I'm working on reducing how much food I throw in the garbage, what about you?

So many ways to use bread, in America, not much bread gets thrown out, at least not at my house. Toast for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch, stuffing or bread pudding for supper, we buy loaveS of bread for the two of us. If you only use that much, half a loaf at a time, then it makes sense to freeze it. But double wrap it. Just ziplock bagging it often doesn't work. I bought bread dough for $1.29 a bag (on sale for 40 cents less last week) and put them in the freezer, I take a loaf out, thaw it out, and use it as I need it. Fresh baked bread for half the price of already baked, but old bread. So I can buy 3 loaves for that price and have some money left over. Plus I can fry it, bake it, do anything I want with it. How much is the price of flour? Can you make sour dough bread? You buy yeast once and use the sour dough for a long, long time. Often there are ways to make bread or get it much cheaper than that. We have an old bread store where the bread is about to expire (date wise) and they sell it to us for half price.

I would not pay $4 for a loaf of bread. That is just ridiculous! It's just flour and yeast! My gosh! I don't eat very much bread, but when I do I buy it at a day-old bread store where it's cheaper. The more you buy the cheaper it is and I put some in my freezer. I also have a bread maker and I can make dough and use it for rolls and other stuff like pizza dough. It's so much cheaper to make things from scratch. A lot of people use coupons but I don't because I think it just makes me buy things that I wouldn't normally buy. I usually shop at the cheaper discount grocery stores instead of big name places. Granted you're not going to find many name-brand things there but you will find cheaper store brands and I don't find the quality to be sub-par.

that is hardly any food being thrown away in my house... i always make sure that we eat every single one of the food that is in our house before they turn bad... i just don't want to waste my money and it is actually a sin to throw away food... so many people are in poverty and hunger... we have to spare a thought for them... that's why i always make sure that i only buy enough and don't buy in excess so that nothing will be thrown away... take care and have a nice day...

We try not to wast too much food PearlGrace and very often keep bread etc in the freezer if it is not going to get used! We usually by non perishables like canned goods etc when they are on special offer and keep them in a store cupboard! Anything that doesn;t get eaten (which isn't much cos we have one man and 2 very hungry children in the house) gets put out for the birds! xxx

wow i thought i am the only the only one. ever since, i do through away left over foods but now i tell u i hate seeing food get spoilt. i hate keeping left overs cause i dont like food been spoilt. so instead of me throwing left over food away i prefer giving it to those who dont hv food cause there are so many out there suffering . some people are even praying to eat a meal in a day. so i dont throw away left over foods again.

There is no food that gets thrown out in this house! I only cook enough for us to eat at that meal, and if there are any leftovers then they form the basis of the next day's lunch. I do have bread which goes stale occassionally, as it just can't stand the heat. I'm not too bothered about that though as the chickens have it so I don't consider it waste. I was just complaining to my husband earlier that since we've got the chickens my poor worms in the wormery get nothing to eat apart from cardboard, coffee grounds and orange peels. Everything else goes to the chickens!

absolutely, we are eating more and freezing more of our leftovers even if it is just a little bit and adding to what ever is left out. i have always frozen bread and only take out the slices i need for that day.

Yes everything is getting more and more expensive and we couldn't believe how fast the prices are going up (still going up!). Now, we make sure we eat the leftovers the next day and finish those up. We also try to stock up more "durable" eating items when they are on sale. I can't really think of anything else. But I really hope that I don't have to come up with "let's eat less" in near future *laughs*.

