Throwing food away

totaldetermination

I am very careful with what I buy to avoid food wastage as much as possible. I don't feel comfortable throwing food away. Not just for financial reason but also for ethical reasons.

I have bought something (for the first time) and I don't really like the taste of. It is a pack of four. I've eaten one. I really don't want to 'spend' my calories on it, but don't feel comfortable just throwing it away; and there is no one I can give it to who would want it.

Would you throw it away ?

harlequin0318

really, NO ONE? bring it to work and stamp it with FREE - itll disappear

totaldetermination

really. no one.

Debbjones

harlequin0318 wrote: »

really, NO ONE? bring it to work and stamp it with FREE - itll disappear

Works for me every time... also depending on the item, you could crumble it up and feed it to the birds/wildlife. Out her in SoCal out birds love it when I feed them bread, chips, cookies, cupcakes... anything that crumbles!

harlequin0318

I'm curious to know what this product is now lol

kommodevaran

Yes, tell us, what is it??

ShenandoahSand

I have issues with throwing food away as well. I have a jar of Hoisin sauce in my fridge. I tried it on salmon in a recipe and I hated it. It is still sitting in the back of my fridge and I think I'll probably keep it until the expiration date and then I would be able to throw it out because I'd have a reason justifying it. Some times are easier than others. I hope you are able to toss it. I won't waste calories on food I don't like either.

darrensurrey

totaldetermination wrote: »

Would you throw it away ?

I'm with you. I'd give it to someone. Perhaps put it on Gumtree or Freecycle. Or even ask your friends on Facebook if they want it.

zyxst

If I'm trying out a new food, I'll ask my husband if he'd eat it if I don't like. He's open to eating whatever most of the time. If neither of us like it, I have no problem tossing it. I do try to get small portions of whatever the new food is. If I like it, I can get more later.

I'm with others: either give it away at work or just toss it.

MadamMina

Preferably not, but sometimes it just happens that way. When I bought something I don't like at all or discover I can't eat, due to allergies I give away to family members, so it is not wasted.

Velum_cado

Seconding the suggestion to take it to work. I get rid of so much unwanted food that way!

lemurcat12

If you really can't even bring it to work (or wouldn't want to inflict it on them!), just toss it. I have issues about that too, but they aren't really sensible--in that you can't realistically donate it to anyone who needs food, the only waste is of your money, and that's already done.

999tigger

Quite common for me to throw stuff awau like bread and fruit, although im trying to be more mindful. I just like to have it on hand to give me choice. Breads a funny one because I have cut back a lot and it doesnt play a massive part in my diet as its quite calorie heavy compared to how much it fills me up, so its a treat. That means I only have a small amount from a loaf and the rest ends up getting thrown. maybe ill start toasting it and feed the birds.

totaldetermination

its a pack of 4 frozen burgers. I defrosted all of them 2 days ago thinking I would have 1 or 2 patties a day for a few days. They have a very strange spice combination on them. really terrible. There's no fridge at work, so even if the meat wasn't off (it would have been defrosted several days earlier) it would be by the end of the day.
I guess its ok to give them to the wildlife. Its not rotten. Thanks.

libbydoodle11

The grocery stores in my area usually take back items I have found I didn't like. Check with your local grocer.

If it is a non perishable you can donate it to your local food bank.

http://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank/

If it is an unopened item I will often bring it to the guys that work at my local Goodwill donation station. I usually give them my food gift goody baskets I get from my clients. They either snack on it while at work or bring it home to their families.

lloydrt

give it to Mikey..........he'll like it...............

for those members over 50, they'll know who Mikey is.........

Liftng4Lis

It's 3 hamburgers, got teenagers?

lemurcat12

999tigger wrote: »

Quite common for me to throw stuff awau like bread and fruit, although im trying to be more mindful.

I don't eat much bread either (and when I do it's usually because I bought it at a restaurant/lunch place, I almost never eat it at home). One exception is on the rare occasion when we decide to have a burger and get buns. We end up eating maybe four of them (2 people, 2 nights) and then toss the rest. It's a shame and I'd buy fewer if I could, but it's unavoidable. It is one reason I'm more likely to come up with something else to do with any ground beef I buy.

OP, given the specifics, I think it's a perfectly reasonable thing to throw away and you really don't have a good alternative. You shouldn't feel bad about it.

Snip8241

Is the hamburger cooked? If not morph them into tiny meatballs and add to soup. You can add flavoring to them. If they are cooked this may work but I'm not sure.

Docbanana2002

Yep, toss it if there is no one to give it to. I understand your desire to not be wasteful, but I have had to unlearn some of that in order to lose weight and get my mindset right for maintaining. I used to use the "I don't want to waste" as an excuse to clean my plate even when I had already over eaten or when the food wasn't even good. Or even eat my family members leftovers..... This was just an excuse for me to be a glutton, dressed up as a frugal virtue.

Now I try to focus on the calories I'm wasting on something totally not worth it.

And remind myself that if I eat it, it still will become waste. It isn't helping anyone to have it filtered through my digestive system and disposed of in the toilet the next day, rather than cutting me out as the middleman and tossing straight in the garbage disposal and down the pipes today.

999tigger

Btw if you dont know about it then youd be shocked about the amount of food the supermarkets and manufacturers throw away.

ironangel250

Hamburgers? I would let my dog have it.

paperpudding

Much as I dislike waste - in the circumstances you describe OP, if I didn't have a dog, I would throw it away.
pointless eating it if you really dislike it and no practical way to give it to anyone else.

Lounmoun

totaldetermination wrote: »

its a pack of 4 frozen burgers. I defrosted all of them 2 days ago thinking I would have 1 or 2 patties a day for a few days. They have a very strange spice combination on them. really terrible. There's no fridge at work, so even if the meat wasn't off (it would have been defrosted several days earlier) it would be by the end of the day.
I guess its ok to give them to the wildlife. Its not rotten. Thanks.

I don't like throwing away food but I would just throw away 3 thawed hamburger patties that I did not want to eat and just vow not to buy pre-made patties again.

Lasmartchika

lloydrt wrote: »

give it to Mikey..........he'll like it...............

for those members over 50, they'll know who Mikey is.........

I feel offended. I know who Mikey is... and I'm nowhere near 50. :noway:

Carry on with your conversation. As much as I hate throwing food away, that's what I'd do if I had that meat, throw it away unfortunately.

funchords

Lasmartchika wrote: »

lloydrt wrote: »

give it to Mikey..........he'll like it...............

for those members over 50, they'll know who Mikey is.........

I feel offended. I know who Mikey is... and I'm nowhere near 50. :noway:

Mikey is from a famous commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYEXzx-TINc

Kalikel

Also under 50 and remember Mikey.

OP, if you don't want it and can't give it away, what are the choices? It can take up permanent residence in the freezer or you can toss it. Tossing seems more sensible.

DeWoSa

I throw my uneaten food -- egg shells, coffee grounds, leftover stuff that gets too old -- in my compost pile, so I don't feel like it's "throwing food away" - merely adding nutrition back into the soil.

I don't throw meat in the pile though. I throw that in the neighbor's back yard.

Mother Nature would love your burgers. So would some racoons.

aubyshortcake

Is there somewhere outside, away from your house or wherever that you can put it? Something will surely eat it.

Jennloella

I mean....if you have no one who wants it, but you don't want to toss it, and you don't want to eat it....I'm not sure what other options you're looking for? Keep it until it goes bad I guess?

frksfrau

Can you hide it in something else, such as making them into chili?