…and that means it’s time to talk about food waste. I’m posting a photo of the food that had to be tossed this week in answer to a challenge by The Frugal Girl. She’s on a mission to waste less food, and she’s enlisting everyone who reads her blog. It’s a good cause, because according to some estimates, we Americans waste about 25-40 percent of the food that’s produced. You can read about the negative impact of all that wasted food and get all the facts at Wasted Food.
So we’re doing our small part by trying not to throw any food away. This week I forgot about this almond milk and once it’s opened it has to be used within 10 days, so it’s NG. It wasn’t in the Eat Me! section, so it fell through the cracks. Not too bad though, only about half full.
If you don’t have an Eat Me! section in your refrigerator yet, get hip. Word is spreading. The idea was featured this week over at Wasted Food. For me, getting that email from Jonathan Bloom was kind of like getting a call to be on American Idol (if I could sing or wanted to be on television).
What tricks do you use to reduce your food waste? Or do you gleefully let it go bad, enjoying the science experiment aspect? Or maybe you have a teenager or a Labrador Retriever in the house? Please share your thoughts in the Comments section.
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