I'm trying to make my family understand how important it is to cut down on our food waste; that every time we through away food, we are throwing away money. Alas, this has not been an easy task. However, this week's waste wasn't near as bad as it's been in the past.
What we threw away:
Some hummus that had developed a weird smell and some cool whip that no one could remember when it was purchased (plus it had some sort of strange liquid at the bottom). Mom also threw away a small bit of pasta salad left over from last Friday and some broccoli from Monday before I could get a picture. Not sure what was wrong with it or why we didn't eat it. Must do better next week!
I'm going out of town this weekend, so Mom's on her own to grocery shop. I have set a goal of spending $100 or less each week on groceries and we've been doing okay. This week's grocery list is pretty short, so I"m interested in seeing how much gets spent. Especially when I'm not around to curb any impulse bakery buys. :)
How did you do on your food waste this week? Hop on over to The Frugal Girl and check out why not wasting food is so important!
Not bad for your first week! It's hard to make other people living in the house understand about food waste at first, I've noticed, but they'll get there! :)
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