My husband is a hunter and we have been fortunate enough the past few years he has been able to get a moose , we get roasts,steaks mostly, with the scrap we get burger made , for the deer he harvest we get sausage ,pepperoni and I get some small roasts I use for cutlets . I treat it as beef just need to add some fat sometime as it’s so lean .
Yes, everyone should reduce food waste at home, however, those figures cited at the beginning of the video are primarily due to waste on behalf of large corporations (grocery stores and restaurants). They are the ones who need to change their practices as they have the most detrimental impacts. These are systemic problems that need to be dealt with systemically, rather than casting the blame on individual households and making you or me shoulder the blame and responsibility.
When I worked at Starbucks as a kid, we’d dump out coffee every 30 minutes to make fresh drip coffee and we weren’t allowed to take home the left over bakery items. We threw away so many baked goods! I started stealing it and donating it though. It was too much for me!
@@venusgal2706 Walmart donates a bulk of bakery items to local food banks, at least here they do. The food banks freeze them to keep them longer to give out.
Hey Mindy I made two of the Peanut Butter Pies for a family party this weekend. My family said how great they were and I told them that I learn how to make it from you on this channel. They wanted you to know that the pies were amazing. Please tell your mom thanks so much for this great recipe.
When my kids were growing up we called it smorgasbord when they had different things they could choose from on the counter for lunch! It would be a combo of leftovers and cheese or Mac and cheese a sliced plate of whatever came out of the garden that day and a Capri sun or juice and a snack! The kids loved it and didn’t think they were eating the leftovers and I acted like I was the waitress and they could order what they wanted and I “chewed gum and
told them what their food costed so they could pay me pretend money! Fun memories for us all! They were so young and so was I! They are 33 and 31 years old now! They were eating healthy and we were enjoying our summer!
Pantry cooking is key for my family to not waste food. We’re not perfect but this way of cooking has helped eliminate so much waste! I’m actually about to do a freezer clean out video because we have so much that can be used up without us having to go to the store for much at all.
And when we get to the end of the chicken nuggets...and not enough for 3 kids... I then make instant mashed potatoes...with corn...cheese and gravy and top with chopped up nuggets and call it "kFC bowl"
@@SeeMindyMom ill do chicken patties too! If we have 2 patties and 3 kids! Lol gotta get creative to use up that last little bits...thsts where we truly used to waste so much...all those last little bits getting tossed...
I do a leftover buffet night each week for my family - usually on Thursdays. This means I can get rid of leftovers and see why I need to use up in weekend cooking. It helps so much to do this.
I had a gallon ziplock bag in my freezer from one I had cut up and we were not going to be able to eat before it went bad. This morning I took half of it and some simple syrup and whizzed it up in my Vitamix it was so good , the other 1/2 of the watermelon I put a can of sweetened condensed milk and the watermelon , whizzed it up and it is so good , I put it in a Tupperware container with plastic wrap on top and it stays scoopable , I will be doing this with peaches,cherries and pineapple and coconut. So easy .
A fav snack my brother made up when we were kids (and passed on to our families), is cream cheese on a cracker, sprinkle some sharp cheddar ontop and micro it till melted. Sooo tasty and hits that salty cheesy craving.
Another awesome video. Trying to eat through our groceries has really helped me to stop buying food that we don't love. It should be obvious but I found myself randomly buying things that I thought we "should eat" and sure enough those turned into obligation meals that we resent eating before I go to the store. These challenges definitely make me a more mindful shopper.
Just a great job. Good ideas and reminder. I for one was a single dad for years and still have trouble adjusting my cook for just me! 😁 I use the freezer and try to use it but some things are just not the same reused. So I am guilty of this at times. BUT doing better. I had four kids who were all healthy eaters. Lol and they were very active. I even had many times when their friends would eat with us too. ☺☺☺ it was a hard adjustment because I just cooked what was needed without a recipe. Made it difficult to pare down. 🤔🤔😁😁 Great job and God bless all here.
I relate to this video completely! I made Spanish rice a month ago and froze the leftovers. So tonight I have that thawed/re-heated and half of a smoked sausage that's leftover plus a handful of frozen shrimp. It's kind of a jambalya for dinner made with odds and ends. It will feed two easily.
