Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Food Waste Reduction Challenge 2010

I'm just catching up on posts and a little lat...

2010-02-07T20:32:30.525-08:00

I'm just catching up on posts and a little late getting started, but I'm in. This is great timing for me because I know I have been slacking off in this area. I'll definitely be looking to drastically minimize my food waste (hopefully eliminate it). I think I'm going to have to start making a couple of extra stops at the store during the week. I've had a hard time with making one larger shopping trip a week. If I buy enough fruits and vegetables to last the week, they've been really going bad before the week is up. And often something comes up during the week and I don't end up needing leftovers because I won't be home to eat them. Buying for only a couple of days at a time will help me with that.

Luckily there is a store within walking distance of my office I can go to on my lunch hour so it won't require an extra car trip.

I'm in for this. I do a weekly accounting of m...

2010-02-06T19:56:43.548-08:00

I'm in for this. I do a weekly accounting of my food waste in my blog (seidhr.blogspot.com), as part of the group of people who participate in "Food Waste Friday" (which originated with The Frugal Girl).

I had a no waste week this week, but usually there manages to be a couple items that still sneaks by me.

Count me in also. I have chickens who help with ou...

2010-02-06T06:39:37.218-08:00

Count me in also. I have chickens who help with our leftovers, but I just don't like wasting period. Over the years I've actually reduced or eliminated certain food/meals because we just weren't managing the leftovers well. Cornbread is one them. We will eat it fresh, but when it comes to leftovers, we fail. So, I fix just enough for that meal. Same thing with any sort of beans too.

I'm in, I don't think I've really thou...

2010-02-05T10:42:08.452-08:00

I'm in, I don't think I've really thought enough about my food waste... except when I forget that i've hidden leftovers in the back of the fridge, yuck!

Great post. I knew as Americans we waste a lot of...

2010-02-05T07:26:24.135-08:00

Great post. I knew as Americans we waste a lot of food, but those statistics are pretty eye-opening. I hate wasting things, so I'll definitely make extra note to focus on this the next few months.

I'm in, Deanna! My family was never very wast...

2010-02-04T10:45:52.288-08:00

I'm in, Deanna! My family was never very wasteful. I always take leftovers for my lunch at the office instead of going out to eat. If we have more than lunches will use up, we occasionally have a "leftover night," and eat leftovers for dinner instead of cooking. I'll confess that we occasionally let something get buried in the refrigerator and overlooked it until it was too late.

After reading Jonathan Bloom's Wasted Food blog, http://www.wastedfood.com/, several months ago, we've tried to be extra diligent, and have hardly thrown anything away. A challenge like this is great, because it will help maintain the focus even more! I'll link to this on my blog, and hopefully find a few more challengees!

This is a great challenge

2010-02-03T03:47:21.582-08:00

This is a great challenge

I am all over this challenge... it's a pretty ...

2010-02-02T11:27:26.919-08:00

I am all over this challenge... it's a pretty easy one for me. I'm too poor to throw away food! Occasionally I do forget about something at the back of the fridge so this month I'll make an extra effort not to have to throw any floppy carrots into the compost.

Alright, this year, I'm seriously going to do ...

2010-02-02T08:01:57.983-08:00

Alright, this year, I'm seriously going to do this. I live alone, I have no one to blame but myself for my waste... This might be the last February I can say that, so... game on! Doh! that means I have to eat that giant bin of lettuce in the next two days! unless feeding it to the bunnies counts as not being wasteful? Also, this means I need to set my compost up again.

I'm back on the bandwagon of no waste with my ...

2010-02-01T19:40:08.153-08:00

I'm back on the bandwagon of no waste with my guns a-blazing! It's about time, I know!

I'm in! I have to learn to eat the veggies lur...

2010-02-01T18:19:52.424-08:00

I'm in! I have to learn to eat the veggies lurking on the bottom of the veggie drawer!

Long time lurker, but I'll throw my hat into t...

2010-02-01T15:58:09.484-08:00

Long time lurker, but I'll throw my hat into the ring for this one. Can't promise stellar performance, but ya gotta start somewhere, right?

I am finally de-lurked, and I am in.

2010-02-01T15:20:23.668-08:00

I am finally de-lurked, and I am in.

I've never signed up for one of your challenge...

2010-02-01T12:14:11.045-08:00

I've never signed up for one of your challenges before. But count me in for this one!

is it too late to join?

2010-02-01T11:37:46.851-08:00

is it too late to join?

I'm in, too!

2010-02-01T11:14:38.344-08:00

I'm in, too!

This is such a great challenge, and I am really ex...

2010-02-01T09:12:02.387-08:00

This is such a great challenge, and I am really excited to talk to my family about this. We have always really tried to stay focused on our food waste, but you are right, it is time for another serious evaluation.

Sign me up for the food waste reduction challenge ...

2010-02-01T08:55:52.292-08:00

Sign me up for the food waste reduction challenge 2010. My chickens eat all of our food waste except onions, citrus and coffee grounds - and those go into the compost. That still can be too much waste, though, and I vow to reduce it.

Linda at Citizen Green

Trying again this year. Hopefully, we'll do be...

2010-02-01T08:38:42.465-08:00

Trying again this year. Hopefully, we'll do better this time around.

We have been doing this for a while, but our answe...

2010-02-01T08:14:40.606-08:00

We have been doing this for a while, but our answer has always been to "give it to the chickens...they eat everything". Now, we will be a little more careful. Count us in, please.

I'm so IN! This is tailor made for me, it'...

2010-02-01T06:07:50.455-08:00

I'm so IN! This is tailor made for me, it's something I really struggle with. I must be more organized, and really menu plan wisely ;)

Like Renee I seem to go in cycles Sign me up! Sig...

2010-01-31T22:54:55.876-08:00

Like Renee I seem to go in cycles

Sign me up!
Signed,
Mr. Nellie Olson

Something I go in cycles of being good and bad wit...

2010-01-31T18:50:50.204-08:00

Something I go in cycles of being good and bad with. But a reminder will help!

Please count me in-this is just what I needed! I s...

2010-01-31T17:35:28.722-08:00

Please count me in-this is just what I needed! I start a winter CSA this week and planned on combining that with my freezer stash for the next 3 months. I am trying to use up, or freeze leftovers. Making lots of veggie broth with veggie trimmings for soups and then freezing in cubes and containers. I do not have chickens or other animals to eat food waste so I compost but I also throw stuff out in the winter and it bothers me to do so. I want to reduce the waste and be more thoughtful about food planning. Thanks for the challenge!
Karen from CT

I love a good challenge!

2010-01-31T12:12:20.247-08:00

I love a good challenge!