Can't stand when people waste food

[lauren9317]

Someone apparently brought to work a beautiful looking key lime pie. I'm assuming they put it out in the break room yesterday afternoon. This morning it was still there with only 1 piece cut out of it. And now it's afternoon and it was still out there. Hello, that needs to be refrigerated. I threw it out just now before someone got sick. But what a waste!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't stand when people are irresponsible about things like that. There's something in me that gets really mad at the idea of wasted food. You would have thought I'd lived through the Depression

[moonstone523]

Does your mom or dad hate to waste food?

And poor person who made the pie. No one wanted any.

[lauren9317]

Jan 9, 2013 12:12:38 GMT -5 moonstone523 said:

Does your mom or dad hate to waste food?

And poor person who made the pie. No one wanted any.

Well, it was a store bought pie, I have a feeling someone received it maybe as a gift and decided to bring it to work rather than eating the whole thing at home. With it being the weeks right after the holidays, a bunch of people have been bringing in their leftover goodies. But still, it looked really good. Makes me sad that it was wasted like that.

Yeah, my parents don't like to waste food either ;D

[sara76]

I'm totally guilty of this and I was just talking to the cashier at Publix about it yesterday. I decided that is my New Year resolution. I am only going to buy food that we are going to eat and if we buy it we will eat it. I throw out far too much fruit and produce because I'm weird about how long it's been sitting around. The bottom of a box of crackers or the last 2 pieces of bread. Ugh. No more.

[lauren9317]

Sara, don't feel bad, it happens. I think the main thing that bugged me about this was that the person who put the pie out didn't check on it later in the day and then put it away in the fridge. If they had done that, a little piggy like me could have eaten a piece the next day!! Lol. But since they didn't, it sat out all night and day and got spoiled.

[sara76]

Yes that stinks that it was only wasted because of carelessness. My problem is I let it go bad in the refrigerator when I could find a use for it. For instance I had H run up and get me celery recently. Well it was BOGO and I just threw away an entire head of celery. (Is it a head? A stalk is the individual celery right?) I could have snacked on celery and peanut butter instead of opening a bag of pretzels when I had a few crackers getting stale in another box. Forget about starving kids and all, that's good money being thrown away too. Boo me.

[amellis2]

I throw away food, but only if it actually bad. I take care that our food get put away and is stored properly.
We had limited means when I was growing up, so I learned to buy only what was needed and to eat what we had, not to throw food away. I have to get on Luis about this sometimes because he leaves food out sometimes (EW.Gross.) and then I have to toss it out and give him the "We are far from rich and other people go hungry" lecture.

[tashaandsage]

I'm not dessert person, but I love Key Lime Pie. I'd be sad to see a whole one left out to spoil. As for food be wasted, it bothers me. I hate to throw out out food- it makes me feel very guilty. I'm usually pretty good at using up the perishables I buy, but drives me crazy when the kids take two bites of something and decide they are done. I've found myself finishing up their lunches/snacks on many occasions just to keep it from being tossed.

And Sara, random tip here, but if you wrap up a bunch of celery completely in foil before storing it, it will last and stay crisp for about a month. I could never use up a bunch of celery in time and with this method I never waste it anymore.

[sara76]

A bunch! Yes thank you, and that's a good tip. I'll do that next time. It seems like its always buy one get one. I usually just freshen up some rubbery celery in ice water and it gives it back its crispness but maybe the tin foil would prevent rubberized celery in the first place.

[sara76]

Speaking of wasting food. Gigantic bags of kale were bogo for New Years and we finished one but I have another. I need to use it tomorrow (who am I kidding I'm likely to toss it, isn't 11 days too long?). Suggestions?

[amellis2]

Jan 9, 2013 20:47:08 GMT -5 sara76 said:

Speaking of wasting food. Gigantic bags of kale were bogo for New Years and we finished one but I have another. I need to use it tomorrow (who am I kidding I'm likely to toss it, isn't 11 days too long?). Suggestions?

Kale Chips are easy and Amelia might like them.

[sara76]

Jan 10, 2013 7:38:37 GMT -5 amellis2 said:

Jan 9, 2013 20:47:08 GMT -5 sara76 said:

Speaking of wasting food. Gigantic bags of kale were bogo for New Years and we finished one but I have another. I need to use it tomorrow (who am I kidding I'm likely to toss it, isn't 11 days too long?). Suggestions?

Kale Chips are easy and Amelia might like them.

I've heard mixed reviews on kale chips. Are they really good? Do you have any tips or recipes?

[amellis2]

Jan 10, 2013 8:02:05 GMT -5 sara76 said:

Jan 10, 2013 7:38:37 GMT -5 amellis2 said:

Kale Chips are easy and Amelia might like them.

I've heard mixed reviews on kale chips. Are they really good? Do you have any tips or recipes?

I LURVE them. I put a little bit of salt and nutritional yeast on them (this gives them a slightly cheesy flavor.) Tear them into pieces and toss them lightly in olive oil; you can now put the salt/pepper/nutritional yeast/what-have-you on the chips. spread on a cookie sheet in one layer and bake at 200 degrees until crispy (check at 25, 30, and 45 minutes. It shouldn't take longer than 45 minutes.)