Mindy you really inspire me to cook at home. For almost 5 years I didn’t cook at home and the pounds were packing on and I was getting tired of choosing what to eat out. In my mind I knew what we were eating wasn’t healthy because I had no idea what was in the food. I’ve done a complete 180 and I cook most nights. It’s really changed how I think of our food and what we eat. I know it’s save us A LOT of money too. Thanks to your dedication and great ad lib recipes I use what I have and have noticed that our waste has definitely decreased significantly.
My mom invented what she called "Freeze buster night" It is basically where she made everything left in the freezer at the end of the month and we buffet style made our plates. We would have three pizza bites, one hot pocket, and a corn all on one plate. It was our favorite night for dinner. We thought it was so cool. I do it now with my kids and my sister as well. Great way to get rid of frozen foods that aren't enough for everyone to get even portions of and clean out supply taking up room. My mom had 6 kids to feed and a small food budget nothing went to waste. Very similar to your pantry one, you brought back memory's.
Seeing your leftover chicken legs made me think about how I always save chicken bones from various recipes and freeze them. When I have a good amount I combine them with veggie scraps I have frozen and make broth. I then either make a dinner or lunch soup or use that broth in a recipe. Very tasty and economical. Love your vlogs. Such a nice family.
Great video again! I cook like this too- I love your striped top LOL- our Walmart had them on clearance for $4 this weekend and I grabbed one. The idea of keeping the emergency meals is a great idea for easy meal planning when you are tired and have alot to do in the evenings. I think that alot of people need to get used to leftovers and eating what is on hand, to save money these days. Thanks again for the great video!
Those rice and chicken tacos looked delicious ! Great job of using it up ! I love your ideas and how you put things together to make delicious food ! Thanks Mindy !
Oh I love that! We can't always have what we want but if we get creative, we can have what we need. I could have used a giant wall sized hanging of that saying in my kitchen when my kids were little! 🤣😂🤣
Yes gurl here for it. We do several wing it weeks he picks up milk eggs and sandwich meat/bread if needed on the way home from work once to twice a month. We have small kids so snacks are a must but sometimes we manage off muffins and frozen fruit for snack times.
My local food pantry calls me at 4:30 pm on Friday to collect all the perishable items. I hate Greek yogurt but use it instead of eggs in bread that uses veggies or fruit.
I think part of the issue of food waste comes from prepping and doing it the wrong way. When one has a ton of items that they can't keep track of, there will be food waste. I think another issue is the need some have of shipping an seeing a full fridge of food. It could come from not having enough as a child or anxiety. I see some other vloggers here on RUclips who have food stuffed all over their fridge with constant grocery hauls. No way is all that food being used. Drives me bonkers. I have always meal planned and the following weeks meal plan uses up any odds and ends of produce so it isn't wasted. We also do YOYO night the day before I grocery shop and that is when left overs or produce is eaten up. And I save onion, garlic, carrot, potato, celery, and leek scraps to make stock and then those used items go into a city composting bin.
This was a great pantry cooking video of what to do with those tiny packages or half empty packages that's just hanging around!! It made me rethink regarding those little bitty ones that comes with meal/food kits. I would have never thought about how to use these.🤔 I do have some of those left over in my frig, not knowing what to do with them. So now I do! Great job! These are a winner!
My eye always goes to your beautiful blue Dutch oven Mindy . I have been on the hunt for a cast enamel brassier for years and 2 weeks ago I found a Danby Sunshine Yellow one at a garage sale for $20- so happy .
My family actually has made it sort of a "game" to challenge ourselves not to waste anything (including other items besides food). We also notice on trash day, we rarely need the garbage truck to stop at our house, partly for this reason.
Hi Mindy, did you know you can microwave the corn in the ears? Just cut off the end that is attached, cook the corn and then you can simply squeeze it out of the ear. So easy and saves the paper towels for another purpose :)
Delicious meals! If you ever have leftover Pico just drain it dry and mix with cream cheese for cracker sandwiches. Kick it up a notch by adding a pepperoni to each one.
