In addition to using up my edible food, I will keep any extra scraps out of the trash by separating them for backyard composting, curbside pickup, or a drop-off program.
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Reimagine Leftovers
I will learn about how to repurpose my leftovers into new meals and then try it.
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Planning
Make Time for Meal Prep
I will set aside time to prepare meals in advance.
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Cooking
Cook Just Enough
I will scale down the recipe of a meal to make just the right amount for my household of 2 so we eat everything up.
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Community
Send it Down the Grape Vine
I will talk to 2 family members or friends about my experience with this challenge, food waste, and what I have learned.
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Planning
Plan a Leftovers Day
I will plan a meal to use up leftovers by creating a tasty smorgasbord or using a recipe that repurposes them.
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Planning
Try a Food Tracking App
I will download and use an app that helps me track and manage my food.
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Planning
Find your meal planning personality
I will explore different meal plan techniques and choose one that works for my household.
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Planning
Keep a Food Inventory
I will take a fridge and pantry inventory to stay up to date with what I have at home before I go grocery shopping.
I just pulled this from my garden and it is going into my meal this evening. The tomatoes, green onions and basil hidden behind the lambsquarters ( a superior foraged green that grows everywhere). It along with the cucumber and reed beet is going into my salad. I have been so grateful for these veggies. Despite some plants dying off due to the abundance of water we are still having a good yield and hope that this last into October.
I got a bag of pears from my Mother In Law, she has apple trees and pear trees. They aren't very big. Today I cut the bad part off and boiled them with butter, cinnamon, frozen strawberries. I added Chia seeds and shredded coconut meat. serve warm with a bit of honey or ice cream.
That sounds like a yummy dish! I love the coconut meat idea! I'll have to try that when I get back from traveling. I hope our tree will still be producing!
The salad has gotten to the point where some of it decaying. Nothing a good soak and cleaning won't help. Took the last of our salad and left over veggies combined the veggies to a soup base and placed the clean salad on the side to eat along with my soup. Saving remanences of veggies is wat we do best.
Hello , I took all of the foods from my refrigerator and those items that were old I placed in our compost pile. Not much waste but it is still nice to have it going back into the earth by composting.
Jenny Kedward 8/22/2025 11:24 AM
H McCrillis 8/16/2025 1:02 AM
Layl McDill 8/14/2025 1:32 PMThat sounds like a yummy dish! I love the coconut meat idea! I'll have to try that when I get back from traveling. I hope our tree will still be producing!