Use it up! Don't throw it in the bin!

Penelope_Penguin

Gordon Brown is Old Style :j :T May be something to do with his frugal Scottish upbringing

Penny. x

dawnylou

Had some leftover rice, so boiled beef stock into it and added frozen veg and that's my bait for today sorted

Also used some slightly wrinkly physalis and some custard open a little too long - chopped the fruit up, poured custard on top added some brown sugar and grilled it for fiance's desert. I just chopped a banana into my custard.

Very very little food being wasted here. Feels good

Thanks all
x

Cornishpixie_2

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

Gordon Brown is Old Style :j :T May be something to do with his frugal Scottish upbringing

Penny. x

Hey! Nothing wrong with that. Being Scottish myself ofcourse;) I'm just grateful my upbringing, came in handy for something. Ofcourse it also allows me to adapt to the Cornish rain in July!:rotfl:

gunsandbanjos

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

Gordon Brown is Old Style :j :T May be something to do with his frugal Scottish upbringing

Penny. x

Hmm, anyone else think he doesnt practice what he preaches though? Sorry cant help being cynical, seeing as he doesnt have to worry about his food budget.

Chris25

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

Hmm, anyone else think he doesnt practice what he preaches though? Sorry cant help being cynical, seeing as he doesnt have to worry about his food budget.

I wonder how much they throw away from these summits?

moanymoany

This am the tele is blatting on that the average family is throwing away £420 worth of food. Someone must be throwing away my share - and that of most posters on Old Style! :huh:

A little questionette - how do they come to such a precise figure?

essexgal

moanymoany wrote: »

A little questionette - how do they come to such a precise figure?

Does anyone know of anyone that was actually asked......

or is it more a case of lies, lies, and da*n statistics.......:D

essexgal

LilMissEmmylou

i would well believe it actually - seen the news thing this morning and thought of this thread

I know in our house, although "I" do my best not to throw food away.... OH will throw things away on the very date it says the expire, rather than just eating them that day (even though we all know they last till they last, not till some date on a packet says). I figure he happily chucks out £10 a week! drives me utterly mad!

BigMummaF

Have to agree with you Emmy....the offspring are too used to mum 'going off on one' & don't bother listening anymore:mad: A couple of expressionist bread slices have been binned this w/e & I wasn't here to stop it.

mummysaver

moanymoany wrote: »

This am the tele is blatting on that the average family is throwing away £420 worth of food. Someone must be throwing away my share - and that of most posters on Old Style! :huh:

A little questionette - how do they come to such a precise figure?

I'm confused, so what else is new I know!:rolleyes:

But if the average family is throwing away £420 of food per year, and we throw away a third of the food we buy, does this mean the average family spends £1260 on food per year? How big is the average family to spend £105 per month on food? Are they all following Weezl's challenge? Something tells me that these figures aren't quite right!

Well my non average family can't throw anything away, not even empty orange juice cartons :rotfl: Still to stay on thread on using up leftovers, the veggies left from yesterday's roast have made a lovely veg casserole with a few additions of toms, beans, lentils and stock cubes, plus a few extra carrots, potatoes and onions. Just had some for lunch, yum!