Kids are currently having a picky lunch smorgasbord of random freezer things for lunch! Corn dogs, nuggets, and tatertots... not enough of any one thing to make lunch for 3 kids... but totally works when u throw it on a tray and let em have at it...( ps these are all things I don't often buy) so by default my kids feel like they are eating fancy for lunch! Not even coming close to viewing this lunch as bore or a chore! 'It's fancy" to them! Bwhahaha
@@SeeMindyMom absolutely! My 2 youngest usually order one and split it.. and it still comes out cheaper than 2 kids meals! And more food and they get to be "fancy"ol
Mindy, do you have a running total on approximately what you spend per month or per week on your family? I gather that you are very efficient at spending as little as possible but I think maybe the viewers would like to grasp an idea of what kind of food prices you have going on there in Oklahoma? I like the way you minimize things and add other things which can help / persuade a family to get by with less meat!
Peanut butter pie was the first thing I thought of when I saw the cool whip & graham cracker crust. I put a lot more peanut butter in mine but I’m going to try your recipe. That would be much better for summer!
That rice recipe is so simple! I'll have to try it without the chicken :) Some people would say don't keep your tomatoes in the fridge because it can make them mealy.
Try composting. We've been doing it for a while now, and it does help the environment and makes us feel better about food that is no longer good for consumption. Check your local recycling centers.
Hi Mindy. I love watching your videos. You give such great ideas. I admit we do waste to much food. It gets pushed to the back of the refrigerator and forgotten. I wish I could be more creative with the odds and ends that I have left at the end of the week. I never know what to do with them or what I can put them in to make a whole different meal.
When I first heard somehwere that 40% of food is wasted that did not seem realistic at all. I could not imagine people wasing that much. But I found out that figure is including ALL food wasted everywhere in the country. So thats waste at farms, during shipment, at grocery stores too and not just food we throw out in our own homes.
Great as always Mindy, i go through my fridge and plan recipes for the week with what i have and try to stick to it, the weekend is optional and a splurge! Thankyou again.
Our Walmart's fresh fruit's and veggies are so much more expensive than any place in town and they go bad quicker we don't shop there for them. It's been getting harder and harder to find fresh fruit and veg in our area. More people are depending on there own gardens this year. We are trading vegetables with each other. Thanks for the video.
I know and stores waste a lot of foods too! Where I work if there is a rip in a bag of bread, they claim it and throw it away! I could use that loaf of bread!
OK so from one mom to another I find I am in need of some help. I sent my husband & daughter to the grocery store with my grocery list. On it I put those cheese tortellini you just talked about. They showed up with Barilla dried tortellini. I need help. I'm from the South Georgia. My mom's idea of italian was pizza or spaghetti & only when my dad wanted liver worst, frog legs, or hog head cheese. To this day I don't make those. I have taught myself & recieved tips from RUclips. Your channel is one of the channels that have helped me alot. Along with Meals with Maria & Frugal Fit Mom. I have learned alot of amazing new recipes in my late 40s. I download several of your videos to have at a moments notice. Anyway, please help with my tortellini problem. Thanks
Nothing says you have to prepare a different meal every day of the week. We repeat meals often. In fact we have Taco Tuesday, Meatloaf Wednesday, Sandwich Saturday. It keeps me from having to think of new things to cook all the time. I have 4 other days of the week to make something different but its one of my 50 recipe list I go to. I have a backstock of rice, spaghetti noodles, potatoes and other pasta. I rarely have a small amount of anything because I have a lot of it and I replenish regularly. We eat these foods often enough that I keep a lot of it on hand. I just really can't imagine only having a small amount of rice, or most anything really. If i only have a cup of rice, well, I can't remember when that was.
Mindy! So I guess this is serendipitous. When you were talking about eating crackers & cream cheese, I remembered eating that too, and just threw a 👍🏽. And you did so, too, at the exact same time 9:28! So cool! Okay, I’m going to finish watching.
Sorry I've not been around. Still trying to find a place to move to before my roof caves in. I live in a 100+ year old church and the roof has decided to go bad before I could get moved. The stress is getting to me. No idea what I'm going to do. Every where I check is more than double what I pay here. Ridiculous prices! Oh I do use everything I have in the house as far as food. Being on a fixed income don't really have a choice. ❤
My grandson doesn't like sandwiches other than grilled cheese. He loves cold plates for lunch which consists of crackers, cheese, cucumber slices and a fruit.
