Progress not Perfection

Makingabobor2

Just discovered Mr S is doing veg at 19p, so will add some to tomorrows delivery I think. I normally only buy veg with no plastic, but at that price I think I might get some. I'll make sure to re-use the plastic bags as much as I can. 

redofromstart

I always take carrots out of bag (so they don't sweat) and store them loose in the bottom fridge drawer. They last a t least a week that way.  Same for parsnips, but I tend to par boil and freeze those anyway as there is only me who likes them.

Cherryfudge

Thanks for the carrot tip @weenancyinAmerica, I will try that. New it worked for celery, but didn't know about carrots  

It works for parsnips, lettuce, rhubarb... anything with an end that's been attached to a root, basically, though I'm not sure about potatoes or sweet potatoes. For things like lettuce, shave a sliver off the bottom so you aren't making dried up ends try to regenerate. If you buy pre-cut herbs, you can do similar, though lining up the ends to trim them is a bit of a faff.

Do change the water, preferably daily, as it gets manky.

They ought to make fridges with an openable gap above the salad drawer in the interests of not wasting food!  

SA, well done on the DIY! That must be a good feeling!

badmemory

I found it interesting yesterday that Aldi's shelf price for cabbage was 19p, but it went through the till at 15p, which I think is Tesco's price.  I'm sure that happened last Christmas too.

SuzeQStan

Sprouts, carrots, shallots, swede, potatoes & parsnips all 15p each at L!dl this eve - but like @Makingabobor2 says they are all in plenty of plastic 😿

milann

all Well done on Bob The Builder. Bet that’s why Mr SA wants a tool kit so you can use it…..and he’ll be really kind letting you 😂😂
Were away until 27th. I’m debating getting veg in for when we come home. It’s only an extra couple of days 🤔

Humdinger1

Can we fix it? Yes we can! Xx

Sun_Addict

Humdinger1 said:

Can we fix it? Yes we can! Xx

🤣 That came on the radio yesterday 🤣

Sun_Addict

SuzeQStan said:

Sprouts, carrots, shallots, swede, potatoes & parsnips all 15p each at L!dl this eve - but like @Makingabobor2 says they are all in plenty of plastic 😿

You're stuck between a rock and a hard place if you want to buy the cheap veg - the swede isn't packaged though. You can recycle soft plastic in quite a few places to try and mitigate it. I take mine to Mr T once a week and it's shocking just how much builds up in the course of just a week, although a good portion of it is pet food pouches.

Sun_Addict

That's Wednesday done.

Worked in the office today, mainly because I needed to go into the city centre to pick up some D size batteries which seem to be hard to get hold of for some reason. On the way home picked up another bag of potatoes from Lid! and the free seeded sourdough loaf.

I try to not feel too guilty about buying veg in a plastic bag I can then recycle because I'm doing more than my fair share for the planet by not having a car and walking everywhere. 

There isn't much on my list to get now thank goodness. I have a small Mr M delivery tomorrow and will finish completely on Friday with a trip to Mr T for the final couple of bits. 

Got home and almost tripped going the through the door as Mr SA had left an extension cable plugged in across the door! 

Today's exercise has been walking to/from work and a Zumba class at 6pm. 

Tonight's dinner is lightly dusted yellowfin sole with steamed veg.