…and I’ve got no photo, which means no waste! Yay! It’s been awhile…
I attribute this to meticulous planning. My husband went out of town and I’m going to join him. So first of all, I didn’t buy any new groceries. Then, I went over everything I had and made up a plan for what I would eat and when. I wanted to make sure anything that would go bad would be eaten before I left.
There was some bread I put in the freezer, and a little bit of almond milk, and the rest of the leftovers I ate. Even an entire cantaloupe, over the course of several days. I shared a watermelon, and gave away a green pepper that came in our CSA box, because that’s one of the few vegetables I don’t like.
So some of this is sinking in:
1) Buy less food.
2) Make a plan.
If you want to learn why cutting food waste matters, check out Wasted Food or Love Food, Hate Waste to get the info, plus helpful hints on how to waste less.
I owe my current obsession with cutting our food waste (and photographing rotten food) to Kristen at The Frugal Girl who started taking pictures of the food she threw out every week. She noticed it was helping her waste less, so she invited her readers to participate. And I should also thank Kristen for the bonus of saving money! For us, it adds up to about $80-$100 per month.
Are you part of the Waste No Food Challenge? All you have to do is go to Kristen’s blog and make a comment. How did you do this week? Please leave your tips and advice, confessions and setbacks in the Comments section. We’ve all had bad weeks, so if this wasn’t a great one, you can be sure you’re not alone!
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