Hi Mindy, I want you to know that pie looks great, I'm definitely going try that one. I too am trying not to throw food away, I went through my cheese drawer yesterday and tossed a fair amount out ( moldy) because it gets shoved towards the back and I don't see it. Anyway with the price of food and YES gas I am going to be a lot more careful. Yes, almost anything can be put in a burrito and tastes good, I put a lot of leftovers in there, a little goes a long way. Next time I do go to the store I'm getting ingredients for that pie 🥧
I feel yes everyone waste food but most of it comes from the stores that dont donate to people that could use it, they rather throw it away and thats the most sad thing
So glad we don’t waste much at all. We repurpose leftovers, freeze things that are about to go bad etc….Don’t get me wrong, we do waste sometimes, happens to all of us. But I get so irritated when we do ☹️
Hi from England 🙂 I love the pie you made but being English I have no clue what cool whip is 😬 could someone explain what this is so I could possibly figure out a British alternative 😊
The U.S. stores need to reduce and sell items that will go to waste. European countries have a constant supply of low priced day old or expiring items. It really helps people who are in a very tight food budget. I think it's sickening that stores would rather dispose of food than sell it at a deep discount. They're afraid they'll miss a penny. Fresh foods are also less expensive overseas. Why is that when they import alot of foods? Shouldn't our food, grown in the U.S. be even less expensive? Corporations only care about higher profits.
I am guessing that very little of that 1.4 billion tons is wasted in The Third World. Safe to say that almost all of it is wasted in The First World. Embarrassingly, I do my bit to add to the 1.4 billion tons, though trying more and more to waste less and less. Thank you for the video!
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My husband is a hunter and we have been fortunate enough the past few years he has been able to get a moose , we get roasts,steaks mostly, with the scrap we get burger made , for the deer he harvest we get sausage ,pepperoni and I get some small roasts I use for cutlets . I treat it as beef just need to add some fat sometime as it’s so lean .
“You can’t always get what you want but if you try sometimes, you just might find you get what you need.” Lol
You caught what I did there…😉
Yes, everyone should reduce food waste at home, however, those figures cited at the beginning of the video are primarily due to waste on behalf of large corporations (grocery stores and restaurants). They are the ones who need to change their practices as they have the most detrimental impacts. These are systemic problems that need to be dealt with systemically, rather than casting the blame on individual households and making you or me shoulder the blame and responsibility.
When I worked at Starbucks as a kid, we’d dump out coffee every 30 minutes to make fresh drip coffee and we weren’t allowed to take home the left over bakery items. We threw away so many baked goods! I started stealing it and donating it though. It was too much for me!
@@venusgal2706 Walmart donates a bulk of bakery items to local food banks, at least here they do. The food banks freeze them to keep them longer to give out.
Hey Mindy I made two of the Peanut Butter Pies for a family party this weekend. My family said how great they were and I told them that I learn how to make it from you on this channel. They wanted you to know that the pies were amazing. Please tell your mom thanks so much for this great recipe.
I’m so glad they enjoyed them, Alicia! Thanks for letting me know!
When my kids were growing up we called it smorgasbord when they had different things they could choose from on the counter for lunch! It would be a combo of leftovers and cheese or Mac and cheese a sliced plate of whatever came out of the garden that day and a Capri sun or juice and a snack! The kids loved it and didn’t think they were eating the leftovers and I acted like I was the waitress and they could order what they wanted and I “chewed gum and
told them what their food costed so they could pay me pretend money! Fun memories for us all! They were so young and so was I! They are 33 and 31 years old now! They were eating healthy and we were enjoying our summer!
I’m going to do this before we go out of town later this week! My daughter might even prefer to be the waitress! Love this idea.
Pantry cooking is key for my family to not waste food. We’re not perfect but this way of cooking has helped eliminate so much waste! I’m actually about to do a freezer clean out video because we have so much that can be used up without us having to go to the store for much at all.
Great idea!
