Confession: Throwing Away People's Homemade Treats
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As for feeling guilty about throwing food away...pfft. Never. And I'd never eat a homemade food item that some rando off the street brought into my place of business. The idea of that is just really weird to me. "Hello stranger, have the 5 remaining cookies from the plate that my cubicle made gave me. The plastic wrap wouldn't cling right so I've attached it with binder clips. You can keep the clips. Merry Christmas!"
Agreed, it might be a cultural thing but most businesses in my area would also frown on outside homemade food from a stranger for the same reason. And in Minnesota, due to freezing weather around this time of year, you don't see homeless people on the streets and there are not outdoor homeless encampments. I understand and appreciate your sentiment with giving, but there are limitations.0 -
susan100df wrote: »Persimmons are delicious raw. As I said before, I've never had them in pudding form. Our grocery store has them once in a blue moon and I'm always sure to get one at those times. They look like orange tomatoes with really hard leaves (like in the picture above.)
As for feeling guilty about throwing food away...pfft. Never. And I'd never eat a homemade food item that some rando off the street brought into my place of business. The idea of that is just really weird to me. "Hello stranger, have the 5 remaining cookies from the plate that my cubicle made gave me. The plastic wrap wouldn't cling right so I've attached it with binder clips. You can keep the clips. Merry Christmas!"
LOL! That's exactly what I was thinking. Same thing if you showed up at a nursing home or hospital. There's no way the staff would serve homemade baked goods that a stranger dropped off to the residents/patients.
All the teachers I know toss the baked goods they receive from their students. When I heard that, I started giving them gift cards for coffee or classroom supplies instead of food.
What a shining example of the world we live in. I hope those who "pffft never" feel guilty don't ever have to experience a situation where you can't feed yourself or loved ones. Maybe then you'd reconsider.0 -
tristen_leigh wrote: »susan100df wrote: »Persimmons are delicious raw. As I said before, I've never had them in pudding form. Our grocery store has them once in a blue moon and I'm always sure to get one at those times. They look like orange tomatoes with really hard leaves (like in the picture above.)
As for feeling guilty about throwing food away...pfft. Never. And I'd never eat a homemade food item that some rando off the street brought into my place of business. The idea of that is just really weird to me. "Hello stranger, have the 5 remaining cookies from the plate that my cubicle made gave me. The plastic wrap wouldn't cling right so I've attached it with binder clips. You can keep the clips. Merry Christmas!"
LOL! That's exactly what I was thinking. Same thing if you showed up at a nursing home or hospital. There's no way the staff would serve homemade baked goods that a stranger dropped off to the residents/patients.
All the teachers I know toss the baked goods they receive from their students. When I heard that, I started giving them gift cards for coffee or classroom supplies instead of food.
What a shining example of the world we live in. I hope those who "pffft never" feel guilty have to experience a situation where you can't feed yourself or loved ones. Maybe then you'd reconsider.
Time to put your high horse back in the stable. I give money and food to groups that help feed others. I don't believe that my cast off leftovers are anything to feel bad about.0 -
tristen_leigh wrote: »susan100df wrote: »Persimmons are delicious raw. As I said before, I've never had them in pudding form. Our grocery store has them once in a blue moon and I'm always sure to get one at those times. They look like orange tomatoes with really hard leaves (like in the picture above.)
As for feeling guilty about throwing food away...pfft. Never. And I'd never eat a homemade food item that some rando off the street brought into my place of business. The idea of that is just really weird to me. "Hello stranger, have the 5 remaining cookies from the plate that my cubicle made gave me. The plastic wrap wouldn't cling right so I've attached it with binder clips. You can keep the clips. Merry Christmas!"
LOL! That's exactly what I was thinking. Same thing if you showed up at a nursing home or hospital. There's no way the staff would serve homemade baked goods that a stranger dropped off to the residents/patients.
All the teachers I know toss the baked goods they receive from their students. When I heard that, I started giving them gift cards for coffee or classroom supplies instead of food.
What a shining example of the world we live in. I hope those who "pffft never" feel guilty have to experience a situation where you can't feed yourself or loved ones. Maybe then you'd reconsider.
