Toss Out Tuesday

Here's what I tossed out this week

Bananas that I had cut up and frozen, took out of the freezer to bag, then forgot about it. 

I am not sure what happened to these sausages! They were frozen before there expiration

date, and cooked the same day I thawed them. But they were BAD.

Even my husband wouldn't eat them which is saying something

These are things I planned on cooking but never got around to making the meal so they went bad.

The milk was just not finished fast enough either.

Ok, I swear this time I cleaned out the entire fridge! These were from October and September!

What did you toss out this last week? I would love to see a link if you posted it

to your blog or just list the items below. I could use some motivation this

week since I did so bad so PLEASE post something :)

Toss Out Tuesday

With Joel sleeping in my lap, I figured I would post the Toss Out Tuesday! Here's what I tossed out this week:

Biscuits that were opened. And even though I had just cleaned out the fridge, the date said October!

Now the date on the salad said it was good for a few more days however, the date was Very Wrong.

I also tossed out two cookies that I took a picture of but now the picture is lost.

They were subway cookies... I haven't been to subway in a few months...

I wasn't able to make dinner these last few nights as I have been dealing with sicky Joel. Plan for tomorrow is to find some way to either use or freeze the stuff in the fridge that's going to go bad this week, before it actually does!

Toss Out Tuesday

Ok all, one of the major reasons I started this blog was for accountability. Something on-line that (hopefully) others will see. Something that I can post my successes and failures. Something to give me praise during the great times and encouragement during the hard times.

I admitted to you guys that food waste was a huge problem in our house hold. I want it to be my habit for January 2012 to not waste any food. Well I have royally failed. Not just a little. Like a ton! Here is a photo of some of the food waste for January.

Yes, this is a full sized trash can. It's our kitchen trash can. Yes, everything in that trash is food wasted. Yes, you can see that it is over 3/4 of the way full! Yes, this is a serious problem. Especially, if you knew that this was not our only food waste. We have also wasted 18 chicken breasts, 4 bags of salad lettuce, tons of produce, and much more.

I am completely embarrassed  by this waste. This just shows all of you how un-prepared I am, how slobified I am. How can I complete my goals, especially my financial goals if I am throwing away this much food? I can't. That's the truth. I have got to get this under control. That is why I plan to make Tuesday, Toss Out Tuesday. Where I will post pictures of what I have tossed out.

This will be my first post for Toss Out Tuesday. I am hoping that by having to post photos, I will be much more responsible about what I toss. I hope to stop buying to much for a weeks worth of produce. I hope to do something with that COOKED chicken on the stove. I have been boiling them 6 at a time and have let them rot on the stove top 3 times now! I hope this will some how encourage others. I can bet your waste is no where close to mine but I hope that you can still reduce your food waste.

Are you up for this challenge with me? Do you have a food wasting problem? This is a judge-free zone. Please post your great times (for encouragement to others). Please post your hard times (so you can be thankful for your great times).




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