And when we get to the end of the chicken nuggets...and not enough for 3 kids... I then make instant mashed potatoes...with corn...cheese and gravy and top with chopped up nuggets and call it "kFC bowl"
The KFC bowls are genius! Great way to stretch the nuggets.
@@SeeMindyMom ill do chicken patties too! If we have 2 patties and 3 kids! Lol gotta get creative to use up that last little bits...thsts where we truly used to waste so much...all those last little bits getting tossed...
🙌🏼 yes! I do this often. Food has gotten so expensive that I’m trying not to waste anything!
I do a leftover buffet night each week for my family - usually on Thursdays. This means I can get rid of leftovers and see why I need to use up in weekend cooking. It helps so much to do this.
We are about to go on a 2 week camp out, so we are trying to clean out the fridge and avoid a grocery trip. This is so timely for us!
I had a gallon ziplock bag in my freezer from one I had cut up and we were not going to be able to eat before it went bad. This morning I took half of it and some simple syrup and whizzed it up in my Vitamix it was so good , the other 1/2 of the watermelon I put a can of sweetened condensed milk and the watermelon , whizzed it up and it is so good , I put it in a Tupperware container with plastic wrap on top and it stays scoopable , I will be doing this with peaches,cherries and pineapple and coconut. So easy .
A fav snack my brother made up when we were kids (and passed on to our families), is cream cheese on a cracker, sprinkle some sharp cheddar ontop and micro it till melted. Sooo tasty and hits that salty cheesy craving.
Another awesome video. Trying to eat through our groceries has really helped me to stop buying food that we don't love. It should be obvious but I found myself randomly buying things that I thought we "should eat" and sure enough those turned into obligation meals that we resent eating before I go to the store. These challenges definitely make me a more mindful shopper.
Wow, I don't know why I've never thought of "not everyone's plate looking the same." So simple! Thanks for your videos!
We call those foil packs around here hobo packs. A great way to make 3 small potatoes feed 4 adults and we add sausage to the meal to if we have it.
I love love love your videos. It’s been a bit but I always come back. You’re the only RUclipsr I remember by name lol.
You are so resourceful and creative! We are eating random leftovers tonight. Great reminder to work through what we already have. :-)
Just a great job. Good ideas and reminder. I for one was a single dad for years and still have trouble adjusting my cook for just me! 😁 I use the freezer and try to use it but some things are just not the same reused. So I am guilty of this at times. BUT doing better. I had four kids who were all healthy eaters. Lol and they were very active. I even had many times when their friends would eat with us too. ☺☺☺ it was a hard adjustment because I just cooked what was needed without a recipe. Made it difficult to pare down. 🤔🤔😁😁
Great job and God bless all here.
I relate to this video completely! I made Spanish rice a month ago and froze the leftovers. So tonight I have that thawed/re-heated and half of a smoked sausage that's leftover plus a handful of frozen shrimp. It's kind of a jambalya for dinner made with odds and ends. It will feed two easily.
The peanut butter pie with an oreo crust, frozen is my husband's favorite
Oh that’s a great idea!
“Sometimes we need to kick perfection to the curb to allow progress to happen.” 🙌🏻
Mindy you really inspire me to cook at home. For almost 5 years I didn’t cook at home and the pounds were packing on and I was getting tired of choosing what to eat out. In my mind I knew what we were eating wasn’t healthy because I had no idea what was in the food. I’ve done a complete 180 and I cook most nights. It’s really changed how I think of our food and what we eat. I know it’s save us A LOT of money too. Thanks to your dedication and great ad lib recipes I use what I have and have noticed that our waste has definitely decreased significantly.
My mom invented what she called "Freeze buster night" It is basically where she made everything left in the freezer at the end of the month and we buffet style made our plates. We would have three pizza bites, one hot pocket, and a corn all on one plate. It was our favorite night for dinner. We thought it was so cool. I do it now with my kids and my sister as well. Great way to get rid of frozen foods that aren't enough for everyone to get even portions of and clean out supply taking up room. My mom had 6 kids to feed and a small food budget nothing went to waste. Very similar to your pantry one, you brought back memory's.
