what was the value of the food that you discarded this week?

[markio26]

i just flash cleaned out my fridge for the end of the week... i threw out the following:
1/2 baked sweet potato
1/2 baked butternut squash
was gonna use both of these in muffins.. ran out of time.

1 ripened cantaloupe

1/2 container of calzone sauce

3 cups of crockpot chili

i gave away $20 worth of cookies, candies, etc. to neice... we are just not eating junk food and these were left over from stockpile buying in march.

i would say i discarded over $26 total worth of food, throw away and give away.

and on the other hand, i probably froze 6 meals on friday from other foods i had cooked...

i really need to make smaller quantities.

[PrincessPerky]

I need to toss some spaghettii that was no good (made wrong)
some..
wait Ill go do it!

[PrincessPerky]

K nevermind I am not going ot admit how long it has been since I cleaned the fridge!

lets just say more than there aught to be!

[Fern]

Oh, that's too bad about the food.

i don't need to throw stuff away on a weekly basis, tho i actually write down here at work if i need to eat something for dinner to avoid it going bad. For insttance, tonight, i have to have a salad, and cut up the ripened cantaloupe.

[Ima saver]

Mostly what I throw out is bread and milk. I buy the smallest milk around, and sometimes we don't even open it before it expires. I do put the bread out for the critters, so something is eating it.

[lrjohnson]

This week was a good week, no food waste other than the usual carrot tops, eggshells, etc. that go in the compost.

[markio26]

this week was much better, only threw away leftover spanish rice dish, we warmed up from the freezer for lunch...

[PrincessPerky]

Oooh I get to redeem myself this week! BRB.........

1/2 cup of cheese, much better! (still not great)

[flash]

That's what inspired my challenge...the average American throws out 400 pounds of food each year! It's hardest in the summer, though, all that fresh produce and not enough freezer space!

[markio26]

just coffee grounds and eggshells for the flower garden... everything has been used... win!!!!!!!win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i hate to throw away anything.......................................... .................................................. .......

[Tightwad Kitty]

As I am in the middle of cleaning my pantry and food storage areas.
So far I found a few things that have been too long in the pantry and I am not happy to eat it.

Leggo's tomato puree 400g $1.00
Mandarins segments 200g $1.35
Sweet potatoes $1.00


$3.35 is not bad. When you think what it would cost if it made me sick!

[PrincessPerky]

buiscuits, apparently strawberry is not bake well...not gonna repeat that recipie

[randsclan19@msn.com]

I try to avoid over buying things that spoil easily! When in doubt its better to throw away then get sick

[lrjohnson]

One serving of oatmeal, so maybe 10 or 20 cents. A good week.

[markio26]

2 slices of white bread, i thru in the back yard to feed the birds...lil glass of old kool aid drink.. we pretty much are freezing and eating our left overs now...

[Ima saver]

The only thing I throw out is milk and bread. I throw the bread in the yard for the critters.

[asha]

some spinach and som yogur and some lettuce. Sigh. Gotta do better!

[mciangel]

For me, one slice of bread (the heel)
Gave it to the birdies though

[CheaplyClever]

Anytime I throw bread out to the birds...
...my big fat dog gobbles it up before it hits the ground!

[lrjohnson]

Not so great week: my cottage cheese tub tupperware isn't as good as salsa tub tupperware because it's not see-through!

Tossed a small tub of rice with vveggies, an eggplant, and one chopped carrot (though I rescued other things).

So maybe a total of $1.50 to $2.50.