Out of date food

• howard mcsweeney1

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  15 October 2011     09:27131613
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  waste not want not as they say.
  
  http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/the-night-i-ate-outof-a-bin-2370923.html
• Guest 700

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  15 October 2011     10:04131619
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  This is understandable, when so much still usable food is discarded, whether by householders or big supermarkets - I understand that some super stores are now passing on their 'end of shelf life' food to charities.
  
  'End of shelf' is NOWHERE near the end of use by date. It is sad that so-called 'good business practices' have come to this !!
  
  A friend of ours said his new 'food-waste' bin was not big enough - he had just tried to put into it three melons ('bought too much' he said), which were still OK to eat but just not wanted.
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• Sarah P

  • Location: Dover
  15 October 2011     10:05131620
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  Try the approved food website. Fantastic savings
• Brian Dixon

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  15 October 2011     12:28131646
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  i have heard of this before,it has been highlighted on many factull programes.
• howard mcsweeney1

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  15 October 2011     12:31131648
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  new one on me brian, thanks sarah - checked out the website briefly, looks interesting.
• Bern

  • Location: Dover
  15 October 2011     12:49131655
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  Ditto - thanks Sarah.
• Guest 698

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  15 October 2011     14:38131672
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  Surplus melons, cut into cubes and freeze, then add to smoothies!
  I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
• Bern

  • Location: Dover
  15 October 2011     15:20131676
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  Ditto mangoes and ripe plums!! Wonderful!
• Jan Higgins

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  15 October 2011     15:27131678
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  Is it a generation thing to buy too much food, my daughter often throws away food when she has bought something "because it was on special offer".
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• Guest 700

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  15 October 2011     18:26131690
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  Peter and Bern - good idea for freezing surplus fruits - lovely, and there are many other things which can be frozen to be used later.
  
  An elderly friend who lives on her own says because she orders from Tesco for home delivery she worries she will not order enough, and then has too much and throws away good food !!! Oh dear!!!
  I told her she could make her surplus bread into sandwiches and freeze.
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• Brian Dixon

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  15 October 2011     19:27131694
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  or into bread pudding.
• Guest 698

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  15 October 2011     19:31131696
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  Or garlic bread, breadcrumbs or stuffing, all of which freeze well.
  I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
• Guest 700

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  16 October 2011     11:24131739
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  And not forgetting treacle tart/pie !
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