Seeing your leftover chicken legs made me think about how I always save chicken bones from various recipes and freeze them. When I have a good amount I combine them with veggie scraps I have frozen and make broth. I then either make a dinner or lunch soup or use that broth in a recipe. Very tasty and economical. Love your vlogs. Such a nice family.
Great video again! I cook like this too- I love your striped top LOL- our Walmart had them on clearance for $4 this weekend and I grabbed one. The idea of keeping the emergency meals is a great idea for easy meal planning when you are tired and have alot to do in the evenings.
I think that alot of people need to get used to leftovers and eating what is on hand, to save money these days.
Thanks again for the great video!
We are only 2, so many things I cook are for 2 meals anyway.
I have used Upside for years. It really helps, especially these last several months! Great video Mindy!
We do a clean out the fridge/ “potluck” about once a week to clear out leftovers.
That peanut butter recipe sounds like it would make a great dip for fruit or grahm crackers
For sure!
Those rice and chicken tacos looked delicious ! Great job of using it up ! I love your ideas and how you put things together to make delicious food ! Thanks Mindy !
I make a dip similar to the pie filling that I add mini chocolate chips to that I serve with graham crackers for dipping.
Oh I love that! We can't always have what we want but if we get creative, we can have what we need. I could have used a giant wall sized hanging of that saying in my kitchen when my kids were little! 🤣😂🤣
Yes gurl here for it. We do several wing it weeks he picks up milk eggs and sandwich meat/bread if needed on the way home from work once to twice a month. We have small kids so snacks are a must but sometimes we manage off muffins and frozen fruit for snack times.
My local food pantry calls me at 4:30 pm on Friday to collect all the perishable items. I hate Greek yogurt but use it instead of eggs in bread that uses veggies or fruit.
I think part of the issue of food waste comes from prepping and doing it the wrong way. When one has a ton of items that they can't keep track of, there will be food waste. I think another issue is the need some have of shipping an seeing a full fridge of food. It could come from not having enough as a child or anxiety. I see some other vloggers here on RUclips who have food stuffed all over their fridge with constant grocery hauls. No way is all that food being used. Drives me bonkers.
I have always meal planned and the following weeks meal plan uses up any odds and ends of produce so it isn't wasted.
We also do YOYO night the day before I grocery shop and that is when left overs or produce is eaten up.
And I save onion, garlic, carrot, potato, celery, and leek scraps to make stock and then those used items go into a city composting bin.
I do this too! It’s a fun challenge. Also the emergency meals at 7:18- GENIUS!
Mindy, I do so enjoy watching your videos. You have so many good ideas and tips for saving money. Thank you for your hard work! You are appreciated!
This was a great pantry cooking video of what to do with those tiny packages or half empty packages that's just hanging around!! It made me rethink regarding those little bitty ones that comes with meal/food kits. I would have never thought about how to use these.🤔 I do have some of those left over in my frig, not knowing what to do with them. So now I do! Great job! These are a winner!
Your videos where you did the pantry and shopping challenges with the play by play cooking instructions were awesome 😁
My eye always goes to your beautiful blue Dutch oven Mindy . I have been on the hunt for a cast enamel brassier for years and 2 weeks ago I found a Danby Sunshine Yellow one at a garage sale for $20- so happy .
I never thought of grilling the potatoes like that. Great idea! Thanks!
My family actually has made it sort of a "game" to challenge ourselves not to waste anything (including other items besides food). We also notice on trash day, we rarely need the garbage truck to stop at our house, partly for this reason.
Hi Mindy, did you know you can microwave the corn in the ears? Just cut off the end that is attached, cook the corn and then you can simply squeeze it out of the ear. So easy and saves the paper towels for another purpose :)
The peanut butter pie looks good. That's my favorite pie.
You have to try the flatbread crackers with the garden herb cream cheese with a slice of Turkey lunch meat if you have it. Sooooo good!
Delicious meals! If you ever have leftover Pico just drain it dry and mix with cream cheese for cracker sandwiches. Kick it up a notch by adding a pepperoni to each one.
New subscriber! I’d love to see the video about your power outage meals you mentioned, but I couldn’t find it.
We waste nothing in my house. We always have leftover eats in mind when we cook. Also I have dogs that enjoy tidbits when available.
