Quick and Easy Cheap and Healthy Fruit Salad Makes Terrible Leftovers {Food Waste Friday 8/3/12}

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Fruit Salad Makes Terrible Leftovers {Food Waste Friday 8/3/12} Posted: 02 Aug 2012 06:57 PM PDT One of my biggest pet peeves is throwing away food. I could kick myself every time I dump food down the drain or in the trash: it’s just a complete and total waste! And I hate waste. Which is why I am so thrilled to link up to  The Frugal Girl on her weekly feature where she posts a picture of all the food she had to throw away for the week, and invites other bloggers to do the same. The idea is to feel some accountability – who wants to admit they threw away all that money to the whole world? – to help you avoid throwing away food in the future. And…. guess what?! This week, I have no waste to report. Well, actually, there was a partial serving of fruit salad that was looking a little sad – I contemplated throwing it into a smoothie, but then I decided it was just too far gone even for that. This is why I usually try to make only enough fruit salad for one meal! Day-old fruit salad gives me the willies. And I had a great idea for reducing food waste to share with you today, but then I got to web-surfing and found all sorts of other totally cool food-waste-reducing ideas that I just had to share with you. Be inspired just like I was: Ideas to Reduce Food Waste. Thank you for subscribing to Quick and Easy Cheap and Healthy! Here's your free copy of Spring Into Smoothies All Summer Long. Enjoy!

Ideas to Reduce Food Waste Posted: 02 Aug 2012 06:47 PM PDT Typically, as an accompaniment to Food Waste Friday, I like to share with you a frugal idea for your kitchen that helps you save money and reduce waste. And today, I actually had a great post planned with one of my most favorite frugal waste-reducing ideas… but then I got busy blog surfing and found sooo many more cool ideas! So I switched gears and decided to share those cool ideas with you. My own cool idea can wait until next week. So here you have it… some great ideas for reducing food waste in your kitchen! Celery Leaf Pesto – Usually, I dump my celery leaf into my stock pot, but I haven’t been making much stock this summer. I’ve also wanted to try my hand at dehydrating it, but haven’t gotten around to it. This recipe sounds delicious and super frugal – my kinda recipe! Regrow a Pineapple - I’ve heard of regrowing celery and romaine lettuce, but pineapple? Apparently, it’s possible! It does take a couple years for fruit to grow, and will likely bear only one pineapple, but hey! Plant enough of them, and you’ll have your own tropical oasis. Preserve Kale in the Freezer – I’ve dehydrated kale before to preserve it, but I am thinking this pureed ice cube method will be more appropriate for my purposes. Mostly, I prefer to hide kale in other things because none of us are super fond of it. Red Wine Vinegar – I wish I drank wine, so I could make use of this tip! For some reason, I just think it’s the coolest thing ever. Save up your bits of leftover wine to make your very own custom red wine vinegar. Use the Entire Ear of Corn – Not just the kernels, but the cob, the silk, and the husks, too! Vegetable Powder - Made from dehydrated veggies, this powder can be used to flavor all kinds of dishes. Buy extras or seconds of produce at the farmers’ market, and turn it into this cheap and healthy “spice mix”! Frozen Wine – Yet another leftover wine idea. Save Seeds for your Garden - Save the seeds from this year’s harvest to start your garden next year! Leftover Cure – Save all those last little bits of leftovers in a container reserved for just that purpose. Simple idea, but brilliant! Thank you for subscribing to Quick and Easy Cheap and Healthy! Here's your free copy of Spring Into Smoothies All Summer Long. Enjoy!

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