How much do you chuck away?

ging84

I don't waste much, but then i drive to the super market probably 3-4 times a week, which has it's own problems

maddermanblue1_2

I buy fruit and veg at supermarkets as well as ready meals, meats etc etc, I don't have time to shop in multiple shops, it's all convieneint really.
What annoys me is fruit and vegetable are rarely loose, they all seem to come in bulk and packaged with all that plastic.
What happened to loose veg so I can pick out only what I need. Most of these are packaged for families, what if your just one person. I like salad, salad has a shelf life of about 3 days before it becomes spoiled. For example, gem lettuces come in packs of 3 when I only want 1. Same with tomatoes, carrots some potatoes, onions are the worst, they always come in 3s.

Mistermeaner

When something says "serves 4" I see that as a challenge and I never lose

zagubov

globalds wrote: »

I read a while ago the the amount of foods the west wasted and the amount the old soviets wasted was about the same ...It just happened at different ends of the chain.

We get it all to market , our systems allow for extra resources to be allocated for bumper harvests and haulage and warehousing is integrated with the demands of the market, so it mostly gets to it's point of sale if it gets grown .

The Soviets with a centralised system tended to lose all there's out in the fields or stuck in some backwater waiting ,because only three carriages turned up for eight carriages worth of cabbages.

This is not trying to justify our waste ..But just offering a comparison ..seems to an extent waste is hard to make go away.

You're quite right. One weird thing is that the communist system tended to promote lateral thinking and resourcefulness, people learned how to make do with less (like we must have done during wartime rationing).

For example when you mentioned carriages, apparently, the Russian republic manufactured them and allocated them to their own railway company but when they sent trains to the other Soviet rpeublics they'd keep carriages back, repaint them in their own livery and send them back short.:T

remorseless

kaneap wrote: »

I hate throwing food away but the supermarkets don't make it easy - a number of times we've bought fresh food in a hurry, gone to eat the next day and find that it's past its use by date - and we didn't even buy it from the reduced section! I think they exploit busy people, and sometimes its really hard to spot the use by dates anyway.

That's organic food for you!! We need the chemicals

Just kidding, makes you wonder though how asparagus grown in Peru managed to make their way to UK supermarkets, being on display and yet have a 5/6 days use by date!!!!!

Cut leaves salads are the worse, packed with co2 with a use by date of a week, to see it wilted the day after you open the bag.

I usually (depending on the item) consciously cook it all. Food lasts longer when cooked rather than fresh unused. It then becomes lunch / dinner for the day after. Or freeze cooked meals too!

chucknorris

remorseless wrote: »

BTW - 24 st is like 152kg!!!!!

What would be the impact on the economy/retails if people stop the waste?

Get a labrador, problem solved, we hardly chuck anything out, scraps are not his main food, but he certainly enjoys getting left overs. But properly managed of course, he is a very healthy 29kg.

Mistermeaner

There's nothing wrong with making a massive trough off slop, repeatedly heating, eating , allowing to cool, put back in the fridge. Reheat the next day, and repeat.

I've done this 4/5 Times with no ill effects.

It's also fine to freeze stuff that you have previously reheated. As long as you create a hostile environment for bacteria you'll be fine.

Tastes like shi t. But that's why tabasco was invented

People too soft nowadays.

missyrichards

I threw away some houmous the other day and felt really guilty.:( I usually freeze leftover fruit and veg and make soups or smoothies later.

Mushrooms do not freeze well.

chucknorris

missyrichards wrote: »

I threw away some houmous the other day and felt really guilty.:( I usually freeze leftover fruit and veg and make soups or smoothies later.

Mushrooms do not freeze well.

Can you freeze fruit? I have never thought of doing that.

missyrichards

chucknorris wrote: »

Can you freeze fruit? I have never thought of doing that.

I slice up bananas to freeze and they make a delicious creamy tasting smoothie.:)