Throwing food away

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  • KGRebelRanch
    KGRebelRanch Posts: 109 Member
    totaldetermination wrote: »
    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 ?

    Depends on what it is. If it's, say, a granola bar/snack cake/etc? To the chickens it goes! Popcicle-type things? Dogs. Sandwich wrap/taco/portable meat cheese thing? My pig gets it. If it's full of chemicals, preservatives, artificial coloring, etc I don't typically feed it to the animals, i'll chunk it into my compost heap.
    Everything here feeds something else, even if it isn't me.
  • lynder64
    lynder64 Posts: 285 Member
    If you've still got the packaging, I'd bring them back to where you bought them for a refund. A reputable store will take a product back even without a receipt.
  • SnuggleSmacks
    SnuggleSmacks Posts: 3,731 Member
    Before giving them to wildlife, as you suggested, I would check the ingredients for safety. Some herbs and spices and flavorings can be very bad for animals. Onions, for instance.
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