tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post3442041227336473885..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Food Waste Reduction report #3Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-66025400872362090732009-02-28T22:52:00.000-08:002009-02-28T22:52:00.000-08:00We've been on holiday for the last 3 weeks (lucky ...We've been on holiday for the last 3 weeks (lucky us, I know!). This has resulted in almost no wasted food for my partner and I. Unfamiliar food and portion sizes beyond their appetites meant rather a lot of waste for our kids though.<BR/>Anyway, we are home now (sigh), so it's back to the challenge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-42263474561096385322009-02-27T09:55:00.000-08:002009-02-27T09:55:00.000-08:00Great Post! Are you familiar with the blog Wasted ...Great Post! Are you familiar with the blog Wasted Food (by J. Bloom) Good input there as well.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/>Sustaino<BR/>www.sustaino.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13427211966428318680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-90376637237100687912009-02-27T07:06:00.000-08:002009-02-27T07:06:00.000-08:00Bad week for us. Just got back from 12days working...Bad week for us. Just got back from 12days working in CA to find that hubby didn't eat the leftovers that he had created while I was gone. <BR/>Due to the presence of mold-couldn't salvage any of it.<BR/>Made me very,very,very sad to have to bring it out to the compost pile.<BR/><BR/>>2 Cups of homemade chicken soup<BR/>>1 cup of homemade hummus<BR/>>2 Cups of spaghetti squash<BRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-90088675343752626522009-02-27T01:45:00.000-08:002009-02-27T01:45:00.000-08:00we are pretty good about non-waste..cook only enou...we are pretty good about non-waste..cook only enough for 1 day of left overs and that is usually gone the next day....but there are a few bad onions in the house...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-30321357359027950062009-02-26T13:01:00.000-08:002009-02-26T13:01:00.000-08:00We've been going rounds with the crud, too and not...We've been going rounds with the crud, too and not been doing so well. Mostly half-eaten kid plates and leftovers that have gone bad. We have been doing better about what we are buying and planning meals around what is already in the fridge with maybe a couple of fresh additions.SongbirdSistershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16898627041211000111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-37169311889935215602009-02-25T09:08:00.000-08:002009-02-25T09:08:00.000-08:00Just a 1/4 cup of refried beans and a half a chine...Just a 1/4 cup of refried beans and a half a chinese take out dinner this week. We had a small handful of grapes get tossed to the worms, but that I totally count in the unavoidable category, because even if you eat the grapes on the day you bring them home, there are bad ones. :-D<BR/><BR/>The chinese take out I blame on baby cravings. heeheehee.. I would have finished it the next day, but that Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994844081172979101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-63410120492399717562009-02-24T18:39:00.000-08:002009-02-24T18:39:00.000-08:00By the way, you mentioned in your original "food w...By the way, you mentioned in your original "food waste reduction challenge" post that egg shells and banana peels don't count as waste, unless we could come up with a use for them. I actually found a way to get some use out of the banana peels. My kitten LOVES bananas and she will actually LICK all the flavour and white bits out of the inside of the peels, and eat the stringy bits. Isn't that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-15470157828014022812009-02-24T13:55:00.000-08:002009-02-24T13:55:00.000-08:00i'm not officially taking the challenge but i coul...i'm not officially taking the challenge but i couldn't believe how well we did to use up everything in our fridge and pantry before we did another big shopping trip. <BR/><BR/>a few tips:<BR/><BR/>i made a big list of everything i could possibly make with what i had. <BR/><BR/>i turned little leftover crumbly bits of cheese into a delicious cheese dip<BR/><BR/>i saved stale bread and turned it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-87533372828627977622009-02-24T07:49:00.000-08:002009-02-24T07:49:00.000-08:00Bad bad bad week here. Big batch of chicken soup ...Bad bad bad week here. Big batch of chicken soup got sick! smelled bad and had to be thrown out, one leftover serving of stir fry went out, jam got moldy and went out, and half a cup of korean pancake