Food Waste Friday | Thrifty Threads, a Banana, and a Hurricane

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. If you’re not a blogger but still want some food waste accountability, feel free to participate by leaving a comment.

Before I show you a yucky food picture, I wanted to tell you that Lisey is on Thrifty Threads today! Go check out her fancy Goodwill duds. 🙂

So, as most of you probably know, Hurricane Irene is barreling up the coast towards the Mid-Atlantic area. Last weekend we had an awful storm where our power went out and tons of trees fell down, midweek we had an earthquake, and now a hurricane is due to hit us in less than 48 hours.

Boo.

This weather is way too exciting for my taste.

Anyway, because I’m pretty darn sure our power is going to go out, I’ve been trying to prepare as best I can to minimize any food waste caused by the lack of power. So, I did a VERY thorough fridge clean out (like the kind where I even wipe off the shelves) in order to take inventory and figure out what needs to be eaten asap.

I’m pleased to report that we’re doing pretty well at eating down the food in the fridge and I’m also pleased to say that the only food waste I have is this banana, which I found behind a produce drawer (the only way to see the banana was to actually take the drawer out).

Because I haven’t the faintest clue how long that banana has been camping out there, I decided to send it out to the compost bin.

By the way, I have a game giveaway for you guys (not a video game…a game that doesn’t require batteries and technology), and I plan to post that this afternoon, so stop back in later today.
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P.S. Don’t forget to enter my REI giveaway and read about my new rearview mirror!