Confession: Throwing Away People's Homemade Treats
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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 rather questionable due to it's rather unfortunate resemblance to semen. It is delicious though!
This made me laugh. Great visual
ETA: Is it like this:
If yes, it looks pretty good, but I don't think I've ever walked away from a cake-type creation (at least not before trying a bite)0 -
nutmegoreo 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.
@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 rather questionable due to it's rather unfortunate resemblance to semen. It is delicious though!
This made me laugh. Great visual
ETA: Is it like this:
If yes, it looks pretty good, but I don't think I've ever walked away from a cake-type creation (at least not before trying a bite)
Hahaha! Thanks for putting a picture. It IS pretty good. Mine tend to be a bit more pudding-y and in square form, but probably taste the same. I am getting a kick out of how few people know what a persimmon is. I honestly had no idea it was an Indiana thing. At least I understand my co-workers' hesitation now.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??
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!
Oh, OK ...
Like this?
Or this?
If so, it kind of looks like when my banana bread fails to rise. Or is it taller and fluffier? There are some images of a fluffier version too that looks more like carrot cake.
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Sounds like quality vs. quantity might be the way to go... maybe give one or two attractively-wrapped "high-end" pieces of something like Godiva to co-workers rather than a big ol' Whitman's Sampler (if they even make those anymore).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.
Last week I was gripped by the sudden impulse to make an apple pie from scratch. I'm not much of a cook, but there are some things I feel compelled to make once in a while. I ended up not doing it because 1) I wasn't going to eat it myself, 2) I don't have a family who would eat it, and 3) I know there are already way too many sugary snacks strewn all over the office at this time of year and one more pie would be seen as "oh God" rather than "oh good". I will shelve my compulsion and maybe try and fire it up again in mid-March when nobody else is bringing food to the office.
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Don't know what persimmon pudding is and you have to do what you have to do. Anything of questionable making is out for me. For this reason I do not do pot luck meals or bring a dish meals. Trashed treats is not a big deal in the scheme of things. I have lost 28 lbs and my students still bring me cookies, etc. hello!?
Add me!
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Last week I was gripped by the sudden impulse to make an apple pie from scratch. I'm not much of a cook, but there are some things I feel compelled to make once in a while. I ended up not doing it because 1) I wasn't going to eat it myself, 2) I don't have a family who would eat it, and 3) I know there are already way too many sugary snacks strewn all over the office at this time of year and one more pie would be seen as "oh God" rather than "oh good". I will shelve my compulsion and maybe try and fire it up again in mid-March when nobody else is bringing food to the office.
Here's what I do when I want apple pie without all the "pie". Slice an apple. Put it a microwave safe dish. Sprinkle with cinnamon and a littttle bit of nutmeg. Microwave for 60-ish seconds till the apples are warm and soft. If you want it sweeter, you can add some sugar, splenda, honey, or whatever you like.0 -
That sounds great; thank you! I will copy this idea and staple it to the apple pie recipe in my files. I'd probably sprinkle a hint of brown sugar on top.Last week I was gripped by the sudden impulse to make an apple pie from scratch. I'm not much of a cook, but there are some things I feel compelled to make once in a while. I ended up not doing it because 1) I wasn't going to eat it myself, 2) I don't have a family who would eat it, and 3) I know there are already way too many sugary snacks strewn all over the office at this time of year and one more pie would be seen as "oh God" rather than "oh good". I will shelve my compulsion and maybe try and fire it up again in mid-March when nobody else is bringing food to the office.
Here's what I do when I want apple pie without all the "pie". Slice an apple. Put it a microwave safe dish. Sprinkle with cinnamon and a littttle bit of nutmeg. Microwave for 60-ish seconds till the apples are warm and soft. If you want it sweeter, you can add some sugar, splenda, honey, or whatever you like.
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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!
Oh, OK ...
Like this?
Or this?
If so, it kind of looks like when my banana bread fails to rise. Or is it taller and fluffier? There are some images of a fluffier version too that looks more like carrot cake.
YOU'VE GOT IT!!!! That is it. Except my family has that sauce I spoke of earlier
ETA: I see both versions around here. Mine personally looks like the top one.0 -
Thank you! That is really simple. I am glad to know how to do that now.0 -
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I enjoy treats , and make them fit into my calorie goals.
When I receive more treats then I could possibly eat, I leave them on the work kitchen table on a nice tray. People walk by and grab one and soon enough, the tray is empty .
