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Post by enigma72 on Feb 1, 2020 4:25:59 GMT
according to Wikipedia: in developed countries much food – about 100 kilograms (220 lb) per person per year – is wasted at the consumption stage.[4] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_wasteI hardly ever throw out food. This week I threw out an apple, a head of lettuce (both got away from me) and a cup?? of a casserole that didn't get eaten. and that was a lot for me. Some people must be throwing out a lot of food. How much do you throw out? EDIT: With COV19 and only shopping 2x month I am throwing out more food. Fruits and veggies for example. Anyone else? |
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Post by wickedkittiesmom on Feb 1, 2020 15:47:27 GMT
I throw out fruit that starts to mold, i.e. mandarins with blue fuzz, moldy bread - stuff that might make us sick to eat. I don't throw out much, stuff we aren't going to finish I give to the raccoons. I try not to have leftovers, I make enough for 3 people (WKD eats for 2). I buy a 3 - 5 lb. bag of mandarins and often find 1 or 2 that are starting to mold. Most fruit here except for apples and pears are all packaged so there is often a piece of rotten fruit hidden away in the bag.
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Post by enigma72 on Feb 3, 2020 19:11:46 GMT
I throw out fruit that starts to mold, i.e. mandarins with blue fuzz, moldy bread - stuff that might make us sick to eat. I don't throw out much, stuff we aren't going to finish I give to the raccoons. I try not to have leftovers, I make enough for 3 people (WKD eats for 2). I buy a 3 - 5 lb. bag of mandarins and often find 1 or 2 that are starting to mold. Most fruit here except for apples and pears are all packaged so there is often a piece of rotten fruit hidden away in the bag. still, it doesn't sound like much food, wkm  I think the figures must be from restaurants or groceries. it sounded high to me!
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Feb 3, 2020 19:54:20 GMT
I must be well below that average - there is no way I throw out anywhere near 2 kg of food per week. I rarely throw out any fresh food. There might be some packaged food that I forget about, and then next thing you know the expiry date was three years ago. There are also occasions where I open a jar of something, don't eat the whole thing in the following few days, and later find out it's gone bad.
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Post by President Ackbar™ on Feb 3, 2020 20:09:35 GMT
Whatever we don't eat, we leave outside for animals to eat.
Nothing ends up in our trash.
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Post by NJtoTX on Feb 4, 2020 3:30:28 GMT
Had to throw out a lot over the past 10 days due to refrigerator death, but I did manage to save a lot. Can't say my diet was very good over that time. Ate a whole lot of meat.
I do compost and toss more than I should, since I overbuy. Always find myself cutting the unusable parts of things like mustard greens, or tossing yellowed kale. Some things I want to use, but just don't - yogurt, for example. Or I freeze vegetables, they stay in there for couple of years, and I know I'll never use them. Open tomato sauce can go bad.
Also tend to have a lot of cans and pantry items that go well beyond the date.
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Post by Catman on Feb 4, 2020 19:23:34 GMT
Hardly ever throw out food save for the occasional orange which goes all yucky.
Did throw out a lot of old food last year that was purchased who knows when but expired like ten years ago.
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Post by sweetpea on Feb 5, 2020 17:18:40 GMT
Being in the food business for over 25 years, plus growing up with 6 older brothers, & a father who wouldn't let you leave the table until you ate everything-pretty much nothing gets thrown out. Business-we know what to get & when to get, so there's no waste. Same thing for home-we thoroughly check things like lettuce, vegies, fruit- to make sure they will last until we eat them. If we don't all of it except lettuce can be frozen.
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Post by divtal on Feb 5, 2020 19:32:34 GMT
I'm fortunate to have several indie produce markets close by, as well as a growing number of butchers and fishmongers. I often "buy small," on a daily, as-wanted basis.
My problem is bread. I don't eat huge quantities, but I'm picky about the freshness of bread for a sandwich, which is usually one slice = 1/2 sandwich. I don't want it more than 2 days old. For toast I can go a few days beyond that, but I don't have toast every morning. With "crusty" loaves, I do make croutons, which are very easy ... but, I don't need them in mega quantities. I do freeze some loaves, but that tends to "get away" from me, as I like both crusty sourdough, and dark rye. Maybe I'm not very organized at it, but I rarely get to the end of a loaf without some waste.
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Post by Catman on Feb 5, 2020 20:13:18 GMT
Perhaps that number includes food served in restaurants, hospitals, and nursing homes, all of which must be tossed out if not eaten.
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Post by ZolotoyRetriever on Feb 6, 2020 3:05:55 GMT
Hardly ever throw out food save for the occasional orange which goes all yucky. Did throw out a lot of old food last year that was purchased who knows when but expired like ten years ago.
