What do you do with left overs?

Hi Ambitiouslyleiah, Normally we cook just enough. If we cook "extra", it is into our stomachs it goes. Last time, we used to save dinner leftovers for lunch the next day. But soon, we find that no one seems to enjoy eating leftovers. And so... what would be the point? So what we do now is just to cook and finish everything cooked over dinner.

Save it and eat it for later. I love left overs, I enjoy them for a few days and then they get thrown out. Unless the leftovers are not enough to be a portion, then they would be thrown out.

I hate when they end up in the trash!! I feel so guilty. That's probably because, as a child, in a Catholic school, we were constantly told that it was a "sin to throw food out" and "there were children starving in China" I often wondered how my sandwich would help a starving child in China but, you didn't question the Nuns, unless you wanted to spend the rest of the day in the "coat room" AND catch hell when you got home as well. When my kids (now in their 30's) were little, we always ate left overs. I would make sloppy joe's one night,and put the left overs in a crock pot with sphagetti sauce for the next night. They loved it! If we had a ham one night, we would pair the left overs up with potatoes in a frying pan for hash a couple nights later. I have returned to doing these things lately and I feel really good about having less food in the trash. It's sort of recycling.... at it's tastiest.

If it is still fresh, we all will eat on it until it becomes empty or no good in taste. Of course, we throw out any food that taste spoiled. We always eat our leftovers. After I cook, or if my husband cooks, there is always something left over. I don't have an pet that I could give leftovers to. If I did, then I would probably give my pet any leftovers.

I recycle them. In these times i think it is just practical to recycle all left over foods. Life is so difficult all over the world and there are a lot of people going hungry. Try to recycle them, this way you might even save up a little on your budget. Happy posting!

If they are salvageable, then save them for later. There is no sense in wasting food. I find that there are times where food during the week is saved and then the weekend is leftovers. It can save quite a bit on the food bill by using leftovers. Especially mixing and matching whatever is left over from meals throughout the week and having something for the weekend.

Depending if I can feed it to my dog or not,I throw it out in the trash.I only have two to cook for, and sometimes I turn out with way too much, that I have to throw it out.I'd be eating the same meal all week long.