As you can see in the previous post, my intent had been to take a picture each week of any food that we let go bad at our house, and didn't eat due to spoilage. The last few weeks got away from me, so this post is a catch up. The first week, we did not do terribly. Below, you will see the ends of a loaf of bread that went bad. I was mad about wasting the squash, because I forgot I bought it.
Week Two we did much better. We did toss a few things. There was a small amount of sour cream that was past its expiration date, and didn't look right. We also had an apple and a few stalks of celery that went south before we ate it. We also had some shredded cheese that my daughter forgot to put back into the refrigerator, so we had to toss that.
Week Three - Life got crazy and so did our waste. We went to a restaurant, and forgot our reusable leftover containers. Luckily, our leftovers were put into a compostable container. We did eat part of it, but left some in the fridge, and that ended up being tossed. We also wasted some mushrooms. I thought we would use the package I bought, but when it got busy, we ate out. I need to plan better when I know it is going to be busy, and not try and convince myself that I can juggle a busy schedule and cook every night. That error caused double waste. I also found two mushy sweet potatoes and the last sandwich slice of ham that was no longer fresh.
All in all, I feel like we are doing a decent job in our food waste, it may be because we all know we are measuring it. We are questioning "fresh by" labels, and taste testing things before tossing them. We are also buying smaller quantities of the things that perish quickly knowing that we are at the grocery story often, so we can always replenish if we run out.
Looking for more tips on how not to waste food? Check out this PDF made by the Natural Resources Defense Council.
What are your tips to not waste food?
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