Good job cooking that roast longer! It works!
Everything you make always look delicious! I need to do some pantry cooking! Thank you for the motivation!
Thank you for sharing your ideas with us. Always a pleasure to see what you've come up with.
Kids are currently having a picky lunch smorgasbord of random freezer things for lunch! Corn dogs, nuggets, and tatertots... not enough of any one thing to make lunch for 3 kids... but totally works when u throw it on a tray and let em have at it...( ps these are all things I don't often buy) so by default my kids feel like they are eating fancy for lunch! Not even coming close to viewing this lunch as bore or a chore! 'It's fancy" to them! Bwhahaha
At restaurants, we'd pay $20 for that "sampler" platter from the appetizer menu. :) Good idea!
@@SeeMindyMom absolutely! My 2 youngest usually order one and split it.. and it still comes out cheaper than 2 kids meals! And more food and they get to be "fancy"ol
Mindy, do you have a running total on approximately what you spend per month or per week on your family? I gather that you are very efficient at spending as little as possible but I think maybe the viewers would like to grasp an idea of what kind of food prices you have going on there in Oklahoma? I like the way you minimize things and add other things which can help / persuade a family to get by with less meat!
Peanut butter pie was the first thing I thought of when I saw the cool whip & graham cracker crust. I put a lot more peanut butter in mine but I’m going to try your recipe. That would be much better for summer!
It is definitely a more light/fluffy pie, and not overly rich, in my opinion. 😊
That rice recipe is so simple! I'll have to try it without the chicken :)
Some people would say don't keep your tomatoes in the fridge because it can make them mealy.
This is such a great idea 💡 yes good waste can be easily done . Thanks for the ideas
I buy fresh veggies and fruits a lot but I'm still eating from the pantry. The pantry has so much so to add the fresh is ok.
Try composting. We've been doing it for a while now, and it does help the environment and makes us feel better about food that is no longer good for consumption. Check your local recycling centers.
I would love more pantry only recipes
Hi Mindy. I love watching your videos. You give such great ideas. I admit we do waste to much food. It gets pushed to the back of the refrigerator and forgotten. I wish I could be more creative with the odds and ends that I have left at the end of the week. I never know what to do with them or what I can put them in to make a whole different meal.
When I first heard somehwere that 40% of food is wasted that did not seem realistic at all. I could not imagine people wasing that much. But I found out that figure is including ALL food wasted everywhere in the country. So thats waste at farms, during shipment, at grocery stores too and not just food we throw out in our own homes.
Great as always Mindy, i go through my fridge and plan recipes for the week with what i have and try to stick to it, the weekend is optional and a splurge! Thankyou again.
Thanks, Bryan!
Fantastic ideas, Mindy! I’m making that pie today!
Our Walmart's fresh fruit's and veggies are so much more expensive than any place in town and they go bad quicker we don't shop there for them. It's been getting harder and harder to find fresh fruit and veg in our area. More people are depending on there own gardens this year. We are trading vegetables with each other. Thanks for the video.
Aldi!!
I know and stores waste a lot of foods too! Where I work if there is a rip in a bag of bread, they claim it and throw it away! I could use that loaf of bread!
Restaurants too!
I need to look into that more. I know some states have different laws about what can be donated.
I’m curious what is the point of not cooking the full box of pasta? Is there a reason you leave such a small amount left in the pasta box?
OK so from one mom to another I find I am in need of some help. I sent my husband & daughter to the grocery store with my grocery list. On it I put those cheese tortellini you just talked about. They showed up with Barilla dried tortellini. I need help. I'm from the South Georgia. My mom's idea of italian was pizza or spaghetti & only when my dad wanted liver worst, frog legs, or hog head cheese. To this day I don't make those. I have taught myself & recieved tips from RUclips. Your channel is one of the channels that have helped me alot. Along with Meals with Maria & Frugal Fit Mom. I have learned alot of amazing new recipes in my late 40s. I download several of your videos to have at a moments notice. Anyway, please help with my tortellini problem. Thanks
Hi, I have a quick Question for you. When you make your Tacos do you warm up your tortillas before adding your toppings?
