Comments on: Use More – Daily Financial Tip

By: Mama Squirrel

Mama Squirrel — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:03:17 +0000

Delicious bread pudding: yeah, but then you have to convince spouse and offspring to eat the bread pudding. We usually make delicious bread crumbs with leftover bread instead (and keep them in the freezer).

By: ThriftyMom

ThriftyMom — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 00:22:52 +0000

Thanks for the tip! I actually started doing this recently because we’re hoping to move within the next few months. So, I’m trying to use up all the extra stuff like that huge container of oatmeal and all those cans of soup!

By: Gloria

Gloria — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 23:36:31 +0000

Since I hate leftovers more than 1 day old what I try to do is just cook enough so that I never have left overs. That was really hard for me to do when I first got married becuase I came from a big family and then suddenly it was just my husband and I. We waisted so much food then.

By: Tanya G

Tanya G — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 22:26:55 +0000

Our greatest wastage is from fruit and vege that go off. Now I buy frozen vegies and fruit in natural syrup where possible. Even though it is more expensive to buy there is no waste. Also it means I always have them on hand.
If I do have any fresh produce when they get too yucky for the kids to touch them I usually juice them. We don’t buy bananas.

By: Eileen Denz

Eileen Denz — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 19:57:34 +0000

I really try to do this, but it’s hard when there’s only two of us and all the food is packaged for 4 or more. For example – parsley. The grocery store only sells it in these HUGE bundles. I think that if you had a family of 4 and used it in every meal that you might, possibly, use it up before it went bad, but with two people it’s impossible.
I think that part of the issue is that the food companies want you to buy more than you can use before it goes bad b/c that way they get more money – not to mention that it is often cheaper to buy the larger sizes and not use it all than it is to buy smaller sizes!

By: mahanda

mahanda — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 17:54:59 +0000

just found two ver ripe bananas and some due date today vanilla yogurt, there is lunch for me and grandson. some dried out bread and eggs due on the 20th will make a good bread pudding
thanks for reminding me. i usually do this every other week, but good i looked today. no waste.

By: Frugal Momma

Frugal Momma — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 16:46:31 +0000

Good advice! I am a very big meal planner. I usually post my menus on the boards and on my blogs each week.

Every few months I do a pantry challenge to use up some of the stuff in my pantry. I am pretty good at rotating items. But right now I have 44 cans of green beans. I think I need to stop buying them.