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What food have you thrown out this week?

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gallygirl
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There are threads on what you have / haven't spent. Threads on what you've bought, what menus you've planned. But I was always horrified at how much food I chucked out before I started budgeting - so come on folks - confession time!

I'll start off with:
1 manky lemon
1 rotten chilli pepper - and that's it for the week! Am absolutley thrilled!:j
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  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    Great thread Idea there Ali

    Ive failed a bit this week as we have no room left in the freezer

    4 slices of bread
    and some left over chilli ( most of it burned to the bottom of the pan)
    adn some remaining chicken rogan josh about to be binned as well ( barely a portion)

    Although, all my waste is now going in my new wormery :j so its not technically wasted :A as I will get some compost out of it lol
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  • keith_lard
    keith_lard Posts: 517 Forumite
    Good thread, makes me think what I buy and whats ends up in the bin!!!!


    Saves money planning the cooked meals I do!!
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  • OberonSH
    OberonSH Posts: 1,792 Forumite
    Ooh, I used to be really terrible, having to throw away half my organic veg box as it got manky really quick, and I've never been presented with things like chard and artichokes to know how to cook them! But I'm learning. And it went into my brown compost wheely bin, so not technically a waste.

    This week nothing, cos I did a big cookoff earlier in the week to make sure I didn't. But there's time yet.
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  • Emmzi
    Emmzi Posts: 8,658 Forumite
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    carrots and brocolli. went manky when I was working away this week. And 2pts milk b/f left last weekend- I don't drink that much!!
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  • louB_5
    louB_5 Posts: 249 Forumite
    I took some fruit with me to work this week but by today I had to throw some cherries and a nectarine away, id left them in my desk in this weather, so it was my own fault :rolleyes:
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  • homersimpson_3
    homersimpson_3 Posts: 1,249 Forumite
    i can honestly say none- :j
  • oOMiaOo
    oOMiaOo Posts: 110 Forumite
    Great thread - I used to throw away tons. Since starting my money saving offensive, I'm pleased to say I have only thrown out the remains of one bag of parsley. But I did feel really guilty coz I should have chopped it & frozen it! The effect the DFW boards have on you...:rotfl:
  • newleaf
    newleaf Posts: 3,132 Forumite
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    Humm, you been watching me? I strayed into the vegetable drawer of my fridge this evening looking for 'salad things'. OH has been away all week, so I haven't been eating properly :o and all the veggies I bought with good intentions had turned to mush urghhh! We do compost though (big garden) so they will be recycled.:D
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  • **purpleprincess**
    **purpleprincess** Posts: 3,533 Forumite
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    I haven't thrown anything out this week!! Will come back next week and let you know then. mind you, I was away for half the week this week so that might be cheating!!
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  • aimme13
    aimme13 Posts: 458 Forumite
    seems the carrots keep going manky???.....have just thrown another 4 away!!! and had a mouldy satsuma in a bag!! (was a reduced bag though) and the others are ok.
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