Hello! I'm working on an interesting story about food waste. A
University of Arizona professor recently released a study in which he
reveals that Americans waste a lot of food, from harvesting through
retail all the way to kitchens and dining rooms. (More on his study
he http://tinyurl.com/7ywb3 )

I'm wondering if any of you would care to share your tips on how you
avoid food waste while cooking -- or, if it's not a problem in your
household.

Any comments appreciated! You may email me directly, or post back to
the list. Thanks for your time!

Best Regards,
Dru Sefton

(Who am I? http://www.newhouse.com/sefton.html)

Dru Sefton wrote:

>Hello! I'm working on an interesting story about food waste. A
>University of Arizona professor recently released a study in which he
>reveals that Americans waste a lot of food, from harvesting through
>retail all the way to kitchens and dining rooms. (More on his study
>he http://tinyurl.com/7ywb3 )
>
>I'm wondering if any of you would care to share your tips on how you
>avoid food waste while cooking -- or, if it's not a problem in your
>household.
>
>Any comments appreciated! You may email me directly, or post back to
>the list. Thanks for your time!
>
>Best Regards,
>Dru Sefton

>(Who am I? http://www.newhouse.com/sefton.html)
>
>
No doubt it's a problem, but you're probably going to have some problems
with the definition of "waste". I discard a lot that would certainly
provide nutrition to people, but most of it goes in the compost pile.
The compost pile feeds myriad bugs, microbes, etc., and then in turn
feeds the soil of my garden, which in turn feeds me. So....is that
really waste?
Have you checked out SARE?

Bubba


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Dru Sefton wrote:

>Hello! I'm working on an interesting story about food waste. A
>University of Arizona professor recently released a study in which he
>reveals that Americans waste a lot of food, from harvesting through
>retail all the way to kitchens and dining rooms. (More on his study
>he http://tinyurl.com/7ywb3 )
>
>I'm wondering if any of you would care to share your tips on how you
>avoid food waste while cooking -- or, if it's not a problem in your
>household.
>
>Any comments appreciated! You may email me directly, or post back to
>the list. Thanks for your time!
>
>Best Regards,
>Dru Sefton

>(Who am I? http://www.newhouse.com/sefton.html)
>
>
No doubt it's a problem, but you're probably going to have some problems
with the definition of "waste". I discard a lot that would certainly
provide nutrition to people, but most of it goes in the compost pile.
The compost pile feeds myriad bugs, microbes, etc., and then in turn
feeds the soil of my garden, which in turn feeds me. So....is that
really waste?
Have you checked out SARE?

Bubba


--
You wanna measure, or you wanna cook?

Marge wrote:

> I consider wasting food to be when I buy meat, put in the fridge, don't
> eat it then throw it away.

Um...

> When I buy an ingredient, use a tsp, never
> use it again and throw the bottle away.

Er...

> When I use half a head of
> lettuce, then it goes bad and I throw it away (no compost pile here,
> sorry).

Uh...

> Even when I go to a restaurant, eat 2/3 the food and the rest
> gets tossed, that's waste to my mind.

Agreed. Word for the day: doggie bag.

Ok, so it's two words. But...

Pastorio

Marge wrote:
>
> I consider wasting food to be when I buy meat, put in the fridge, don't
> eat it then throw it away.

I feel badly about that because some animal died for nothing. Still,
it happens. But it is one reason I bought a tilia ... I was tired
of throwing out meat from the freezer because it was freezer burned.

> When I buy an ingredient, use a tsp, never
> use it again and throw the bottle away. When I use half a head of
> lettuce, then it goes bad and I throw it away (no compost pile here,
> sorry).

That's the problem with me for fresh salad, I can only eat so much.
By the time you buy all the ingredients you like in a salad, you have
enough fresh produce for a family of 8. No gots.

> Even when I go to a restaurant, eat 2/3 the food and the rest
> gets tossed, that's waste to my mind.

When I eat out, I almost always order something that will make great
leftovers. I'll never eat it all, but it usually makes lunch for 2
the next day. The only waste is getting that garnish off my plate
before they wrap it up for me.

nancy

>"Marge" writes:
>
>I consider wasting food to be when I buy meat, put in the fridge, don't
>eat it then throw it away. When I buy an ingredient, use a tsp, never
>use it again and throw the bottle away. When I use half a head of
>lettuce, then it goes bad and I throw it away (no compost pile here,
>sorry). Even when I go to a restaurant, eat 2/3 the food and the rest
>gets tossed, that's waste to my mind.

Yeah, but mostly a waste of a brain.


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>"Marge" writes:
>
>I consider wasting food to be when I buy meat, put in the fridge, don't
>eat it then throw it away. When I buy an ingredient, use a tsp, never
>use it again and throw the bottle away. When I use half a head of
>lettuce, then it goes bad and I throw it away (no compost pile here,
>sorry). Even when I go to a restaurant, eat 2/3 the food and the rest
>gets tossed, that's waste to my mind.

Yeah, but mostly a waste of a brain.


---= BOYCOTT FRANCE (belgium) GERMANY--SPAIN =---
---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
*********
"Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."
Sheldon
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