Time to put your high horse back in the stable. I give money and food to groups that help feed others. I don't believe that my cast off leftovers are anything to feel bad about.
You spoke what I was quietly thinking....well done.0 -
tristen_leigh wrote: »susan100df wrote: »Persimmons are delicious raw. As I said before, I've never had them in pudding form. Our grocery store has them once in a blue moon and I'm always sure to get one at those times. They look like orange tomatoes with really hard leaves (like in the picture above.)
As for feeling guilty about throwing food away...pfft. Never. And I'd never eat a homemade food item that some rando off the street brought into my place of business. The idea of that is just really weird to me. "Hello stranger, have the 5 remaining cookies from the plate that my cubicle made gave me. The plastic wrap wouldn't cling right so I've attached it with binder clips. You can keep the clips. Merry Christmas!"
LOL! That's exactly what I was thinking. Same thing if you showed up at a nursing home or hospital. There's no way the staff would serve homemade baked goods that a stranger dropped off to the residents/patients.
All the teachers I know toss the baked goods they receive from their students. When I heard that, I started giving them gift cards for coffee or classroom supplies instead of food.
What a shining example of the world we live in. I hope those who "pffft never" feel guilty have to experience a situation where you can't feed yourself or loved ones. Maybe then you'd reconsider.
Time to put your high horse back in the stable. I give money and food to groups that help feed others. I don't believe that my cast off leftovers are anything to feel bad about.
Yup!0 -
Rachel0778 wrote: »tristen_leigh wrote: »If I had ANYone to give the food to, I would have. I don't feel good about throwing away food, but I feel good about getting things out of my house that aren't good for me.
There are no places of business around you? Neighbors? Nursing homes? Homeless shelter/women's shelter/animal shelter volunteers? I can't imagine.
And I probably shouldn't have even opened this thread.
There are plenty of shelters, they don't take homemade donations for fear of food safety/contamination
I've known food banks to not. But not shelters. Right now I'm giving out Victory bars to homeless folks. I just didn't enjoy them.0 -
Persimmons are delicious raw. As I said before, I've never had them in pudding form. Our grocery store has them once in a blue moon and I'm always sure to get one at those times. They look like orange tomatoes with really hard leaves (like in the picture above.)
As for feeling guilty about throwing food away...pfft. Never. And I'd never eat a homemade food item that some rando off the street brought into my place of business. The idea of that is just really weird to me. "Hello stranger, have the 5 remaining cookies from the plate that my cubicle made gave me. The plastic wrap wouldn't cling right so I've attached it with binder clips. You can keep the clips. Merry Christmas!"
My MiL sends hubs back with a bag of persimmons every year. I adore them!!! (raw)0 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Rachel0778 wrote: »tristen_leigh wrote: »If I had ANYone to give the food to, I would have. I don't feel good about throwing away food, but I feel good about getting things out of my house that aren't good for me.
There are no places of business around you? Neighbors? Nursing homes? Homeless shelter/women's shelter/animal shelter volunteers? I can't imagine.
And I probably shouldn't have even opened this thread.
There are plenty of shelters, they don't take homemade donations for fear of food safety/contamination
I've known food banks to not. But not shelters.
It must depend on the organization, just like anything else.0 -
Rachel0778 wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Rachel0778 wrote: »tristen_leigh wrote: »If I had ANYone to give the food to, I would have. I don't feel good about throwing away food, but I feel good about getting things out of my house that aren't good for me.
There are no places of business around you? Neighbors? Nursing homes? Homeless shelter/women's shelter/animal shelter volunteers? I can't imagine.
And I probably shouldn't have even opened this thread.
There are plenty of shelters, they don't take homemade donations for fear of food safety/contamination
I've known food banks to not. But not shelters.
It must depend on the organization, just like anything else.
Probably.0 -
tristen_leigh wrote: »susan100df wrote: »Persimmons are delicious raw. As I said before, I've never had them in pudding form. Our grocery store has them once in a blue moon and I'm always sure to get one at those times. They look like orange tomatoes with really hard leaves (like in the picture above.)
