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Post by NJtoTX on Oct 4, 2019 12:57:06 GMT
One of my pet peeves is that supermarkets package food by and large, for family consumption. I often find myself throwing out a lot of food after the "use by" date since I live alone. On portion size, I only need enough for a single day, and as picky as I am, would not want to repeat any certain food on a day to day basis. Hence, I am very careful on what I buy, and am especially wary of the "use by" dates... In the past year or so, my wife and I switched to a subsistence type of shopping where we go to the store 4-5 times per week, as opposed to doing one big shopping trip on Sunday morning. It's allowed us to not only prevent food waste but also eat healthier as we're more cognizant of planning our meals for the next 1-2 days, rather than just buying a huge thing of this, a bag of that and hoping that we eat it all within a week or so. Of course, everyone's schedule and food buying options are different but it's been awesome for us. I go 4 or 5 times a week as well, but I way overbuy. I have a huge number of pantry items past their best by dates. There are certain things I have to get at one specific place, either Costco, Trader Joe's, H.E.B. (the main supermarket), Whole Foods, Sprouts, Natural Grocer, Aldi, or the Asian market. And then it's hard to get out of each without extra purchases, despite having my list. Luckily, all but the last 2 are close by, and I can swing by 3 or 4 in one trip.
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