What did you do, if you have food leftover?

Philippines

November 9, 2008 12:50pm CST

Did you throw the food that leftover in lunch or dinner? How about when you eat in restaurant did you leave the almost half leftover food? I always put the food that we leftover in refrigerator, I put cover well and the next day I use it or reheat to eat again. Throwing the food that leftover is not good for me. I think how many people that didn't eat 3 times a day, so I'm feel bad if I throw it. I also ask to make take out the almost half leftover in restaurant when I eat,And when I see poor people in street I give them the food, that I took out from the restaurant. Its better rather than the restaurant throw the food in trashcan. So, doing this I feel happy to saw the people was smile at me and say THANK YOU.... How about you? What did you do in your leftover food?

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21 responses

@deebomb (15304)

• United States

9 Nov 08

We always use our left overs. Sometimes the next day sometime adding to other dishes for a full meal. I always take any left over when eating out. We will eat them the next day. There aren't any street people in my area soI can't give the left overs to them. Besides I don't know if it would be allowed.

using left overfood

• Philippines

9 Nov 08

That a good hobby to use or eat again the leftover food, because I believe food is God precious gift on us. Keep the way you doing, but one thing i remind you, make sure the food are good for next two days. The food mostly easy to became not good is the one with tomato. Thanks deebomb, Have a nice weekdays

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@deebomb (15304)

• United States

9 Nov 08

freshly cut tomatoes will keep for up to 14 days at 5 degrees celsius. In fact the keeping tomato slices at temperatures above 10 °C increased their antioxidant content, the shelf-life of the product was reduced by up 4 days

@lilcee (2703)

• United States

10 Nov 08

Hi miamhae. We always eat our leftovers. Depending on what it is, sometimes I combine it to make a different dish. We hate to waste food and we almost always have a day or two of leftovers. When we go to the restaurant and we have food leftover, we ask for a box to take it home. Unless it's at Golden Coral where you can't do that because it's buffet style lol. If I have too much leftovers and I don't think it will get eaten in the week, I try to freeze some of it, depending on what it is.

• Philippines

11 Nov 08

Its nice and wiser hobbies, for doing this you can save some extra money. just make it sure you make mark when you put the food in fridge, its help to remind its is still good or not good to eat. Thanks lilcee God bless you and your family.

@rrowenaa (834)

• Philippines

10 Nov 08

We don't throw leftover food, i keep it in the fridge and reheat it again for the next meal, that's what i call REPEAT

From the restaurant/fastfood, i asked the crew/waiter to please bag my leftover food also for my midnight snack

• Philippines

11 Nov 08

That's a good hobbies, for doing this your family save an extra money. Thank rrowena, have a splendid day! Take care

@agrant10 (1476)

• United States

10 Nov 08

We will eat our leftovers the next day. If I cook a whole lot I will use zip lock bags and freeze the rest of it. When my spouse and I eat out we take the leftovers home to the children.

• Philippines

11 Nov 08

That nice! And I'm sure your children happy when you bring them the food even it your leftover in restaurant. Its also best to save a money specially this time our stock market are in crisis. Thanks!! God bless your family!

@Nhey16 (2518)

• Philippines

10 Nov 08

as much as possible, i dont want to have food leftovers coz whenever i put them in the fridge, sometimes, i forget that i have leftovers... but most of the times, i re-heat the food so we could eat it again...

• Philippines

11 Nov 08

Its much better rather to throw after you have leftover, keep in fridge then maybe your be hunger again that day, so you have in fridge you don't need to buy again outside. As now life as so became so hard and hard we need to think how we can save money. Thanks Nhey16, have a nice day! Take care

• Latvia

10 Nov 08

I take it with me because I might become hungry later. Also there have been times when I have thrown it away. But I have been keeping it lately and throwing away food when you are low on money is a bad idea anyway.

• Philippines

11 Nov 08

you are right specially now every bodies affected of stock market crises. Thanks my friend. Take care!

@cher913 (25782)

• Canada

10 Nov 08

i usually freeze it because we as a family dont like to eat the same meals two nights in a row. then about once every couple of weeks, we will have a left over night for supper and just take out bits and pieces of what we have had in the past. fortunately, my family dont really care and will eat it.

• Philippines

11 Nov 08

Well as we are in the economic crisis that everybody's seem affected, we need to be wiser than before. Try to make food just enough for family since your family not usually eat leftover in one day. Thanks!! Have a fruity day!

