Toss it out!! - NOOOOO!!! / myLot

Australia

May 1, 2016 10:00pm CST

Throwing away food is a huge no-no for me. I hate it when I have to throw it away as it's such a waste and the cost is extortionate (exaggeration for emphasis). I don't usually worry about 'use by' or 'best before' on things that are in tins or not really going to spoil according to me. The problem is that sometimes we have no choice in the quantities that we buy and fresh food rots or goes off because we can't use it up quickly enough. I try to cook meals and freeze them and I also juice (needs to be consumed practically immediately - if not sooner). Sale items of course mostly come in large sized products making them more economical to buy but it's not if you end up throwing most away. I bought a large block of cheese recently that was too good to pass. So for lunch and dinner I've been having mango chutney, ham and cheese on toast and grilled. Sooo yum. Note to self: pick up more cheese tomorrow.

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Patsie Hatley

@Hatley (163781)

• Garden Grove, California

2 May 16

what a c oincidence I live in a retirement center and we had grilled ham and c heese sandwichs for lunch so I saved half for tonilght so I have grilled ham and cheese for my snack soon. and tomato soup at lunch my favorite combination wow

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MsTickle

@MsTickle (25180)

• Australia

2 May 16

It's as if we had lunch together Patsie.

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Marlina

@marlina (154165)

• Canada

23 Jun 16

@Hatley Hello Patsie, I love grilled cheese with my homemade veggies soup.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (135036)

• Roseburg, Oregon

2 May 16

I freeze things so I do not have to worry about the food going bad.

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MsTickle

@MsTickle (25180)

• Australia

2 May 16

It's not quite the same to eat frozen rather than fresh but we need to do it so as not to waste as much.

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scarlet_woman

@scarlet_woman (23465)

• United States

3 May 16

i rarely end up with throw outs.my family eats like a pack of wild hyenas. on the rare occasion something spoils,into the compost it goes.

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MsTickle

@MsTickle (25180)

• Australia

3 May 16

@scarlet_woman Yeah - I love you Mum (purrr), can I have some? Gimme!

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MsTickle

@MsTickle (25180)

• Australia

3 May 16

There's only me at home and the fur babies. they can sometimes help out and I do compost but not very successfully.

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scarlet_woman

@scarlet_woman (23465)

• United States

3 May 16

that's another reason..meow meow can i have some,meow?

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Aimee P

@apickett (123)

• United States

6 May 16

I do not like to throw away food either. But I would much rather be safe than sorry on some things, such as meat. But if it is eggs that are a week old or milk is a couple of days paste sell by date then I still use them. I also tend to freeze soups and stews if I know we will not use it up before it goes bad. Food is so expensive and wasting it is like throwing hard earned money in the trash.

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MsTickle

@MsTickle (25180)

• Australia

23 Jun 16

Meat goes to my dogs. They bury food and eat it later so i figure it's OK to give it to them. Eggs can be tricky because they can be weeks old when we buy them. I think the date should be stamped on the egg.

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (137237)

• Philippines

2 May 16

I think cheese goes along in every meal. You can have some stocks of it at home.

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MsTickle

@MsTickle (25180)

• Australia

3 May 16

ordinarily, i don't have it for every meal. If i leave it too long though, it does go off.

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Marlina

@marlina (154165)

• Canada

23 Jun 16

I cut huge block of cheese in small pieces and freeze them individually and that's how I take advantage of good sales.

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MsTickle

@MsTickle (25180)

• Australia

23 Jun 16

I must remember to do this in future.

ShannyBananny

@shaggin (71678)

• United States

5 May 16

I buy what is on sale and stock up on it. I freeze a lot of things. I rarely have to throw food away due to it spoiling. When my man lived here he constantly forgot about food in the fridge and it would have to get thrown away. It drove me nuts.

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MsTickle

@MsTickle (25180)

• Australia

23 Jun 16

I freeze bread and leftovers that are actually extra meal servings rather than leftovers. Works well for me.

celticeagle

@celticeagle (159887)

• Boise, Idaho

2 May 16

The trick is to buy as small amounts as you and use them first. If you know that something is going to spoil soon USE IT up right away.

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MsTickle

@MsTickle (25180)

• Australia

2 May 16

Good ideas - thanks for that.

bonnie

@bunnybon7 (50973)

• Holiday, Florida

5 May 16

I know. I am very much the same and it is hard when you are the only one. most times my daughter buys and fixes to much so I end up trying to eat as much as I can yet most ends up tossed. because she thinks the bf will eat a lot and mostly all he eats is pills. and drink. so now at least since he left hopefully she will stop fixing so much.

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MsTickle

@MsTickle (25180)

• Australia

6 May 16

The bf has left?That's good news.

Toni

@toniganzon (72279)

• Philippines

2 May 16

Yum!

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MsTickle

@MsTickle (25180)

• Australia

3 May 16

I totally agree!

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PaintsOnSlate

@PainsOnSlate (21854)

• Canada

3 May 16

The beautiful thing about cheese is you can cut off the mold and still eat it safely. As far as I'm concerned the older the better. Throwing away food is a no no in my house too. My husband, the chef is a magician in the kitchen...I married well...

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MsTickle

@MsTickle (25180)

• Australia

5 May 16

I will cut off the early mould but the black bits are nasty I've read and not to be eaten. Lucky you having a 'clever in the kitchen' hubby.

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