Another ugly food waste photo. I’m taking part in the Waste-No-Food challenge from The Frugal Girl, and posting these photos does help me try harder to waste less food. Call it positive peer pressure, or just attention and focus, whatever the reason, it works. Check out Jonathan Bloom’s blog Wasted Food to learn about how much food we waste (collectively) and why you should care.
So this week we still had some bagged lettuce in the refrigerator when we got our first CSA delivery, and the cornucopia of greens offered made it pretty hard to go back into the bag. My husband made an impressive effort, and used most of these greens on sandwiches when they were a little less than fresh. I have to admit I didn’t even try. The beans were also entirely my responsibility, since he hates white beans and I only buy them for one type of salad I eat. I got sick of that salad after eating it a few times, and then these beans just sat there.
Actually, I don’t think I even want to buy canned white beans anymore, I hate that layer of goo on top. Another project in this house will be making beans from scratch, how hard can it be? And I love throwing things in the Crockpot, so I’ll start doing that soon.
I’m looking forward to our next CSA delivery this Monday. It’s a little bit like Christmas for adults. The anticipation of pleasure. I might not be able to stand the suspense, and go online to check what we’ll be receiving, the equivalent of peeking in mom’s closet as a kid. I’m happy to report that we used up ALL of that produce, even the turnips. I made them once on the barbecue, chopped up and wrapped in a foil pouch, and the other time roasted in the oven with a bunch of other vegetables, and they were delicious.
If you’re new to this segment, don’t feel bad if you waste A LOT more food than this. That’s the case with everyone who starts doing it. I used to buy tons of produce that would rot by the time I went grocery shopping again, and I’d have to dump it to make room for the new stuff. But it’s amazing how much less you’ll waste once you start thinking about it. And you can really save money by doing this too. Please leave your thoughts about all things food-related in the Comments section.
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