As for feeling guilty about throwing food away...pfft. Never. And I'd never eat a homemade food item that some rando off the street brought into my place of business. The idea of that is just really weird to me. "Hello stranger, have the 5 remaining cookies from the plate that my cubicle made gave me. The plastic wrap wouldn't cling right so I've attached it with binder clips. You can keep the clips. Merry Christmas!"
LOL! That's exactly what I was thinking. Same thing if you showed up at a nursing home or hospital. There's no way the staff would serve homemade baked goods that a stranger dropped off to the residents/patients.
All the teachers I know toss the baked goods they receive from their students. When I heard that, I started giving them gift cards for coffee or classroom supplies instead of food.
What a shining example of the world we live in. I hope those who "pffft never" feel guilty have to experience a situation where you can't feed yourself or loved ones. Maybe then you'd reconsider.
Time to put your high horse back in the stable. I give money and food to groups that help feed others. I don't believe that my cast off leftovers are anything to feel bad about.tristen_leigh wrote: »susan100df wrote: »Persimmons are delicious raw. As I said before, I've never had them in pudding form. Our grocery store has them once in a blue moon and I'm always sure to get one at those times. They look like orange tomatoes with really hard leaves (like in the picture above.)
As for feeling guilty about throwing food away...pfft. Never. And I'd never eat a homemade food item that some rando off the street brought into my place of business. The idea of that is just really weird to me. "Hello stranger, have the 5 remaining cookies from the plate that my cubicle made gave me. The plastic wrap wouldn't cling right so I've attached it with binder clips. You can keep the clips. Merry Christmas!"
LOL! That's exactly what I was thinking. Same thing if you showed up at a nursing home or hospital. There's no way the staff would serve homemade baked goods that a stranger dropped off to the residents/patients.
All the teachers I know toss the baked goods they receive from their students. When I heard that, I started giving them gift cards for coffee or classroom supplies instead of food.
What a shining example of the world we live in. I hope those who "pffft never" feel guilty have to experience a situation where you can't feed yourself or loved ones. Maybe then you'd reconsider.
Time to put your high horse back in the stable. I give money and food to groups that help feed others. I don't believe that my cast off leftovers are anything to feel bad about.tristen_leigh wrote: »susan100df wrote: »Persimmons are delicious raw. As I said before, I've never had them in pudding form. Our grocery store has them once in a blue moon and I'm always sure to get one at those times. They look like orange tomatoes with really hard leaves (like in the picture above.)
As for feeling guilty about throwing food away...pfft. Never. And I'd never eat a homemade food item that some rando off the street brought into my place of business. The idea of that is just really weird to me. "Hello stranger, have the 5 remaining cookies from the plate that my cubicle made gave me. The plastic wrap wouldn't cling right so I've attached it with binder clips. You can keep the clips. Merry Christmas!"
LOL! That's exactly what I was thinking. Same thing if you showed up at a nursing home or hospital. There's no way the staff would serve homemade baked goods that a stranger dropped off to the residents/patients.
All the teachers I know toss the baked goods they receive from their students. When I heard that, I started giving them gift cards for coffee or classroom supplies instead of food.
What a shining example of the world we live in. I hope those who "pffft never" feel guilty have to experience a situation where you can't feed yourself or loved ones. Maybe then you'd reconsider.
Time to put your high horse back in the stable. I give money and food to groups that help feed others. I don't believe that my cast off leftovers are anything to feel bad about.
Definitely no high horse. My mother and I lived on very little food for a part of my life so it's personally difficult for me to wrap my head around throwing food away without a care.
Never said people aren't giving to groups. That's not the point. But the conversation was steered from someone who said they threw an entire cake away to cast off leftovers... There is quite a difference.0 -
Just a confession: I throw away the homemade treats all my co-workers make and foist upon me throughout the holiday season. And I don't feel bad about it. I've got goals.
Today's treat: some kind of caramel brittle or something. Looked great.
Okay. Do what you feel you need to do.
I'd probably feel that I could say no or just eat at least part of it if it looked good.
