Comments on: Saving the Veggies (Zero Waste Week)

By: n4mummy

n4mummy — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 12:26:19 +0000

In reply to jackie.

Thanks mum, good tips. I need to be better at using up bits in the freezer, I’m on a mission to do that this week.

By: n4mummy

n4mummy — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 12:25:03 +0000

My pleasure Rachelle, I like what you say about valuing food rather than thinking of it as a disposable commodity, I’d not thought of it that way.

By: Emma

Emma — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 09:57:05 +0000

Totally agree about the organic thing- changes the way you eat!

By: Rachelle Strauss

Rachelle Strauss — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 09:53:24 +0000

Thanks for sharing such a brilliant blog post; packed full of advice for others. It’s great how signing up for that box has not only made you healthier but prevents you creating waste because you value what you’ve bought. I think that we often treat food as a disposable commodity instead of realising all the embedded energy from water, fertilisers, time, transportation, packaging etc. It was growing a little of my own food that made me start to value it more because I realise how much time, care and attention goes into it!
Enjoy the rest of the week and thanks for promoting it!

By: jackie

jackie — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 15:18:15 +0000

My top tips:-
1) know how much people in your family usually eat and cook accordingly (admittedly harder with children) to avoid left overs.
2) Cut things in half and freeze if unlikely to get through it before you get doubtful about it.
3) Every so often make sure you use up the bits in the freezer!

By: n4mummy

n4mummy — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 13:58:21 +0000

In reply to Abbie.

That’s so true Abbie, I need to be better at doing that. I get worried I’ll poison the kids! x

By: Abbie

Abbie — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 10:47:41 +0000

Great tips Karen! We try the ready, steady, cook thing too by making (sometimes very random) new dishes out of what we have left. I also take my chances on eating out of date food – not meat, fish or dairy but I’ll often eat food if I think it smells ok or I’ll give it a little taste tester…sometimes I think supermarkets like to cover themselves and actually food, especially in the UK, is good for longer than stated.