I also take them to the local state run nursing home. Some of the seniors have no family, and would love some cookies or cakes ! There often isn't room in the budget for those types of places to supply every senior with extras and treats so its always appreciated.
Packaged treats and boxes of chocolates can be dropped off at food pantries and such places. Again, those people who are going to a food pantry may not be able to buy extras like cakes and chocolate so appreciate the goodies.
There's many better things to do with the food then to dump it in the trash
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Very funny - persimmon pudding. Sounds yummy.
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Now I want to find persimmon pudding. Just so I know what it is.
And I've taken these types of gifts (because the person spent time making them just for me, and I didn't want to hurt their feelings saying no) and binned them before. A bit wasteful? Yes, but no worse than the millions of trees dying for wrapping paper people. And sometimes I give them to those that want them (especially now that I live in a city where I am surrounded by ppl).
No judgement, do what is good for you, your health and your goals.
And don't worry about firing us up, I hear the fire burns calories
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Recently, I went to quite a bit of trouble to make the wedding jewelry for a friend of a friend, and getting it done on time and to the person was a hassle. She didn't wear it. I don't know why. I wouldn't have really cared if she had just said she didn't like or want it, what bothered me was that my work and creativity and hassle were for nothing. It would've been better if had just told me outright.
Do you see the correlation?0 -
MsJulesRenee wrote: »I live in a city with homeless who are younger than me, coming up to my car every day at intersections asking for food and money...I can't stand throwing out food because of this. If you live in a town or city with less homeless it may not cross your mind, understandable.
The homeless people in my area have been disappointed with my leftovers, preferred money. Which is fine, up to them, I'm not going to judge their preferences.
NB that is not necessarily food I cooked. I'm a good cook. That would be like a sandwich I bought and changed my mind about.0 -
My son who works at a physical therapist just came home with a bowl full of stuff. He said the past two days were like one big dessert buffet, with one client after another bringing homemade goodies, all excellent. (I know I sampled one of them and shame on me, didn't count it.) He said people bring stuff all year, but Christmas is pretty bad. By the way, he lost 45 lbs. just from changing from full-time to part-time (he went back to school for a certification for PT). He's only 23 and was never overweight, but is into body building and very physically active; he said the "cut" was very easy once he wasn't exposed to all the office food he was grazing on. Most of us aren't lucky enough to withstand a 45 lb. weight gain (he looked massive and handsome) from eating office food, unfortunately.0
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My work place has a higher population of people with diabetes than the general population does, so many of us have become sensitive about bringing in goodies. We honor each other in ways that do not include food.0
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My work place has a higher population of people with diabetes than the general population does, so many of us have become sensitive about bringing in goodies. We honor each other in ways that do not include food.
I wish that was the case with my husband's workplace. He is diabetic, and most of his colleagues are middle-aged men with high blood pressure, etc. Yet the admin keeps a steady stream of baked goods, donuts, etc. coming into the office, and if there's a late worknight, they send out for pizza. It's very frustrating for me because we've removed all "white food" (sugar, white bread, white pasta, etc.) from our home, but the goodies at his workplace (and his lack of will power around them) are keeping him unhealthy0 -
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.
I don't. :-( Is it good?0 -
htimpaired 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.
I don't. :-( Is it good?
I don't either, and I think I would have heard of it, living so close by in Illinois
@Ms_Chai , here's your chance to have a whole planet try it: What's your recipe, and could you include persimmon selection / buying instructions, please?
Oh, and in.... For edible unfortunate looking sauce.
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Also, I have never heard of persimmon pudding.0
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Agreed, What a waste.0
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extremelygrumpycat wrote: »
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As someone who likes to make goodies to share, just say no thank you. You are under no obligation to take them. It would upset me more if I found out you threw them away then for you to say no thanks. Don't waste when I can just give them to someone else.
Seriously no thank you is just fine!0 -
I don't keep things either. If I can't leave it at work or take it home for my kids to eat then I don't need it. I don't personally eat the sweets so I wouldn't feel bad. I just say no now though. I don't feel the need to eat something just because someone made it for me.0
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I'm pretty sure people are talking about throwing away food that is directly handed to them, I do this when the desserts are given to me. . . This doesn't include picking something from a table or break room and then tossing it.
If someone makes an offer to me, I'll say "no thank you" (almost always) .... Then if the baker is pushy , why argue -- no thanks means "please don't ask me again".
The office is where lots of diets are sabatoged.0
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