@underdogtoo (9579)

• Philippines

10 Nov 08

I have nothing to do with leftovers here and I don't know what happens to it. Maybe the maids have nothing left over because there are five maids here. Cheers!!

nothing to do with leftovers

• Philippines

11 Nov 08

Wow!! You are lucky, but i thinks some other time, told them if they have a leftover food, don't waste it, give in the poor people that they saw in the street. Thanks!!! Have a nice weekdays

@kylie_quistis (1220)

• Philippines

10 Nov 08

Same here, I always put the leftover in the refrigerator, I just put some cling wrap over the food container and it will be good to eat it next day. I really don't like throwing the food, really makes me feel depressed if I throw it knowing that many people hungry and have no food. And if I'm in the restaurant and if I or any members of my family happen to have a leftover especially if it's too many, we will just ask to take out the remaining foods. And if we happen to see some street children or people, we will just give those food to them. Doing that, quite make me feel happy that I can help them in a small way.

• Philippines

11 Nov 08

Nice to hear that there's still few people have heart like you. Keep what you doing and the reward came at the right time. Thanks Kylie, God speed in you.

@gracie04 (4549)

• Philippines

10 Nov 08

mom usually reheat the leftover food for breakfast.. it's a waste if you will just throw away the leftover.. just think of thousands of people who die of hunger each year then you'll realize the importance of food..

• Philippines

11 Nov 08

I hope all people realize how important of foods in many people in Africa and other refugee camp. I wish that people one day, experience how to being hunger, but no food. Thanks gracie, have a splendid weekdays.

@chiaeugene (2225)

• China

10 Nov 08

we would keep in the fridge and heat it up again for the next meal. it would be a waste to throw them againand also not morally right to do so

• Philippines

11 Nov 08

You are right my friend, food are the most rare gift of God on us. We can't live w/o food. In the Philippines throwing a food give you a karma, its mean bring you bad luck. Thanks have a wonderful weekdays.

@batman92988 (3)

• United States

10 Nov 08

Being in college right now, I tend to eat everything in site so there rarely is leftovers. But if I do have leftovers I save them for sure to save money!

• Philippines

11 Nov 08

Make an order just enough for you, so you don't have leftover. And as your college student, you need to think how to save money for your others needs. Good luck in your studies batman

@JulianaRose (378)

• United States

10 Nov 08

leftovers or make the right portions, which can be hard, either way eat and feel lucky for having it.

@jamieg4451 (77)

• United States

10 Nov 08

If I dont eat it in an hour after, its garbage... I do keep bananas in my car for homeless people, cause they are nourishing and cheap.

homeless people

• Philippines

11 Nov 08

that's not good hobbies, but I hope one day you realize how lucky you are for having that food. Thanks And Have a nice weekdays

@brimia (6581)

• United States

12 Nov 08

we love leftovers. I never throw them out. I either just reheat them the next day or make them into another dish (like turning pasta into chili mac). I usually take home restaurant leftovers too though I rarely have food leftover :) throwing out good food is wasteful and leftovers keep me from having to cook so I love them!

@lilybug (21107)

• United States

9 Nov 08

I always save my leftover food from meals for another meal unless it is something that is not good reheated. Then the cats usually end up eating it.

• Philippines

11 Nov 08

Yha! its good and not wasting money if we save in the next meals our leftover food. And the end your cats please to eat that food you leftover. Thanks have a nive weekdays.

@luvstochat (6907)

• United States

10 Nov 08

I save some things to eat the next day like stew or beef and noodles things like that you can usually eat a for a few days after they are cooked. I don't like hambruger helper warmed up it taste funny. I usually don't take leftovers home from when we go out to eat I try to order only what I will eat.

• Philippines

11 Nov 08

Its good food manner, acctually, even me when I reheat hamburger i just take the meat inside, vegetable and buns are getting softy thats why is taste funny. Thanks have a nice day!

@wunovakind2 (378)

• United States

9 Nov 08

Oh we never throw away leftovers if there's an amount worth saving! Actually my mom cooks enough for two days sometimes, just so we have some. But yes, a lot of it can be remade into new dishes - combined, etc. Normally we don't order that much restaurant food that we have leftovers, but if we do, we ask for a container and take it home to finish. That is so nice of you to give it to the poor! I definitely would rather give to the poor than just let it be thrown away and found later in the disgusting dumpster. Thank you and take care.

• Philippines

11 Nov 08

A fried chicken leftover are good to combined in green salad w/ Caesar sauce. Thanks my friends and you take care too.

@ahmedafaque (161)

• India

13 Nov 08

Hi miamhae we also do the same .And its good that you take the leftover food from restaurants and give it to poor people .Thats so nice of you.keep it up. happy mylotting.

@mayhem23 (185)

• Canada

11 Nov 08

When I cook a meal at home and can't finish it, I always place it in a box and put it in the fridge. I too do not like to see food go to waste so I save it for a later meal in the day. When I am at a restaurant and have leftovers, I take a doggy bag and usually finish it at home when I am hungry. I find restaurant leftovers taste amazing! In conclusion, I always save food regardless of the situation!