The cost of food like everything else is out of control.. I toss no food in the trash. There are a few days a week I work the evening shift . Hubby and my son eat without me .. this is what I do .. I am sure you heard of mixed veggies..,, I put all the left over veggies together, before the week is over we re use them ... in one meal. I even freeze any leftovers for another nite I am on the nite shift so hubby does not have to cook . keep in mind pr cooked items cost more .. example ricearonie. I make it myself.. white rice with chicken or beef broth .. all tricks my mother tought me ... if I am correct weight watchers bread is 40 cal a slice.. natures own is 50 a slice and alot cheaper then weight watchers bread. Try reading lables.. try buying store brands instead of name brands.. you will be suprised how many name brand companies make the store brand foods.. I am only oicky on the mayo I use and the ketchup... hope this helps

Yeah with food prices going through the roof. We have tried to limit ours. I know cut the amount of food I cook and then I started taking the left overs for lunch. This has helped cut down on waste a lot.

The last two weeks, I've changed a whole lot of my grocery habits. A community official talked me into saving up my grocery bags as they are now being recycled to make hollow blocks, so the plastic bags are taken care of. The leftovers, we put into ceramic plant pots and cover them with soil. To discourage pests and pets from scrounging, we cover the pots with a plastic basin turned up side down. The official says, in three months time, the garbage and soil will have turned into compost and we can plant directly into the pots. He himself has grown vines like bitter gourd, bottle gourd and beans already though he does them in sacks as his property is fully concrete. I now buy weekly and only as much as can be consumed by my family so we don't throw away any food. Also, we recycle leftover rice by making fried rice, or congee. And the leftover fried fish gets a makeover as sweet and sour fish. Chicken, beef and pork pieces get second life as noodle toppings, sauteed vegetable toppings or simply rice toppings. Our garbage volume was cut by more than half, too.Try it!

I havent really tried to reduce what I throw in the garbage, but I do try to buy the cheapest bread and freeze the other loaf of bread.....basically buy the off brand stuff to save money.

In our house as much as possible we make sure that no food is thrown into the trash. Maybe because when we were kids we were taught to eat even the last grain of rice on our plate.I really hate it when I see people wasting food. Examples of these are people who cut off the sides of a bread, those who don't eat the pizza's crust and those who do binge eating then purging. I always say to myself how could this people waste so much food when there are a lot who has barely something to eat? You know that in this country some people would actually scour the trash from fast food chains to get some food.And usually they would get sick because of what they eat but they have no choice. They rather die full than die hungry. I hope a lot of people would realize that they shouldn't waste food because simply a lot of people are dying of hunger this very minute.

We don't worry about left overs in our home. I have a 6'4" son that will eat anything. I am not saying he is overweight, he is just a big guy. And what he doesn't eat the cats will! Food is expensive and a gallon of milk...out of this world. But who can afford to go to the grocery store with the price of gas?? Thanks, Janet

I do my best to not waste food either. I try to make just enough for us and not have left overs, if there is any left over, we feed it to our dog cause she loves people food. So there really is never any waste.

the food in my house never makes it to that point. if it isn't eaten the same day,it goes right into the next day's meal.nothing gets wasted. once in awhile i'll lose a potato to humidity,but that's about it.

I am very lucky I live by myself and don't have to buy alot. I only eat here once a day....but I have noticed that if I want to have fresh stuff here I have to limit how much I buy as it goes to waste and I don't like wasting food. In the winter it's easier for me as I make big batches and freeze individual containers of them for later meals...but in the summer I think I eat differently. I feel sorry for families that have to go once a week! That's alot of bucks!

I really don't have this problem because i've usually eat left overs to begin with. Theres all kinds of ways to save money such as unplugging electric things after useing them and not just turning them off. Things that run off of electricity still draw power unless you unplug it. I'm sure some people don't know this.

pearlgrace I never throw out leftovers instead they go in my fridge to be used the next day for lunch or dinner. I had pasta and tomato sauce leftovers for my lunch and it was delicious. I use up my food, and make various dishes from leftovers so nothing goes to waste or waist either.

Yes food is getting more expensive and saving leftovers helps make the food last longer. I try not to waste anything either, we make menus and stick to them. I eat fruits and veggies with every meal so I don't have to toss anything out. Plus, you can find new ways to create food from existing leftovers, old bread can become crutons. Bananas that are getting too soft can be made into banana muffins or blended to make smoothies.