It’s Friday Guys – My turn once more to host Food Waste Friday!
Each week since March 2008, in order to motivate her to waste less food, Kristen The Frugal Girl, has posted a picture of any food that has gone bad over the last seven days. She found this embarrassing practice so helpful, to her, that she invited other bloggers to post their own photos, and Food Waste Friday was born.
I started participating in October 2010 and have found, that 2-years on, the amount of food I waste is minimal. In fact every Friday, as part of my No Waste Tastes Great routine, I account (and devise a plan) for all my potential food waste as well as confessing to any items that I failed to save.
Kristen has kindly asked me to host Food Waste Friday, alternate weeks (when she doesn’t post herself), and her initial invite for everyone to join in is cordially extended here!
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We interrupt our usual Food Waste Friday post to bring you…
A call out for donations!
Never before in my lifetime have I heard so much about the current need for donated non-perishable foodstuffs at local foodbanks.
A few weeks ago I watched a BBC documentary on Britain’s Hidden Hungry, and was shocked to see how quickly the food is depleted at the banks.
My fridge is currently bare. But it is soon to be restocked for Christmas. We won’t be going without, we are very lucky.
Many others aren’t.
If you have leftovers after Christmas or are thinking about decluttering your storecupboard or pantry in the New Year, maybe donating your non-perishable unwanted items would be something you’d consider?
I’m no expert on the subject, so here’s a link for those who may wish to find out more… The Trussell Trust
And back to Food Waste Friday…and the last word to Kristen…
“How did you do this week? If you blogged about your food waste, link us up by entering your info into the widget below. You’ll save money, reduce your trash output, and get a little publicity for your blog! And if you don’t blog, you can still share about your food waste by leaving a comment.
**I’ve decided not to include the LINKY for the foreseeable. My blog doesn’t allow links on the actual post, and being redirected to another page isn’t ideal. Please drop your link in the comments section.**
Those of you who participate in Food Waste Friday can now grab a fancy-schmancy button to perk up your posts. If you copy and paste the following code into your Food Waste Friday post, this little graphic will appear.”
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If you blog on WordPress, just make sure you’re in html mode when you copy and paste the code, or it won’t work properly.
A good reminder for all of us during this busy season. Another reminder–at my local food bank, they will not take any food with an expired date and I think that’s pretty common. So check the date on your cans before you donate them.
Otherwise, I had no food waste this week. http://liveandlearn-tossandturn.blogspot.com/2012/12/food-waste-friday-and-true-food_21.html
A good reminder for all of us during this busy season. Another reminder–at my local food bank, they will not take any food with an expired date and I think that’s pretty common. So check the date on your cans before you donate them.
Otherwise, I had no food waste this week. http://liveandlearn-tossandturn.blogspot.com/2012/12/food-waste-friday-and-true-food_21.html
No waste here this week either. I think we’re finally *trained* to use up everything we have before buying more or be more mindful while shopping. Funny you should mention food bank donations – I just made a drop last week of canned goods that I was able to pick up on sale. I plan to go back some time over the weekend with items I’ve purged from my HBA stockpile as well.
Lining Up:
https://myliladventures.wordpress.com/2012/12/21/food-waste-friday-122112/
No waste here this week either. I think we’re finally *trained* to use up everything we have before buying more or be more mindful while shopping. Funny you should mention food bank donations – I just made a drop last week of canned goods that I was able to pick up on sale. I plan to go back some time over the weekend with items I’ve purged from my HBA stockpile as well.
Lining Up:
https://myliladventures.wordpress.com/2012/12/21/food-waste-friday-122112/
No waste here either. We’ve learned to either use up what we have before buying more OR to be more mindful when shopping.
I just did an extra grocery shop this week for canned items to donate to the food bank and am planning on going through my HBA stockpile and donate a few more items that are needed as well.
Linking Up:
https://myliladventures.wordpress.com/2012/12/21/food-waste-friday-122112/
No waste here either. We’ve learned to either use up what we have before buying more OR to be more mindful when shopping.
I just did an extra grocery shop this week for canned items to donate to the food bank and am planning on going through my HBA stockpile and donate a few more items that are needed as well.
Linking Up:
https://myliladventures.wordpress.com/2012/12/21/food-waste-friday-122112/
I always try and remember those less fortunate at christmas, as you rightly pointed out we are lucky and i have choice of where, what and when to shop, many don’t. We have had a horrible six weeks or so, a bearavemnet, and an estate to sort out. It’s left me really deflated and feeling a bit out of sorts. The waste has been shameful 🙁 . Hope to get my cooking/shopping/simplyfying mojo back soon!!!
Merry Christmas Jo, Love what you do!!
Sharron x
I always try and remember those less fortunate at christmas, as you rightly pointed out we are lucky and i have choice of where, what and when to shop, many don’t. We have had a horrible six weeks or so, a bearavemnet, and an estate to sort out. It’s left me really deflated and feeling a bit out of sorts. The waste has been shameful 🙁 . Hope to get my cooking/shopping/simplyfying mojo back soon!!!
Merry Christmas Jo, Love what you do!!
Sharron x
I have had so much food waste I don’t even remember what it was. But tummy bugs will do that to your good intentions! Currently on day 5 of sitting in bed and just back from A& E with some appropriate drugs…I’d better be well by Christmas!
Wishing you and yours a lovely Christmas, thanks for all your inspiration 🙂
I have had so much food waste I don’t even remember what it was. But tummy bugs will do that to your good intentions! Currently on day 5 of sitting in bed and just back from A& E with some appropriate drugs…I’d better be well by Christmas!
Wishing you and yours a lovely Christmas, thanks for all your inspiration 🙂
I skipped food waste friday over here, as we were away from home. I did have to throw out a few things to stop them going bad in the fridge while we’re gone, but all in all we did a good job of eating up or freezing all the food we had on hand 🙂
I skipped food waste friday over here, as we were away from home. I did have to throw out a few things to stop them going bad in the fridge while we’re gone, but all in all we did a good job of eating up or freezing all the food we had on hand 🙂