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Post by yogiii on May 6, 2016 12:34:18 GMT -5
So all of that added up means I'll always eat something I don't really feel like having before I'll ever throw it away. Me too, but I am trying to stop. I should just throw away the kid's half eaten hot dogs and mac and cheese. I should just throw away the kid's half eaten hot dogs and mac and cheese. I should just throw away the kid's half eaten hot dogs and mac and cheese. My body will thank me. No, I won't eat their slobbered on stuff. They actually do a good job finishing what they have but if no one wants x leftovers, I'll power through it for the 4th time that week rather than throwing it out like most people would do.
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Post by kittensaver on May 6, 2016 12:35:44 GMT -5
Please please teach me to be like you!!! I think it's a combination of psychosis and luck . The kids eat almost as much as we do and I start with a portion I know they will eat. They can always take more or have fruit after dinner or whatever. I can't stand wasting food because I'm cheap and because I spend so much time cooking. So all of that added up means I'll always eat something I don't really feel like having before I'll ever throw it away. Well LOL - my thrifty, old-world grandma from a poor European country had a trick for making sure no food got wasted. Unfortunately, she taught it to my mother
If one of us kids professed that we were not hungry as a reason for not finishing a meal, our plates got covered and put in the refrigerator. Later when we said we were hungry, out came the plate. If we said we didn't want that, the answer that came back at us was: "well then, you must not actually be hungry."
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Post by yogiii on May 6, 2016 12:36:57 GMT -5
I think it's a combination of psychosis and luck . The kids eat almost as much as we do and I start with a portion I know they will eat. They can always take more or have fruit after dinner or whatever. I can't stand wasting food because I'm cheap and because I spend so much time cooking. So all of that added up means I'll always eat something I don't really feel like having before I'll ever throw it away. Well LOL - my thrifty, old-world grandma from a poor European country had a trick for making sure no food got wasted. Unfortunately, she taught it to my mother .
If one of us kids professed that we were not hungry as a reason for not finishing a meal, our plates got covered and put in the refrigerator. Later when we said we were hungry, out came the plate. If we said we didn't want that, the answer that came back at us was: "well then, you must not actually be hungry."
LOL, I've done that a few times but usually they get it the next night for dinner. It hasn't happen in a while though, they learn fast.
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Post by tloonya on May 6, 2016 13:43:24 GMT -5
Only those ends and pieces that I have to cut and throw out when I am cooking. I am cooking daily for one time consumption. If there are some cold cuts not eaten - they go on frying pan for breakfast with eggs. If there some cooked meat that doesn't seem so appealing after a few days it gets grinded with fried onions and used as a stuffing for pirogues or crapes. Or delicious when mixed with macaroni. Like elbows or penne. Cheese can be grated and mixed with mayo and garlic and spread on a bread. If I see I've gotten more veggies - I cut them up and stew. If don't want now - Ziploc - freezer. Give me some examples and I will tell you some more. I do not throw food away. I just don't have to. And NO it is not time consuming.
Also had learned if you have to make food quickly - cut up, throw on the skillet, add some cream or tomato sauce and garlic. Go ahead, ask!
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Post by Chocolate Lover on May 6, 2016 13:51:51 GMT -5
Me too, but I am trying to stop. I should just throw away the kid's half eaten hot dogs and mac and cheese. I should just throw away the kid's half eaten hot dogs and mac and cheese. I should just throw away the kid's half eaten hot dogs and mac and cheese. My body will thank me. No, I won't eat their slobbered on stuff. They actually do a good job finishing what they have but if no one wants x leftovers, I'll power through it for the 4th time that week rather than throwing it out like most people would do. Unless it's a food I really really love, 3 meals of any given leftovers is my limit. That includes the original meal. I try to make just enough to have a lunch for me, and maybe one for oldest DS to take to work if it's one he'll eat reheated. My kids don't love leftovers that much. Last time I said leftovers for dinner, one had Ramen noodles, one cooked a frozen burger (DH also had a frozen burger), and one went and got food on their own dime. Full disclosure, I didn't want a dang thing in that fridge again either. I think I had a sandwich.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on May 6, 2016 14:15:33 GMT -5
Not much....
But just had to toss a couple apples as the dog got into TD's bag and started gnawing on the 2 apples that he had taken to eat at work and then didn't. We eat leftovers (in fact, eating the last of the leftover spaghetti now) and I normally rework something I cook in excess (usually deliberately) into something else later in the week. So leftover steak becomes fajitas and leftover chicken becomes butter chicken.
