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.
Whoops.
I somehow did not manage to take a picture of any of the waste that happened at my house this week.
But I had to compost one avocado that sadly turned mushy instead of ripe.
(This is what I get for trying to buy one that was close to being ripe. I have so much more success when I buy them rock hard and let them ripen at home.)
Also, I threw out two pieces of tilapia. I did eat one of the leftover pieces, but didn’t manage to get through the rest, due to a glut of other more delicious leftovers (which we did manage to eat!)
I can’t very well publish a post with no photos, so hows about one with a happier avocado view?
(That’s Mexican Rice from Good Cheap Eats. I topped it with grilled onions, peppers, shrimp, chicken, and beef. Plus pico de gallo and guacamole. Always guacamole.)
Avocados show up so frequently on my instagram feed, this week one follower suggest I check into AA (Avocados Anonymous).
But as I told her, if avocados are wrong, I don’t want to be right. 😉
And at Aldi, they are so affordable, I pretty much don’t see this stopping any time soon.
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How’s food waste going at your house? Any sad tales or great saves to share this week?
Jen
Tuesday 21st of October 2014
This is a great idea! I hate throwing away celery, which seems to happen once a week around here--I buy it really intending to feed it to the kids, make tuna salad, and seven days later it's floppy and awful.
Has the internet guilt gotten you throwing away less? I just started an internet accountability plan of my own, to help me focus on getting more family dinners during the week. I'm hoping it'll go well!
Kristen
Tuesday 21st of October 2014
Oh my yes! I used to throw away SO much food and I'm way better now.
Jenessa
Monday 20th of October 2014
I am a bit behind, but I finally went through my freezer and made a list of the contents. There are some things in there that will be somewhat challenging to use up. I did end up throwing away a few slices of bread and two hamburger buns that were all pretty freezer burned. I also threw out some sauce for fish that hadn't turned out well in the first place. It might take me a while to work through the freezer, but I feel more confident about it now.
Ange K.
Friday 17th of October 2014
I guess with having a family of 7 eating in our household saves a lot on the food waste, because we hardly ever have any. Usually the only things we have to toss out are moldy veggies (that really should have lasted longer!) and even then that's a rare occurrence. My biggest problem is keeping food in the house! They eat it as soon as I get it. Ah- the joys of having 3 teenagers. :-)
Vee@VeesEasyVegan
Friday 17th of October 2014
I spend alot of quality time thinking about avocados. I love them and would say they are my favourite food ever. If i have to discard one I am sad I did not save it. I feel your pain!
My week on food waste. http://www.veeseasyvegan.com/easy-vegan-blueberry-muffins-food-waste-friday/:
Sabine
Friday 17th of October 2014
Most of your pictures are very nice, although they are often showing up blurry on a C5 device. On a larger screen such as a laptop Mac, the rendition of the images is very sharp. Nobody likes to look at blurry images on these tiny cephone screens. Sometimes I wonder if the tekkies in Silicon Valley are aware of this.
Kristen
Friday 17th of October 2014
Hmm...does this happen to you on other websites as well or only on my blog?