Julie Bove > wrote:

>I keep plenty of things in my pantry and I can make a meal of them if need
>be. But I don't like to buy a lot of fresh meat and veggies. I prefer to
>buy only what I need. I used to throw out a LOT of food. I try not to do
>that now.

Yep. In my experience, food gets thrown out because something perishable
has been purchased in a random quantity, as opposed to a quantity
planned to go into a specific meal. So, when purchasing perishables,
I really try to plan at that point.

Steve