Nothing says you have to prepare a different meal every day of the week. We repeat meals often. In fact we have Taco Tuesday, Meatloaf Wednesday, Sandwich Saturday. It keeps me from having to think of new things to cook all the time. I have 4 other days of the week to make something different but its one of my 50 recipe list I go to. I have a backstock of rice, spaghetti noodles, potatoes and other pasta. I rarely have a small amount of anything because I have a lot of it and I replenish regularly. We eat these foods often enough that I keep a lot of it on hand. I just really can't imagine only having a small amount of rice, or most anything really. If i only have a cup of rice, well, I can't remember when that was.
Mindy! So I guess this is serendipitous. When you were talking about eating crackers & cream cheese, I remembered eating that too, and just threw a 👍🏽. And you did so, too, at the exact same time 9:28! So cool! Okay, I’m going to finish watching.
I still eat them. :) Pretzels and cream cheese is another snack I like.
@@SeeMindyMom yes, those flat pretzel crisps, or whatever, are good with cream cheese.
Mindy and family have a great week have fun thanks from Oklahoma
Sorry I've not been around. Still trying to find a place to move to before my roof caves in. I live in a 100+ year old church and the roof has decided to go bad before I could get moved. The stress is getting to me. No idea what I'm going to do. Every where I check is more than double what I pay here. Ridiculous prices! Oh I do use everything I have in the house as far as food. Being on a fixed income don't really have a choice. ❤
My grandson doesn't like sandwiches other than grilled cheese. He loves cold plates for lunch which consists of crackers, cheese, cucumber slices and a fruit.
Hi Mindy, I want you to know that pie looks great, I'm definitely going try that one. I too am trying not to throw food away, I went through my cheese drawer yesterday and tossed a fair amount out ( moldy) because it gets shoved towards the back and I don't see it. Anyway with the price of food and YES gas I am going to be a lot more careful. Yes, almost anything can be put in a burrito and tastes good, I put a lot of leftovers in there, a little goes a long way. Next time I do go to the store I'm getting ingredients for that pie 🥧
I’m not perfect by any means with the food waste, but we do the best we can. Sometimes life happens! Hope you enjoy the pie!
As usual, great ideas Mindy!
Thanks so much! 😊 I appreciate that, Kimberly!
Love these ideas! Thanks!
I feel yes everyone waste food but most of it comes from the stores that dont donate to people that could use it, they rather throw it away and thats the most sad thing
I think in some states there are very specific rules about that, but not sure. I need to read up on that.
I absolutely love your videos!
Thanks so much, Danielle!
Raise a few chickens. They eat anything! And produce eggs.
What is Daniel project at the church? I was curious about it.
So glad we don’t waste much at all. We repurpose leftovers, freeze things that are about to go bad etc….Don’t get me wrong, we do waste sometimes, happens to all of us. But I get so irritated when we do ☹️
Really great ideas 💡 😊
Thanks, Jes!
Thank you for sharing this! :p
We always have little bits of items left.
Hi from England 🙂
I love the pie you made but being English I have no clue what cool whip is 😬 could someone explain what this is so I could possibly figure out a British alternative 😊
Cool Whip is imitation whipped cream.
Waste is hard to stomach….we all waste so much!
Love your beautiful ideas...so many people could use you as a teacher! Lol
Didn’t the crackers get soggy?
The U.S. stores need to reduce and sell items that will go to waste. European countries have a constant supply of low priced day old or expiring items. It really helps people who are in a very tight food budget. I think it's sickening that stores would rather dispose of food than sell it at a deep discount. They're afraid they'll miss a penny. Fresh foods are also less expensive overseas. Why is that when they import alot of foods? Shouldn't our food, grown in the U.S. be even less expensive? Corporations only care about higher profits.
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Surprised at the amount of ultra-processed food you're eating.
Your upside code isn’t working for me!
We’re checking with the brand on that!
I am guessing that very little of that 1.4 billion tons is wasted in The Third World. Safe to say that almost all of it is wasted in The First World. Embarrassingly, I do my bit to add to the 1.4 billion tons, though trying more and more to waste less and less.
Thank you for the video!
I Hardy throw anything away. Try starting a compost pile outside, it’s great for 🪴