batter went out (and that was an attempt to salvage REGULAR pancake batter for a new use - I should have just made extra pancakes and toasted them!), and some sauces left from Valentine's Day had Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-47691070182712191622009-02-23T18:05:00.000-08:002009-02-23T18:05:00.000-08:00We didn't have any food waste this week until I go...We didn't have any food waste this week until I got a sore throat on Saturday and grabbed the container of Miso from the back of the fridge to make Miso soup. The lid came off of the miso and since it was hidden, it sat for I don't know how long and dried out - totally unusable. :(<BR/><BR/>To redeem myself, I did reuse some orange peels we had http://condo-blues.blogspot.com/2009/02/Lisa Nelsen-Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731962631056727458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-51814747890614177542009-02-23T16:27:00.000-08:002009-02-23T16:27:00.000-08:00ARRGH! I take it back! I just was putting away tod...ARRGH! I take it back! I just was putting away today's batch of fresh-baked cookies and found, tucked behind our dry canisters: 4 squares of GOOD chocolate gone B-A-A-D. It actually had mold spots all over it. I threw it away, since I;m pretty sure milk chocolate is not really great for compost. We hide our chocolate in a few different places, so our candy-loving toddler won't find it. Ive never healinggreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00409082849074411812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-17852450551539590142009-02-23T12:33:00.000-08:002009-02-23T12:33:00.000-08:00Not so good. I tried to make popcorn for a party a...Not so good. I tried to make popcorn for a party and burnt about a cup of it. I also found something in my cupboard that had turned flourescent purple (!) Finally, we made sangrias a couple of weeks ago to get rid of some on the way out fruit, and we kept adding wine to it. It was delicious, but we finally had to throw out the dregs (about 1.5 cups of fruit).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-54680451989527126082009-02-23T11:43:00.000-08:002009-02-23T11:43:00.000-08:00We didn't do that well this week. I cleaned the fr...We didn't do that well this week. I cleaned the fridge out and ended up throwing out a bunch of stuff.<BR/>I have a bit more about it here: <BR/>http://eternal-balance.blogspot.com/2009/02/food-waste-update.htmlscifichickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12394001604617288147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-65370552041184227152009-02-23T07:18:00.000-08:002009-02-23T07:18:00.000-08:00This was a particularly bad week for us. I was no...This was a particularly bad week for us. I was not keeping close enough track of my husband's food and 4 pears went bad. I tried to choke down one but it tasted way too weird for me. This one was partially my fault because I although the pears were bought for him... I will eat them if I see they are getting past their prime. <BR/><BR/>We also threw out some apple juice. I don't like to drink Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-76756753543917646182009-02-23T07:05:00.000-08:002009-02-23T07:05:00.000-08:00Better than usual...I made "refrigerator quiche".....Better than usual...<BR/><BR/>I made "refrigerator quiche"...as in, what's in the refrigerator that is close to going south is going in the quiche. It was weirdly good. <BR/><BR/>I did have to toss about 4 large tbsp. or meat that was questionable. My dog had no problem eating it, however.Cave-Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06888781509791113960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-35423351616353205812009-02-23T06:37:00.000-08:002009-02-23T06:37:00.000-08:00I'm happy to report that now that all the expired ...I'm happy to report that now that all the expired items from years ago are gone from my pantry, we didn't waste anything. Even the shells from the mussels we ate on Friday are being saved, since we've decided to eat them once a week from now on -- getting fish into our diet for less $$ and saving the shells to use in our garden beds.healinggreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00409082849074411812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-11221302366706620312009-02-23T01:04:00.000-08:002009-02-23T01:04:00.000-08:00not too bad. getting easier.mind you i think the s...not too bad. getting easier.