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Post by ZolotoyRetriever on Feb 6, 2020 3:17:03 GMT
I'm fortunate to have several indie produce markets close by, as well as a growing number of butchers and fishmongers. I often "buy small," on a daily, as-wanted basis. My problem is bread. I don't eat huge quantities, but I'm picky about the freshness of bread for a sandwich, which is usually one slice = 1/2 sandwich. I don't want it more than 2 days old. For toast I can go a few days beyond that, but I don't have toast every morning. With "crusty" loaves, I do make croutons, which are very easy ... but, I don't need them in mega quantities. I do freeze some loaves, but that tends to "get away" from me, as I like both crusty sourdough, and dark rye. Maybe I'm not very organized at it, but I rarely get to the end of a loaf without some waste.
The only solution I've found is to put most of the loaf into sealed plastic tubs and store them in the refrigerator, then take them out when I need some bread. That has extended the longevity of my bread quite a bit, I must say. Here's an example of some German rye bread I've got sealed in a plastic tub, fresh from the refrigerator:
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Post by Catman on Feb 6, 2020 12:54:13 GMT
Catman finds it necessary to freeze his bread products.
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Post by divtal on Feb 6, 2020 16:36:46 GMT
I'm fortunate to have several indie produce markets close by, as well as a growing number of butchers and fishmongers. I often "buy small," on a daily, as-wanted basis. My problem is bread. I don't eat huge quantities, but I'm picky about the freshness of bread for a sandwich, which is usually one slice = 1/2 sandwich. I don't want it more than 2 days old. For toast I can go a few days beyond that, but I don't have toast every morning. With "crusty" loaves, I do make croutons, which are very easy ... but, I don't need them in mega quantities. I do freeze some loaves, but that tends to "get away" from me, as I like both crusty sourdough, and dark rye. Maybe I'm not very organized at it, but I rarely get to the end of a loaf without some waste.
The only solution I've found is to put most of the loaf into sealed plastic tubs and store them in the refrigerator, then take them out when I need some bread. That has extended the longevity of my bread quite a bit, I must say. Here's an example of some German rye bread I've got sealed in a plastic tub, fresh from the refrigerator:
I'll try that. Thanks.
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Post by sweetpea on Feb 6, 2020 18:07:14 GMT
I'm fortunate to have several indie produce markets close by, as well as a growing number of butchers and fishmongers. I often "buy small," on a daily, as-wanted basis. My problem is bread. I don't eat huge quantities, but I'm picky about the freshness of bread for a sandwich, which is usually one slice = 1/2 sandwich. I don't want it more than 2 days old. For toast I can go a few days beyond that, but I don't have toast every morning. With "crusty" loaves, I do make croutons, which are very easy ... but, I don't need them in mega quantities. I do freeze some loaves, but that tends to "get away" from me, as I like both crusty sourdough, and dark rye. Maybe I'm not very organized at it, but I rarely get to the end of a loaf without some waste.
The only solution I've found is to put most of the loaf into sealed plastic tubs and store them in the refrigerator, then take them out when I need some bread. That has extended the longevity of my bread quite a bit, I must say. Here's an example of some German rye bread I've got sealed in a plastic tub, fresh from the refrigerator:
Exactly what I tell my customers to do. I don't use preservatives, & I tell them whatever you don't eat today, put in the frig. I have customers say their bread lasts a long time. Others say it's too good, so they eat it all 
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Post by goz on Feb 10, 2020 1:10:08 GMT
VERY little for me, as we have dogs ( used to have chickens till the foxes got'em  ) and we compost MOST other stuff. The compost goes every year onto our vege patch in spring. |
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Post by divtal on Feb 11, 2020 18:20:52 GMT
Composting is great. Our city provides a composting service with the weekly pick-up, for those of us who live in apartments, or otherwise don't have a garden and/or compost space. After processing, the compost is used for parks and public gardens.
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Post by goz on Feb 11, 2020 20:25:36 GMT
Being in the food business for over 25 years, plus growing up with 6 older brothers, & a father who wouldn't let you leave the table until you ate everything-pretty much nothing gets thrown out. Business-we know what to get & when to get, so there's no waste. Same thing for home-we thoroughly check things like lettuce, vegies, fruit- to make sure they will last until we eat them. If we don't all of it except lettuce can be frozen. I just heard of the most fantastic way to use the outside leaves of the lettuce that we normally throw away or compost. They can be used for many items, particularly avocados that are cut or open, to wrap instead of cling film. It works for cheese, other cut fruit and can be readily composted when not in use. Less plastic HAS to be a good idea!
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Feb 16, 2020 13:31:59 GMT
Being in the food business for over 25 years, plus growing up with 6 older brothers, & a father who wouldn't let you leave the table until you ate everything-pretty much nothing gets thrown out. Business-we know what to get & when to get, so there's no waste. Same thing for home-we thoroughly check things like lettuce, vegies, fruit- to make sure they will last until we eat them. If we don't all of it except lettuce can be frozen. I just heard of the most fantastic way to use the outside leaves of the lettuce that we normally throw away or compost. They can be used for many items, particularly avocados that are cut or open, to wrap instead of cling film. It works for cheese, other cut fruit and can be readily composted when not in use. Less plastic HAS to be a good idea! that lettuce is great for sammy wraps too!
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