Waste not, want not?

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Registered: 03-20-2003
Waste not, want not?
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Thu, 05-05-2005 - 8:23am

Do you eat or throw away:


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Registered: 03-15-2004
Thu, 05-05-2005 - 8:33am

1) heels of the loaves

We usually dry them out for bread crumbs.

2) broccoli stalk

We cut those up too and cook them with the "trees".

3) apple skin

That usually gets eaten.

4) crumbs at the bottom of whatever (cereal, chips, etc.)

I don't eat chips, but the cereal dust does usually end up in my bowl.

5) day old bananas

They've got to be really black for me to toss them.

anything else?

I don't think so.

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-20-2003
Thu, 05-05-2005 - 8:42am

Good idea with the bread crumbs!


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Registered: 05-01-2003
Thu, 05-05-2005 - 8:53am

I'm the worst when it comes to this type of thing. I've been conditioned not to waste food!

Do you eat or throw away:

1) heels of the loaves
>>> Usually throw it away, but I don't throw them away until I have a new loaf. If I need bread before I have a new loaf, I'll use it. (However, dh is doing Atkins and I'm No Grain so we've had no bread in the house since dd was born.)

2) broccoli stalk
>>> Eat it

3) apple skin
>>> Eat it. It's the best part!

4) crumbs at the bottom of whatever (cereal, chips, etc.)
>>> Chips yes, cereal no, popcorn crumbs no

5) day old bananas
>>> Yes! Even week old bananas or older. I stick them in the fridge to keep them as long as I can. Once I see fruit flies, though, I toss them.

anything else?
Tomatoes with a bad spot. - I eat them
Wilted, brown salad? - I pick out the slimey pieces and use the rest.
The last few drops of a drink? - I don't drink the bottom of any beverage.
Dinner at a restaurant that you can't finish? - pack it up and eat it the next day, Yes!

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Registered: 03-11-2004
Thu, 05-05-2005 - 9:08am

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Registered: 08-05-2003
Thu, 05-05-2005 - 10:43am
1) heels of the loaves
***Depends- I don't usually eat them, but Wes would always. No more Wes to eat my loaf heels though :(
2) broccoli stalk
***Toss it, usually, but I tend to leave longish pieces attached to the crown part, when I cut it up. Otherwise, I use pre-cut broccoli or frozen- fresh veggies when you're own your own sometimes end up going bad before you use them, so I tend to have to skimp and buy frozen.
3) apple skin
***Eat it- why not- it's fiber
4) crumbs at the bottom of whatever (cereal, chips, etc.)
***Toss 'em
5) day old bananas
***Well, unpeeled, bananas will last a few days. Once they'r peeled, though, they tend to get mushy within a few hours. I just eat the whole thing at once :)
iVillage Member
Registered: 09-02-2004
Thu, 05-05-2005 - 12:57pm

Do you eat or throw away:

1) heels of the loaves
usually throw away

2) broccoli stalk
I buy broccoli crowns for roasting, if my mom cooks broccoli, we eat it all

3) apple skin
the skin is the best part of the apple!

4) crumbs at the bottom of whatever (cereal, chips, etc.)
I don't eat cereal..chips definitely! I also eat the powder from the bowl if I've sprinkled spice into popcorn.

5) day old bananas
I've always eaten bananas before they went black.

anything else?

We scrape out EVERY LAST GRAIN of rice from the pot when we make it. It drives me nuts when people leave random bits all over their plate/bowl/pot.





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Registered: 03-20-2003
Thu, 05-05-2005 - 1:23pm

I heard that 90% of the last sip is backwash!

Jean,






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Registered: 10-27-2003
Thu, 05-05-2005 - 2:26pm

Do you eat or throw away:

1) heels of the loaves

throw away, yesterday I tried to pass one off on ds, and he threw it at me. Guess, he didn't like it either.

2) broccoli stalk

eat

3) apple skin

eat

4) crumbs at the bottom of whatever (cereal, chips, etc.)

eat

5) day old bananas

??? you mean that has been peeled already? If peeled I'll throw out after an hour, that's pretty gross.

Paula

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Registered: 05-01-2003
Thu, 05-05-2005 - 2:29pm
YUCK! I knew I didn't drink the bottom for a reason!
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Registered: 03-20-2003
Thu, 05-05-2005 - 2:49pm

Actually, for the broccoli






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