Let's Talk Food!
From My Table to Yours
|
It's time to ramp up the challenge and get creative! By now you should have taken stock of your fridge and pantry and analyzed your food habits. If you can find a pattern to your waste you can begin to change your habits. Maybe you buy too much produce every week and it goes to waste or your week of cooking at home has turned into eating on the run. Whatever happens to be your particular challenge try and address it by shopping more often, freezing meat items when the week turns crazy or buy less. Getting creative is what we are going to do over the next week. Shop the food in your pantry and fridge and come up with recipes using what you have on hand. The surprising benefit of this little exercise is that it will actually get you out of your cooking rut. Search for new recipes using the items you currently have on hand by item type in a search engine like www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com or the food network. Remember the average family will save $2,500.00 annually by cutting down on food waste! Just think of what you can do with that money! Get Creative! Send me a picture of your brilliance on my Facebook page and gear up for the next challenge when we tap into your "Grilliance" in Challenge number 2. Remember #wasteless Live it, Love it, Share it and of course...Grill It!  There isn't anyone that cares more about food waste than the American rancher. We work hard to produce the great beef that the United States is so well known so we are joining in the fight to cut food waste. FACTS: 40% of the food brought home goes uneaten. This waste is enough to fill 90,000 seats in a Rose Bowl Stadium every single day Food Waste costs the average American family $2,500.00 a year. Think what you could do with the extra money in your pocket! JOIN ME IN THE 30-DAY FOOD WASTE CHALLENGE! Where to start: Start by assessing your current food waste during the week. What are your food waste habits? What foods are you wasting and why? Is there a pattern. Next take stock of the current inventory in your fridge and pantry. Look at item, expiration dates and # of items. UNDERSTANDING LABELS: Some of the greatest confusion begins with labeling. Beef can be stored in the fridge at 40' for 3-5 days. FREEZER SHELF LIFE: Raw beef, steak, roasts 6-12 months cooked carrots, spinach 10-12 months milk 3 months bacon 1 month MEANING OF STORE LABELS: See By Date: This tells the store how long they can display the product on their shelf. Best if Used by: This date is the date to use by to get the best/optimum flavor from the product. Use by: This is the last date the manufacturer suggests for peak product quality. WEEK ONE: The first week of the challenge is all about understanding what you waste and how to limit this waste. Small changes create a BIG IMPACT! Everyone can make a difference. LEFTOVERS: A tip for leftover steak, london broil or flat iron steaks. Thinly slice and use on salads or breakfast sandwiches. For more ideas and recipes go to: www.BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com Fun Fact: Beef is the least wasted food of all categories and cattle help cut down on food waste by eating things like beet tops and bruised vegetables. We can all create a more sustainable environment with small changes. Together we are a dynamic force. Join the 30-Day Food waste challenge and be part of a giant movement. Share your success and ideas. #wasteless. Love it, Like it and Share it! I'll be back with more tips on how to meet the challenge.. Kelly  |
Authorwww.amazon.com/gp/product/1939930561Kelly Gray Williams is the author of a memoir; The Princess Rancher. Food has been at the core of her life for over thirty years. Her travels have taken her all over the world and have created a rich tapestry of food experiences and cultures that have shaped her philosophies on cooking and food production. My book, The Princess Rancher, is available here: www.amazon.com/gp/product/1939930561 Archives
October 2021
Categories |
RSS Feed