To all you Garbage Pickers

yager8725

I will be the first to admit it. If i dont want to eat something I have to put it in trash. NOT only in trash but way down deeeeep. Under the gross stuff that smells! I have been known to go back to the garbage pull out the chips on top and eat them....NO WILL POWER!! I say we start a Garbage Pickers support group!! What is your WORST-Weakest moment story?? My little group of MFP friends and I have been talking about this lately and I wanted to know if there are more of us out there....dont lie...you know you have done it.

UponThisRock

You could save money by just not buying it

seehawkmomma

I can honestly say I haven't.

What A boring life I lead being a germaphob

seehawkmomma

**stupid double post**

BeeElMarvin

gross

bh12058

I have to admit... I pulled out my sons burrito that he threw in... it was right on top... no germs, right ????

ElizabethRoad

Wasn't this an episode of Seinfeld?

ilookthetype

You could save money by just not buying it

I don't think we've progressed to that level of sensible yet. Don't rush.

killagb

I have to admit... I pulled out my sons burrito that he threw in... it was right on top... no germs, right ????

Yeah, clean as a toilet seat. Bon appetite :drinker:

CaptainGordo

Wasn't this an episode of Seinfeld?

The eclair that was "above the rim" and "still had the doily"!

CaptainGordo

Yeah, MythBusters busted the five second rule in '05.

engineman312

i honestly have never been that hungry.

DKBelle

I don't have I moderate everything so when I am carving for sweet I bake some moderated cake, if I want salty I make something salty I don't eat garbage I eat healthy
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JPsFunkyMojo

I have to admit... I pulled out my sons burrito that he threw in... it was right on top... no germs, right ????

Yeah, clean as a toilet seat. Bon appetite :drinker:

Suprisingly, a toilet seat isn't as dirty as most people think. It's actually one of the cleanest serfaces in the home.

Pocket_Pixi

I have to admit... I pulled out my sons burrito that he threw in... it was right on top... no germs, right ????

Yeah, clean as a toilet seat. Bon appetite :drinker:

Suprisingly, a toilet seat isn't as dirty as most people think. It's actually one of the cleanest serfaces in the home.

TV Remote and Toothbrush are among the dirtiest.. and if you use a public bathroom use the first stall closest to the door, its the cleanest.

I have never ever picked food out of the garbage on top or otherwise.. I had a co-worker that would do it though, and sometimes it was the food I threw away. :sick:

RyanDanielle5101

I have never been that hungry....eww!!

vanessa40

I will be the first to admit it. If i dont want to eat something I have to put it in trash. NOT only in trash but way down deeeeep. Under the gross stuff that smells! I have been known to go back to the garbage pull out the chips on top and eat them....NO WILL POWER!! I say we start a Garbage Pickers support group!! What is your WORST-Weakest moment story?? My little group of MFP friends and I have been talking about this lately and I wanted to know if there are more of us out there....dont lie...you know you have done it.

I will admit it..Yes i have..not my proudest moment but hey...

I sent you a Youtube video..but i will post it here too

It is too funny...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0xRAju32tc

shanolap

I've never done it for food, but have for a pack of cigarettes I intended to quit.

ivyjbres

I have to admit... I pulled out my sons burrito that he threw in... it was right on top... no germs, right ????

Yeah, clean as a toilet seat. Bon appetite :drinker:

Suprisingly, a toilet seat isn't as dirty as most people think. It's actually one of the cleanest serfaces in the home.

In fact, cleaner than the inside of most people's mouths

brooklynsfinestballerina

Wasn't this an episode of Seinfeld?

The eclair that was "above the rim" and "still had the doily"!

haha i remember this episode. but seriously uh ew?

vinylscratch

I will shamelessly admit I have done this and pass no judgement on people who pass judgement on us because they have never felt the panic of realizing there was some perfectly good food in the trash.

killagb

I have to admit... I pulled out my sons burrito that he threw in... it was right on top... no germs, right ????

Yeah, clean as a toilet seat. Bon appetite :drinker:

Suprisingly, a toilet seat isn't as dirty as most people think. It's actually one of the cleanest serfaces in the home.

In fact, cleaner than the inside of most people's mouths

Then I suggest having a nice meal served on a toilet seat, there's no silly fecal coliform, of course not.

Diary_Queen

I've pulled people's take out boxes out of the trash before. There was a place I loved to eat and they served every meal in a styrofoam take away box even if people were going to eat at the restaurant. Some folks would eat a bit and toss the rest, so I would hang around and take the 'good' boxes. It became kind of like a game for us college kids that were working & going to school & barely making ends meet.

Qarol

I don't throw perfectly good food away. And I certainly wouldn't eat something that had been in the garbage. To each her own?

SimplyShanRunning

No I haven't done it......Just....Why? Errr I can go without the food

solpwr

What Qarol said, and add: food only belongs in the trash if it is no longer edible. If it is still perfectly edible, it should be preserved for later consumption, rather than discarded. To do otherwise is very wasteful, and a product of an over-indulged society.

BeeElMarvin

I will shamelessly admit I have done this and pass no judgement on people who pass judgement on us because they have never felt the panic of realizing there was some perfectly good food in the trash.

ehhh ok

amysj303

I can't believe i am admitting this but I removed from the trash and ate junior mints after throwing them away because they were covered in ants. :blushing: don't judge me:embarassed:

leynak

I will shamelessly admit I have done this and pass no judgement on people who pass judgement on us because they have never felt the panic of realizing there was some perfectly good food in the trash.

If it's in the trash it is no longer perfectly good food.

ElizabethRoad

What Qarol said, and add: food only belongs in the trash if it is no longer edible. If it is still perfectly edible, it should be preserved for later consumption, rather than discarded. To do otherwise is very wasteful, and a product of an over-indulged society.

So if you have leftovers that you know no one is going to eat, you should keep it around until it spoils and then throw it away? Or are you suggesting we should force ourselves to eat foods that we don't want or need just so they won't go to waste?

solpwr

What Qarol said, and add: food only belongs in the trash if it is no longer edible. If it is still perfectly edible, it should be preserved for later consumption, rather than discarded. To do otherwise is very wasteful, and a product of an over-indulged society.

So if you have leftovers that you know no one is going to eat, you should keep it around until it spoils and then throw it away? Or are you suggesting we should force ourselves to eat foods that we don't want or need just so they won't go to waste?

I am suggesting that one plans better, minimizes left overs in households that have a disdain for them, incorporates left overs appropriately into menu planning to avoid spoilage, or uses the freezer to extend their shelf life if necessary. All within their calorie budget of course.