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Post by trippypea on May 9, 2016 7:45:21 GMT -5
Well LOL - my thrifty, old-world grandma from a poor European country had a trick for making sure no food got wasted. Unfortunately, she taught it to my mother
If one of us kids professed that we were not hungry as a reason for not finishing a meal, our plates got covered and put in the refrigerator. Later when we said we were hungry, out came the plate. If we said we didn't want that, the answer that came back at us was: "well then, you must not actually be hungry."
\In my house, if you didn't finish everything on your plate, you had to sit there until you were done. My father would leave the table, but sit where he could see you. We had many dinner time standoffs. My mother would feel bad for us and not rat us out when she'd lift our plates and see a dozen chewed pieces of meat under the edge of our plates. What kid likes liver?
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Post by whoisjohngalt on May 9, 2016 9:41:51 GMT -5
Well LOL - my thrifty, old-world grandma from a poor European country had a trick for making sure no food got wasted. Unfortunately, she taught it to my mother .
If one of us kids professed that we were not hungry as a reason for not finishing a meal, our plates got covered and put in the refrigerator. Later when we said we were hungry, out came the plate. If we said we didn't want that, the answer that came back at us was: "well then, you must not actually be hungry."
LOL, I've done that a few times but usually they get it the next night for dinner. It hasn't happen in a while though, they learn fast. I've never been able to do that to the kids. But it's rare that I throw away food bc of them. It's usually my fault anyway
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Post by Anne_in_VA on May 9, 2016 9:54:06 GMT -5
I think it's a combination of psychosis and luck . The kids eat almost as much as we do and I start with a portion I know they will eat. They can always take more or have fruit after dinner or whatever. I can't stand wasting food because I'm cheap and because I spend so much time cooking. So all of that added up means I'll always eat something I don't really feel like having before I'll ever throw it away. Well LOL - my thrifty, old-world grandma from a poor European country had a trick for making sure no food got wasted. Unfortunately, she taught it to my mother
If one of us kids professed that we were not hungry as a reason for not finishing a meal, our plates got covered and put in the refrigerator. Later when we said we were hungry, out came the plate. If we said we didn't want that, the answer that came back at us was: "well then, you must not actually be hungry."
I used to do that with my son once he got old enough to tell me how much to give him or if he helped himself - worked every time. After the first couple of times he had to eat the leftovers for breakfast, he stopped taking too much. If he wanted a second helping, I was OK with that. I wish DSD would do that with her kids. They will say there full and she either throws away what's left or,if they haven't touched it, will use it as leftovers. I've seen them say they were full, then want dessert which she gives them. I keep my mouth shut, but it frosts me to waste food.
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Post by flamingo on May 9, 2016 10:01:30 GMT -5
We do pretty good eating all of our leftovers. Our biggest problem is when DH tries to cook a new dish for dinner and it's so awful we just can't eat it. That doesn't happen often, but when it does, man, it hurts to throw away that food.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2016 10:07:56 GMT -5
I wish DSD would do that with her kids. They will say they're full and she either throws away what's left or,if they haven't touched it, will use it as leftovers. I've seen them say they were full, then want dessert which she gives them. I keep my mouth shut, but it frosts me to waste food. Yeah, that wouldn't have worked when I was a kid. If you didn't finish your main course, you didn't get dessert. In retrospect that seems unhealthy because I think it's REALLY important not to teach kids to ignore their body's signs and eat beyond the point that they're full- but my 4 siblings and I are in our 60s and still at healthy weights. With DS I was always careful to serve him very small portions. Unlimited seconds, thirds, etc. were available but if he didn't eat much, there was no guilt trip over waste because very little got thrown away.
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Post by weltschmerz on May 9, 2016 10:28:31 GMT -5
Well LOL - my thrifty, old-world grandma from a poor European country had a trick for making sure no food got wasted. Unfortunately, she taught it to my mother
If one of us kids professed that we were not hungry as a reason for not finishing a meal, our plates got covered and put in the refrigerator. Later when we said we were hungry, out came the plate. If we said we didn't want that, the answer that came back at us was: "well then, you must not actually be hungry."
\In my house, if you didn't finish everything on your plate, you had to sit there until you were done. My father would leave the table, but sit where he could see you. We had many dinner time standoffs. My mother would feel bad for us and not rat us out when she'd lift our plates and see a dozen chewed pieces of meat under the edge of our plates. What kid likes liver?As a kid, I liked liver. Still do.
