt like I was channeling Jo, from Simply Being Mum!
I even managed to use up the leftovers from tacos (those are my arch enemy sometimes) by making myself a big taco salad for lunch.
It was really delicious, and that one salad emptied out something like five leftover containers.
Yay for leftovers!
((Graphic courtesy of Glad. I have no idea how to make graphics!)
Want to see something funny that happened in my cabinets?
Apparently, my kids have been using up only 95% of the peanut butter in a jar before opening a new one, because I found five (!) jars of almost-used-up peanut butter. I rounded ’em up (the jars, not the children) and used a spatula to scrape out the last 5%, which I then put onto banana chunks.
So, we didn’t waste any peanut butter, and that cabinet is significantly less crowded than it was before.
I’ve been in sort of a food waste funk of late, but I feel pretty darn energized by my no-waste week. Woo!
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Colleen
Wednesday 16th of October 2013
When we hit the end of peanut butter jars we use it as a sundae bowl, just plop the ice cream inside and go to town! The end of the peanut butter gets used and it's one less dish to wash.
Zoey
Monday 14th of October 2013
Wow I just discovered your blog and it's awesome!!!
Sara
Monday 14th of October 2013
I think the kids learn the peanut jar trick from their friends my teens also do this. I started noticing this about a year ago. So while making my grocery list out on Friday. I start looking at things in the fridge. They do this also with ketchup, mustard, and mayo. I have to watch them like a hawk. I am glad that I have found this and have corrected the situation. this could get kinda pricey pitching wasted items. Congrats on the no waste. WOOOO HOOO
Jenessa
Saturday 12th of October 2013
I had a half cucumber that went slimy on me since I didn't get around to eating it in time. I also have some very brown lettuce that I need to take out to the compost bin soon. So not too bad for the week.
CeCee
Saturday 12th of October 2013
The hubby and I have been taking part in a very successful pantry challenge, so no food waste. UNTIL TODAY!!! Due to a chicken recall that included the lot number of all of the chicken in my freezer I threw roughly 20lbs of chicken away. It was PAINFUL. I had gotten it on an amazing sale and I was sooo glad to have it stocked up for the pantry/no spend challenge this month. Oh well. Guess we have to rethink things until the 27 (the end of our challenge)
WilliamB
Saturday 12th of October 2013
CeCee, while that's painful I don't think it counts as *your* waste.
Diane C
Saturday 12th of October 2013
The place where you bought it won't exchange/refund it?