I've thrown food away before that I couldn't finish in a reasonable amount of time or didn't want even if it was homemade. I didn't really feel bad. I did realize that others may feel somewhat troubled over getting a bunch of baked goods or candy as gifts from me and stopped making large amounts of these things as gifts to reduce waste.0 -
Why take it home only to throw it away. That doesn't make sense. Leave it for some one else.0
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no one gives me treats i guess im lucky...??
but anyway do what you want op or just let people know you dont want treats so they dont bother0 -
salembambi wrote: »no one gives me treats i guess im lucky...??
but anyway do what you want op or just let people know you dont want treats so they dont bother
I think if everyone started saying no maybe people will cut down bringing the stuff in. If many people are secretly binning the stuff what's the point0 -
OP, I don't think you have anything to feel bad about. I'm sorry people, but it's not like the person who made the treats came and said "I took these from some starving people, please take one". Or even "here have a cookie; if you don't want it I'll give it to a homeless person." I mean really, come on. Some people just need to complain about others? IF I HAD to take something, and had no option to say "no thanks", I would have no issues throwing out sugary crap that I don't want. Plain and simple. That does NOT equate to me wanting people to starve to death. Give your head a shake people.
However, I would always try to opt for the "no thanks" approach. Usually people don't even need an excuse. The simple statement that you're not interested is usually enough.0 -
RoseTheWarrior wrote: »OP, I don't think you have anything to feel bad about. I'm sorry people, but it's not like the person who made the treats came and said "I took these from some starving people, please take one". Or even "here have a cookie; if you don't want it I'll give it to a homeless person." I mean really, come on. Some people just need to complain about others? IF I HAD to take something, and had no option to say "no thanks", I would have no issues throwing out sugary crap that I don't want. Plain and simple. That does NOT equate to me wanting people to starve to death. Give your head a shake people.
However, I would always try to opt for the "no thanks" approach. Usually people don't even need an excuse. The simple statement that you're not interested is usually enough.
To clarify, all I said was that I drive past homeless, practically teenagers, every day. Yes, I do occasionally give them extra food and they do take it because they are actually starving. If you don't live in a big city I guess this option won't apply to you and you can skip over it. Never did I say that throwing out food equates being a sadistic person and wanting other people to starve!!0 -
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NothingsGoing2StopMe wrote: »I just peeked in to weave through the flame throwers, high horses and homeless shelters to take all the treats home for myself. I will eat them... all of them.
Too late. I already called them. Second post of the thread....
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tough choice to throw it out, but you have to be true to your goals0
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Been taught: always Accept a gift ( as long as it's not an open grenade, etc) graciously and very thankfully. Refusing a gift is offensive and sad for the gifter.0
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I have a few different methods for dealing with office treats:
a) I take them home and will fit them into my calories. If they will freeze well, I'll pop them into the freezer and thaw them to eat. If they don't freeze well, I'll eat until they go bad and then will toss them.
b) I bring them home and give them to my husband. He ate 95% of the treats I brought home last year anyway, so it's usually a combo of a & b.
c) I bring them home and we will bring it to my parents or his parents house to share.
d) If its something that no one in a,b, or c will like (or I question the hygiene of the maker), I'll leave it in a public space somewhere (like a break room).0 -
CalorieCountChocula wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »Send them to me! I make them fit in my daily calorie allotment, and enjoy the heck out of them!
I get the spirit of this but how do you make them fit if you don't know what's in them? You can guess, which might work fine for you and whatever your current goals are but it is conceivable that someone else might not be able to do that. This is especially true for those struggling to get results who ask for help and are slammed with "stop guessing, weigh everything, tighten up your logging" responses.
You guesstimate. Put in whatever it is into the MFP database search and select one. I usually go for something on the higher end to be safe.
Or ask for the recipe. Or google recipes if its something really specific.0 -
arditarose wrote: »OP, if it makes you feel any better. I have personally taken and tossed treats before from my workplace because it didn't fit in my calorie goal for the day.
I have also been the person who brought delicious treats to work and had no one take them because they didn't know what it was. It was persimmon pudding people.....persimmon pudding. WHO doesn't know what persimmon pudding is?!? Anyway, my point here is, that in that situation I would have preferred if they had politely taken a slice and tossed it themselves. Instead, it made me feel like I wasted my time altogether.
