Here it goes for this week.
I didn't have any waste this week unless you count the stuff that I didn't count. Confused? That means we did well enough with the big stuff that I thought I'd see how much waste we had that was so small I wouldn't normally count it. What did that include?
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| Squished cherry tomato |
1/2 of a baby carrot that was rotten
2 potato ends that were going bad
I actually consider these part of a success. I put the rest of the carrots and potatoes into a shepard's pie before they went bad too.
I actually consider these part of a success. I put the rest of the carrots and potatoes into a shepard's pie before they went bad too.
1 squished cherry tomato--This one rolled off the counter and I stepped on it when I was looking for it to pick up.
6 kernels of popcorn--These fell on the floor when the hard-to-open bag of popcorn "popped" open.
My conclusion from this experiment, "Don't sweat the small stuff."
Well done on the small amount of non-waste! :) Additionally, I don't count stuff that gets left on my son's plate or else my reports would reflect a bit more waste.
ReplyDeleteDear June, How do you end up with a potato end???
ReplyDeleteAfter pondering a moment I "get" the potato end. I had fridge contents on the brain.
ReplyDeleteWhat I meant was that I was peeling potatoes and two of them had a bad spot on the end. I cut the bad parts off and used the rest. I also cut the baby carrot in two and used the good half of it.
ReplyDeleteHowever, maybe potato ends could be a new dish. I'll have to think about that.
Great job! I wouldn't have counted those either! :)!
ReplyDeleteYou did great! :) Hoping I do better next week!
ReplyDeleteOh, you did great! I throw away more on kids' plates every week. But I usually don't count it towards my total because I most of the time have no control over it. I guess I just pick my fights :)
ReplyDeleteThis sounds a lot like my week. Yay for not sweating the small stuff!
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