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Post by whoisjohngalt on May 9, 2016 11:30:00 GMT -5
I wish DSD would do that with her kids. They will say they're full and she either throws away what's left or,if they haven't touched it, will use it as leftovers. I've seen them say they were full, then want dessert which she gives them. I keep my mouth shut, but it frosts me to waste food. Yeah, that wouldn't have worked when I was a kid. If you didn't finish your main course, you didn't get dessert. In retrospect that seems unhealthy because I think it's REALLY important not to teach kids to ignore their body's signs and eat beyond the point that they're full- but my 4 siblings and I are in our 60s and still at healthy weights. With DS I was always careful to serve him very small portions. Unlimited seconds, thirds, etc. were available but if he didn't eat much, there was no guilt trip over waste because very little got thrown away. Very true. I certainly don't want my kids to keep shoving food in just so they can have some cake. When we go out 9 times out of 10 I don't finish my meal, does that mean I am not allowed to get my desert? Also, some things are just really not good as leftovers.
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Post by wvugurl26 on May 9, 2016 12:11:17 GMT -5
Yeah, that wouldn't have worked when I was a kid. If you didn't finish your main course, you didn't get dessert. In retrospect that seems unhealthy because I think it's REALLY important not to teach kids to ignore their body's signs and eat beyond the point that they're full- but my 4 siblings and I are in our 60s and still at healthy weights. With DS I was always careful to serve him very small portions. Unlimited seconds, thirds, etc. were available but if he didn't eat much, there was no guilt trip over waste because very little got thrown away. Very true. I certainly don't want my kids to keep shoving food in just so they can have some cake. When we go out 9 times out of 10 I don't finish my meal, does that mean I am not allowed to get my desert? Also, some things are just really not good as leftovers. Yeah some things just don't reheat well. I will take stuff if it heats well and if I'm not on the road. A lot of times I'm in the middle of a 5-6-7-8 hour road trip. I don't want leftovers smelling up the car.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2016 12:45:19 GMT -5
When we go out 9 times out of 10 I don't finish my meal, does that mean I am not allowed to get my desert? Also, some things are just really not good as leftovers. I almost never eat dessert in restaurants. First the portions on the desserts are just as oversized as the portions on the entrees. I just don't/can't eat like that. (Which is another form of waste. I agree that not everything keeps for consumption on another day; what do you do with half an ice cream concoction? I wish they'd offer smaller portions for those who want them. More food to get thrown out.) I'm also not tempted by the color pictures in the menu; food stylists tend to show piles of whipped cream with gooey toppings dribbled all over. Not my thing. If I see something on the dessert menu that really tempts me, I order a couple of light appetizers (nothing fried or cheesy; heavy on green veggies)instead of an entrée so I really do have room for dessert. DH and I occasionally share one, too.
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Post by whoisjohngalt on May 9, 2016 12:50:41 GMT -5
When we go out 9 times out of 10 I don't finish my meal, does that mean I am not allowed to get my desert? Also, some things are just really not good as leftovers. I almost never eat dessert in restaurants. First the portions on the desserts are just as oversized as the portions on the entrees. I just don't/can't eat like that. (Which is another form of waste. I agree that not everything keeps for consumption on another day; what do you do with half an ice cream concoction? I wish they'd offer smaller portions for those who want them. More food to get thrown out.) I'm also not tempted by the color pictures in the menu; food stylists tend to show piles of whipped cream with gooey toppings dribbled all over. Not my thing. If I see something on the dessert menu that really tempts me, I order a couple of light appetizers (nothing fried or cheesy; heavy on green veggies)instead of an entrée so I really do have room for dessert. DH and I occasionally share one, too. I never get anything with ice cream in a restaurant but my kids like their sundays. I usually get things that I don't make myself - tiramisu or fancy lemon cakes, or various shot glass deserts. Interestingly enough my kids will finish left overs from a restaurant 99% of the time. DS2 was finishing up pancake from IHOP almost into the dinner time. Go figure!
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Post by Anne_in_VA on May 9, 2016 14:17:17 GMT -5
Yeah, that wouldn't have worked when I was a kid. If you didn't finish your main course, you didn't get dessert. In retrospect that seems unhealthy because I think it's REALLY important not to teach kids to ignore their body's signs and eat beyond the point that they're full- but my 4 siblings and I are in our 60s and still at healthy weights. With DS I was always careful to serve him very small portions. Unlimited seconds, thirds, etc. were available but if he didn't eat much, there was no guilt trip over waste because very little got thrown away. Very true. I certainly don't want my kids to keep shoving food in just so they can have some cake. When we go out 9 times out of 10 I don't finish my meal, does that mean I am not allowed to get my desert? Also, some things are just really not good as leftovers. True, but her three oldest kids get to say how much they want, then decide they don't want any more but want dessert. I think that's just wrong. If they only did it occasionally I could see it, but they do it all the time. I don't want them to stuff more in just to get dessert, but that's not what's happening.
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