<BR/>mind you i think the soy milk in the fridge is starting to smell a bit funky... probably cos I'm the only one that drinks it and I do have a tendency to forget its there. Maybe i should just not buy it eh, instead of wasting most of the carton everyweek! lol<BR/><BR/>Kiwi GalMarinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059288964529225707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-66341289305544004342009-02-22T13:54:00.000-08:002009-02-22T13:54:00.000-08:00Going well here! I guess that's just because we ea...Going well here! I guess that's just because we eat everything...<BR/><BR/>This morning I made left-over pizza dough into Italian-style doughnuts. I'll be posting about it shortly.Farmer's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04993260095409544097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-67924858272814633752009-02-22T13:27:00.000-08:002009-02-22T13:27:00.000-08:00We did great! Our first ever week with no waste! Y...We did great! Our first ever week with no waste! You can see my post about how waste was avoided before Lent - make pancakes! - and get a great recipe for whole wheat pancakes here: <BR/>http://myfriendoprah.blogspot.com/2009/02/food-waste-for-week_20.htmlStaceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04441106582035107314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-82103534404392773992009-02-22T13:06:00.000-08:002009-02-22T13:06:00.000-08:00We still aren't where I'd like to be. We eat left ...We still aren't where I'd like to be. We eat left overs, leftovers rarely ever get thrown out. But the problem we have is stuff left on kids plates. They say they want something, then they eat a couple bites and walk away from the rest. I've tried putting less on their plates, but then they say they're hungry and want seconds. So I get them seconds and they eat one bite then say they're full. Nieceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15681974329929375828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-3495693149360399592009-02-22T08:37:00.000-08:002009-02-22T08:37:00.000-08:00The good news is, I took the cans out to the curb ...The good news is, I took the cans out to the curb and the only food waste we've tossed was a cup or two of rice.<BR/><BR/>Bad news, we've been trying to get rid of the pre-packaged foods and the gazillion bottles of all-purpose cleaners on the shelves (we really do carry multiples of cleaning products). In our effort to eat the food and use up the excess cleaning stuff, our load of recyclables Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11555211840325397458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-64175956292797840312009-02-22T07:56:00.000-08:002009-02-22T07:56:00.000-08:00I was really mad at myself this week. I did okay ...I was really mad at myself this week. I did okay not buying too much/wasting food except for the fact I made a huge roast in the crock pot---and left it on the counter overnight instead of putting it in the fridge. I was so tired after dinner I forgot to put it away!<BR/><BR/>I was ANGRY that I let half a good roast go to waste. Would have been leftovers for the whole week's lunches!TheNormalMiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12331429075393644206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-86790380196762910242009-02-22T03:31:00.000-08:002009-02-22T03:31:00.000-08:00Was doing ok until I found that jar of mouldy butt...Was doing ok until I found that jar of mouldy butter chicken sauce. Nothing else to report though.<BR/><BR/>yay!<BR/><BR/>viv in nzknutty knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325560883289908412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-23705723623363568532009-02-22T03:08:00.000-08:002009-02-22T03:08:00.000-08:00This was a really good week- no food waste at all....This was a really good week- no food waste at all. Yay me! The only problem I have is my mom- she has decided to send all her leftovers to work with me. Not so easy not to have food waste with extra bowls of spaghetti to eat as well. But I ain’t complaining. Chile was a big help by mentioning that I could grind down those unpopped kernels of popcorn and use them in corn bread!<BR/>Sunday- No foodRobj98168https://www.blogger.com/profile/12449968557883132353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-11237043186854842402009-02-22T01:24:00.000-08:002009-02-22T01:24:00.000-08:00For us, this week was worse than last. I now have...For us, this week was worse than last. I now have TWO plates of spoiled food and suspect there's a third plate in the frig. <BR/><BR/>Same excuse: We'd expected to eat it, but an unexpected virus threw off our regular schedule and we could barely stand looking at the stuff let alone eating it.<BR/><BR/>Had my mother had a grave and not been cremated, she would be screaming something about how Oldnovicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17714134603537886606noreply@blogger.com