How does everyone deal with this dilemma?
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I gave multiple ways to reduce food waste. You only responded about the freezer and clung to it, you're still talking about it. If you have your own method to not waste food then this post and my comment aren't about you, stop playing the victim.
I'm not playing victim. I'm just pointing out that some people have tiny freezers.
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Pro tip
Move to a bigger house
Can't afford it atm. Not everybody is rolling in money xD
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I had this issue with produce. I stopped buying it because it would just go bad before I used it.
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I'm not playing victim. I'm just pointing out that some people have tiny freezers.
Then use any other of the methods suggested, stop going on about freezers!
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Buy food that has a long shelf life - lentil, rice, beans, canned vegetables, salsa jars. As a bonus it also doesn't have to be refridgerated.
That! And then forget you have them for three years because ADHD.
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Escape car dependency. I'm fortunate enough that I live within walking/biking distance of a few groceries. I can easily buy produce as I need it so it doesn't go bad.
Fuck cars.
And fuck you for giving such a pretentious answer to a genuine question.
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Freeze stuff
Walk yo and from the grocery store
Buy stuff that will last a while
Grow your own produce
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Buy food that has a long shelf life - lentil, rice, beans, canned vegetables, salsa jars. As a bonus it also doesn't have to be refridgerated.
You now have gout from eating too many preservatives.
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Then use any other of the methods suggested, stop going on about freezers!
You really do not have to be this aggressive, my dude. I don't have meal planning issues, I just wanted to bring up one aspect of meal planning that doesn't always work for everybody.
People work with what they have, I just wanted to mention the thing about freezers because people tend to always assume that everybody has a lot of freezer space, which isn't the case. That is all. No need to get all bent out of shape over it.
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In my household we tend to buy just enough that we know we can eat it over the course of two to three days if it is perishable foods.
If the store sells smaller packs of meat and vegetables and other perishable foods, we buy those and use them in our cooking the next few days.
We don't have a lot of freezer space and we don't have a garden, so we try and avoid bulk buying unless we know we will be able to eat it all before it goes bad. It works pretty well.
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We cook and eat the food.
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Use a software/app to meal plane. (Mealie/Tandoor)
You pick the recipes you fancy for the days/week/whatever period. It generates a grocery list containing exactly what is needed for the meals you chose, nothing else.I haven't thrown away anything in a couple years now. Oh and freeze leftovers if needed.
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Perishables take more planning. Get just enough and have a plan to use it. Use canned and frozen food to account for uncertainty. Be aware of expiration dates of your food and plan accordingly.
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Freeze your fresh bread and only defrost the amount that you're going to eat.
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This happens to us - if I cook dinner for everyone, two of us eat, if I cook dinner for two of us, everyone wants to eat. If I make enough for leftovers, nobody takes them to lunch. If I don't make enough, they ask why there is not enough for lunch.
Things that help on your question though -
Canned beans, canned tomatoes, canned coconut milk, canned pumpkin, jarred spaghetti sauce, spices - a lot of our staples are not perishable.
Do you live where you can stop by the store on the way home? Then don't buy perishables for the week, buy them for the meal you are making.
Some foods and meals freeze pretty well, freeze them and keep a list of what's in the freezer so you remember to eat it.
I hate meal planning but it helps a lot. I sometimes put a note on the fridge "we have food for dal with spinach, chicken & cabbage, sheet pan gnocchi with sausage and broccoli, eggs and potatoes" or whatever we have the food to make, and cross them off as they are made.
Some foods make other foods. So if I make a hunk of pork, it's pork, rice and beans then enchiladas then burritos, and so on.
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You really do not have to be this aggressive, my dude. I don't have meal planning issues, I just wanted to bring up one aspect of meal planning that doesn't always work for everybody.
People work with what they have, I just wanted to mention the thing about freezers because people tend to always assume that everybody has a lot of freezer space, which isn't the case. That is all. No need to get all bent out of shape over it.
Oh my god youre still going on about freezers, just stop it. No one cares. Multiple methods were said, go do one of those and ignore the bit on freezers, how many times? Are you just trying to be a troll or something? Stop replying.
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It’s called a freezer and lunches for the extra.
Eat chicken? Batch cook that pallet- brine in about a couple of water, a bouillon cube, garlic and a bunch of salt, parsley, oregano, rosemary (to your taste), and a couple of the cheapest white wine at the grocery store if your feeling fancy or really like gravy.
After a few hours or overnight, dry and throw in your oven at 400 for twenty minutes. When its out, let the chicken cool on a cutting board, slice some up and chop up the rest.
You now have a baseline chicken that tastes as good as deli-quality that works well in everything from dinners, sandwiches and salads, and if you skip the rosemary, its a good stir fry addin. -
Oh my god youre still going on about freezers, just stop it. No one cares. Multiple methods were said, go do one of those and ignore the bit on freezers, how many times? Are you just trying to be a troll or something? Stop replying.
I did talk about how we do things in my household but you completely ignored that part and went hysterical about the freezer part. I then tried to explain to you why I brought up the freezers and now you're having a conniption. Maybe you're just having a bad day or something or maybe we are talking past one another, but I was not trying to troll you. I guess that it doesn't matter what I say though, but I hope our paths will cross another time where we don't talk past each other like this.
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I did talk about how we do things in my household but you completely ignored that part and went hysterical about the freezer part. I then tried to explain to you why I brought up the freezers and now you're having a conniption. Maybe you're just having a bad day or something or maybe we are talking past one another, but I was not trying to troll you. I guess that it doesn't matter what I say though, but I hope our paths will cross another time where we don't talk past each other like this.
No one went hysterical, you're just being obsessive and weird and still continuing to go on about something I dont care about, in fact no one cares about, yes we're past talking, I asked you to stop replying and yet you're still here, moaning. Just leave me alone, I couldn't give a fuck anymore, just go away and live without a big freezer in peace. I hope our paths never cross again, you're weird and annoying.
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I love cooking, just can't ever get motivated to do it
I only buy fresh stuff if I'm going to cook it that day, otherwise frozen or canned. Then I also always buy food that takes little to no preparation and/or make a lot of anything I'm making when I have motivation and freeze that for the days (which are most days for me) when I'm stuck with no motivation. So I always have some food that's easy to make or just heat up that won't go bad (at least within a few days).
I can't say how it is where you live, but here in Sweden there's been a great increase in the variety of frozen veggies etc. Stuff I've never seen before like many kinds of beans, mushrooms, avocado, some salad types etc. which is awesome since they keep for much longer.
