Confession: Throwing Away People's Homemade Treats
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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.
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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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