The 'Waste Not Want Not' Food Challenge

[FrugalNYC]

@redsoxmaniac. Glad you liked it. I'm still working on the eating slow process. It takes time to adjust, I'm so used to eating fast since my last job use to have so many interruptions, even during lunch. I think everyone will benefit from eating slower, eating fast is a by-product of our modern life, especially living in NYC where practically everyone is in a hurry..the phrase "hurry up and wait" springs to mind.

[wildgift]

I'm also surprised that people don't eat leftovers. We ate them with every single meal. Usually, at dinner time, there'd be a choice of 5 or 6 different things to eat. The old food really does taste better - the food ages a little bit and mellows out. This is really true of stews. Certain foods, like fried chicken, even taste better old and cold (to me).

There are a lot of different dishes to reuse leftovers. Fried rice is good. Sandwiches. Soup (just toss the meat in water to make soup). Ramen (cut the food up and add as a garnish to ramen). Omelet. Salad.

Now that i think about it, my mom probably intentionally made leftovers so that lunch wouldn't be so boring. Think about it - would you rather have ramen with a little bit of onion and an egg, or the same thing with a big piece of shrimp tempura, green beans, a piece of chicken, egg, and green onion?

leftovers = better meals

[redsoxmaniac]

I just read a great article on how we waste over $600 a year and 470 lbs of food and what we can do about it...including better ways to handle and store fruits and veggies.
Very interesting and informative. Thought I'd pass it on to you.
http://www.dietriffic.com/2008/04/11...d-veg-wastage/

[Johansen8]

I love the idea of eating "with themes", I will apply that on my weekend family dinner