Waste

Our council composts leftover food so there's no waste. I thought quite a lot of councils were doing this nowadays?

I've just had DGD(8) for a week - she has a huge appetite and used to eat most things, but now getting a bit fussier. Likes fish & chips and mussels, but not salmon; loves beef/burgers but not lamb so I stocked-up on what I know she will eat. She also likes too much cake and sweet things but that's another story!

I don't do wasted food with any children. I can't afford to throw food away. If food is on their plates then it's expected that they eat it. I never put on more than they can comfortably eat or give them food that they hate. We also have the 'leave your dinner then no dessert' and 'leave a meal then you don't eat until the next mealtime' rules.

It sounds harsh by modern standards but the children accept it as the norm in this house and it doesn't seem to bother them. Also it means that mealtimes are peaceful family times as we don't have the food whinges/eat your food arguments.

mine all have hollow legs ,theres no filling them .My fridge and freezers empty at an alarming rate when my 4 visit ,and they are all built like whippets .

Grandchildren leaving food? Not a concept I'm familiar with .... I have four gannets

I know what Izabella means. DH and I waste nothing - I'm renowned for leaving a couple of pips and a stalk when I eat an apple and we've even attempted peapod soup - but there are always a lot of few half-chewed and snotted over leftovers scraped into the food waste when the DGS have been. Even I wouldn't make soup with them.

I'm another who doesn't waste much. I make soup and stir fryups out of leftovers. Our daughters take a lot of it home with as do grown GC. It's a fun challenge.

What bugs me is the milk on their breakfast cereal - I always put in a tiny bit and they ask for more, then eat the cereal and leave the milk - they have learned now that Grandma insists that they tip up the bowl and drink up the milk.

I cannot beat wasted food - sometimes if it becomes unavoidable to throw some away I ask OH to do it for me as I cannot bring myself to do it!

I don't waste food when it's just me and MrA but I do think it's harder to recycle children's leftovers.
There's only so many half-chewed apples I can helpfully eat up and bits of soggy toast I'm afraid I don't find particularly appetising.
Don't get me started on the half-consumed bowls of breakfast cereal

But it's not often they are able to visit so it's a small price to pay

We have just hosted a big family dinner. I made a point of making less veg, as I always make too much.
The left over turkey will become a stir fry tomorrow night, left over desserts went home with family, my daughter went home with some turkey to make a salad for lunch tomorrow and the potatoes will be made into potato scones.
No waste at all. I am always looking for ways to use the left overs. I hate waste and love the challenge.
Oh, that sounds a bit smug!

Well I made dinner for my daughters and partners and the meat that was left will serve us both in gravy tomorrow and the leftover veg I'm making into a Spanish omelette for lunch, I don't waste much around here. Next time don't get so much in if they don't like what you offer them they will have to go hungry

What has been wasted? If veg, can't you make soup or something else from it?

(Love the challenge of what to do with excess food!)