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Radio Show & Podcast Feedback / Food waste, from The Naked Scientists 2 August 2022
« on: 05/08/2022 17:18:29 »
Listening to this Tuesday's The Naked Scientist, on Friday 5 August, and am certainly doing my little bit to combat food waste. Just got in from the "last day" sale at my local branch of a large retailer, where I picked up a good chunk of vegetables in prepack, that are on the "Sell By" date. Very much reduced in price, and thus about to be tossed, but still good to eat for a while more.
So the mushrooms, chopped cabbage and stir fry vegetables are all in the freezer, because they do freeze well, and I can eat them later on, and use in stew or stir fry, with almost no difference in taste. The fridge is also full now, a pocket of oranges, grapefruit, onions, peppers, tomatoes and eggs, all of them reduced in price, from full price to 25p per pack. Well worth it, the fresh stuff will be used this weekend and during the week, the eggs are going to last a week or more in the fridge, and do taste nicer than the regular ones. Doing the best I can to eat healthier, so lots of vegetables, chicken and such, and cutting down on junk foods. Total was around 15 pounds, including some other items that I have been watching drop in price, so got some of them as well.
I decided not to give in to my sweet tooth, so did not buy any of those yummy cakes and puddings on sale as well. Will have to eat a grapefruit or orange instead, which I do really like, though the grapefruit outside is not showing any signs of bearing fruit this year, it makes sour grapefruit, which are really nice and tart. Even saved more money, walking to the shop and back.
So the mushrooms, chopped cabbage and stir fry vegetables are all in the freezer, because they do freeze well, and I can eat them later on, and use in stew or stir fry, with almost no difference in taste. The fridge is also full now, a pocket of oranges, grapefruit, onions, peppers, tomatoes and eggs, all of them reduced in price, from full price to 25p per pack. Well worth it, the fresh stuff will be used this weekend and during the week, the eggs are going to last a week or more in the fridge, and do taste nicer than the regular ones. Doing the best I can to eat healthier, so lots of vegetables, chicken and such, and cutting down on junk foods. Total was around 15 pounds, including some other items that I have been watching drop in price, so got some of them as well.
I decided not to give in to my sweet tooth, so did not buy any of those yummy cakes and puddings on sale as well. Will have to eat a grapefruit or orange instead, which I do really like, though the grapefruit outside is not showing any signs of bearing fruit this year, it makes sour grapefruit, which are really nice and tart. Even saved more money, walking to the shop and back.