The first time I took a bite of a persimmon I FREAKED out. Mouth feels were insane. I can imagine the pudding being tasty, but not what I'd choose if there was a cookie or brownie next to it.
That is because it wasn't ripe enough. If the persimmon is very ripe it is sweet and delicious....better than any other fruit. if you get a strange feeling in your mouth, then the persimmon isn't ripe enough. 0 -
nutmegoreo wrote: »
This ^^^
Put them in the freezer and enjoy them piece by piece.
My diet allows me to have treats in moderation, so that's what I do.
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Yep I do too. But I feel bad.0
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OP, if it makes you feel any better. I have personally taken and tossed treats before from my workplace because it didn't fit in my calorie goal for the day.
I have also been the person who brought delicious treats to work and had no one take them because they didn't know what it was. It was persimmon pudding people.....persimmon pudding. WHO doesn't know what persimmon pudding is?!? Anyway, my point here is, that in that situation I would have preferred if they had politely taken a slice and tossed it themselves. Instead, it made me feel like I wasted my time altogether.
@Ms_Chai are you from Indiana? The only person I know who knows what persimmon pudding is, is from Indiana. (I've heard of it but never seen/eaten it.)
YES! I am from Indiana. That is too funny. I didn't realize it was a local treat.
ETA: So maybe what I thought was a normal dessert really was a freaky, strange one after-all.
I've never heard of persimmon pudding either.
I'm envisioning either a vanilla pudding from a packet with a persimmon mixed in or a cake-like pudding with a persimmon sauce??
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nutmegoreo wrote: »
This ^^^
Put them in the freezer and enjoy them piece by piece.
My diet allows me to have treats in moderation, so that's what I do.
I'll add this ...
The first Christmas I worked in my current place of employment, I was given a little container with a few chocolates in it. That was it. There were no chocolates and cookies sitting out on counters or anything like I have come across when I worked in Canada.
The second Christmas (last year), I decided to fix that situation and I bought several boxes of chocolates and handed them around to everyone. But I found it interesting that several people turned me down. There were really only a few who had the chocolates, and I ended up with quite a bit left over. Plus a few other people handed out a few little chocolates.
This Christmas, I did not buy chocolates and let things return to normal. I have received a grand total of 12 chocolates. Not 12 boxes of chocolates or plates of chocolate cookies or something ... I have received 12 individual chocolates. Over the last 5 days, my husband and I have eaten 4 of them (2 each). The rest are in the fridge and we'll nibble a bit here and there.
No way am I throwing them out!! There's really not that much, so I'm going to enjoy them ... gradually.
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Time to put your high horse back in the stable. I give money and food to groups that help feed others. I don't believe that my cast off leftovers are anything to feel bad about.
Especially when the cast off leftovers not filling in a wholesome way and are full of sugar. Many poor and homeless people can't afford dental care. This was a big reason why the food bank I volunteer with does not give out candy-despite the huge amount that is donated.
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OP, if it makes you feel any better. I have personally taken and tossed treats before from my workplace because it didn't fit in my calorie goal for the day.
I have also been the person who brought delicious treats to work and had no one take them because they didn't know what it was. It was persimmon pudding people.....persimmon pudding. WHO doesn't know what persimmon pudding is?!? Anyway, my point here is, that in that situation I would have preferred if they had politely taken a slice and tossed it themselves. Instead, it made me feel like I wasted my time altogether.
@Ms_Chai are you from Indiana? The only person I know who knows what persimmon pudding is, is from Indiana. (I've heard of it but never seen/eaten it.)
YES! I am from Indiana. That is too funny. I didn't realize it was a local treat.
ETA: So maybe what I thought was a normal dessert really was a freaky, strange one after-all.
I've never heard of persimmon pudding either. I'm envisioning either a vanilla pudding from a packet with a persimmon mixed in or a cake-like pudding with a persimmon sauce??
I have no idea how to add images in here yet. However, if you do a quick google image search of persimmon pudding, it is the cake-like pudding that you see. My family doesn't eat it with whipped cream. We make a clear-ish sauce that I will admit looks questionable due to it's rather unfortunate resemblance to semen. It is delicious though!0
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