Food Waste Friday 9.6.19
By April
@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
Defuniak Springs, Florida
September 6, 2019 9:44am CST
I haven't done one of these in a long time, but since I am getting back into the swing of writing regularly I felt like doing one today. Since I was going to be cleaning the fridge out anyway, it seemed like a good idea to start today.
So today was a pretty big day for waste. We had some things that had been in the fridge that not one of us have touched so I figured it was time to get rid of. I have a rule, which I've had or while that if it sits in the fridge for longer than two days without being touched (for leftovers), that it gets thrown away so the ham from the other night gets thrown away today too.
So the waste for this Friday is:
-1/2 or a little less of a 3 pound sprial honey baked ham.
-2 packages of baby rope sausage, one was open and partially used, the other just expired and I don't want to take chances.
-5 Ball Part Hotdogs
-1/2 mini Gatorade
-2 1/4 bottles of Chocolate Milk
-Pineapple Juice (who even drinks that stuff, we dont)
-1/2 container of chicken broth
-Peach mango juice, we dont drink this either. Dont know where it came from or why its here.
-4 garlic cloves
-Bait worms, they've died before we have gotten a chance to use them
So there's the waste for this week. It was a little worse than I thought it was going to be, but its been overdue for me to clean out the fridge and I already feel better about it.
How often do you clean out your fridge? What is your rule on keeping and throwing out leftovers?
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Sep 19
Every Saturday. Easy feed night.
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@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
23 Sep 19
See, you do it kind of like I do.
I didn't do it last week. But there wasnt a whole lot to toss anyway.
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@riverbetty108 (252)
• United States
6 Sep 19
Weird, I posted an answer and everything dissapeared. Anyway, I wrote I clean my fridge as needed, plus once a week before shopping. Leftovers usually go in bf's lunch.
@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
6 Sep 19
Boyfriend doesnt take lunch, and only one of the kids packs lunch but they dont have microwave access at school.
@Blondie2222 (28610)
• United States
8 Sep 19
That's not too bad it could be worse. My plan for Monday on my day off is to clean out our freezer and get rid of old stuff to make room for new stuff and clean out the fridge. I've slowly been doing that when I know something is bad but needs to be done again. I hate wasting but like you if things our in the fridge more then 5 days like left overs then they get thrown out.
@JudyEv (382602)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Sep 19
Because our fridge is rarely full, it's relatively easy for me to keep track of what's good and bad. Sauces are the most common thing that I have to dice.
