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Food wastage

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forgotmyusername1 · 29/03/2024 10:47

Apparently the average family throws away £800 a year of food.

I can honestly say we throw next to nothing.

What are your top tips for avoiding food wastage?

Are you a user or a chucker?

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soupfiend · 31/03/2024 18:59

Kalevala · 31/03/2024 17:42

You can buy some veg loose in many supermarkets, more Tesco rather than Aldi/Lidl though. Cabbage I make into sauerkraut, but you can just put the cut side in a bag or clingwrap and it lasts ages in the fridge.

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Yes cabbage is one of the better veg for storing a long time, thats true. I shop in Aldi and Lidl and unfortunately they dont sell much loose. No loose apples for exampe I noticed that yesterday.

soupfiend · 31/03/2024 19:02

Growlybear83 · 31/03/2024 17:54

But surely you can still buy one lemon from the greengrocer and two carrots it that's all you need? And I've not come across a butcher that won't sell one chop or two slices of bacon.

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The butcher and greengrocer are not convenient for me, they dont open when I need and I will still need to go to the supermarket to go shopping even if they were.

trippily · 31/03/2024 19:04

I bet the people moaning about their food bills are the ones chucking lots out

It's there in the post you replied to. I didn't read into you, you failed to notice it for your smug middle class post.

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forgotmyusername1 · 31/03/2024 19:18

trippily · 31/03/2024 19:04

I bet the people moaning about their food bills are the ones chucking lots out

It's there in the post you replied to. I didn't read into you, you failed to notice it for your smug middle class post.

I didn't write what you have put in bold. So it wasn't my post but a post i quoted in a response I wrote 3 days ago that you have an issue with?

Why not respond directly to that post instead?

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trippily · 31/03/2024 19:34

Because you drew the parallel with the soaring energy bills as if they were the fault of people being profligate instead of a choice by energy companies to make us choose between warmth and food. Incredibly tone deaf, especially on cost of living board.

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forgotmyusername1 · 01/04/2024 09:40

OK then.... if you actually read my post I wasn't saying that at all but I am fed up of arguing.

Back to the actual topic.

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