We almost never waste food. If we have "leftovers" I can usually tell before we begin eating and I pack up some for my mom's elderly neighbor before we begin eating. Consider an elderly person that lives near you. And if you pack up the food before your family eats it isn't leftovers you are giving away, it becomes an intended meal for someone in need. I always keep her in mind when I cook and I know she is home. This all began when I saw her in the grocery store put something back that I know she needed. SO sometimes we even get her some groceries. People everywhere are suffering but you don't always notice. Consider your neighbors for those leftovers.
Kathleen Reich, thank you for sharing this!!!! This is wondetful way to help not out in your community. Not to mention make your neighbor feel loved and valuable. Thanks for this reminder!
Buy single bananas! Broken off singles are much less likely to be picked in the store, since most people buy a bunch. If you find singles, buy them, since they're more likely to be tossed!
I would, but in the area I'm in, it's cheaper for me to buy whole bunches due to my rewards card. But I guess adding a few singles shouldn't hurt. Although I know it's going to annoy the cashiers because they have different code numbers than the ones I buy...
My grandfather owns a small farm where he grows all kind of fruits common in my area (oranges, lemons, watermelons, apples, pears, cherries, figs, plums, cactus pears...) without using any pesticides or any kind of chemicals. He does not sell the produce (it's enough only for our family) and I grew up eating fruit usually a bit "bruised" or with a small hole from a little worm... It's perfectly ok, you cut it and get out the worm and you can still eat it! I got engaged with a "city boy" and noticed that he always discart vegetables on their look even though they are perfectly fine, and that really got me wonder how people are not used to have a bruised apple or a cracked orange and they don't know how much chemicals and process are necessary to keep them in standard of "beautifulness". If you grow your fruit totally naturally, you will get smaller, less pretty fruits. But you will surely earn in health and flavour! (sorry for my english).
Munchies! A lot of you have requested I share some content about food waste, so here are some fun hacks! I hope you enjoy! Which is your fav? Remember to sub to my 2nd channel if you like pizza! bit.ly/eatthepizza 🍕🍕
Mind Over Munch Love ya but I'm doing really well on Keto now so I'm not going to subscribe but it's awesome watching your amazing growth, so good luck with and much success with the new chanel too.
Our grocery store has started a misfit produce section. Produce that is less than perfect (mis-shappen, spots on skin, etc.) but still perfectly edible is in this section and sold at about 40% less than the perfect produce. I thought that was just a great idea.
yes! My grocery store has a very small section for that but I honestly never see anyone there! I've found things there a few times, but it's generally not items I need for the week.
We rarely go to Kroger but they have bananas that are going bad for 39cents per lb instead of 59cents. I’ll grab them when I’m on my own but my bf gets the regular ones.
yeah, you can put it in your face mask, together with coconutoil as a bodyscrub against orange skin, make your own soap, wich will also have al light peeling effect ;)
I believe if everyone incorporates a few of these ideas it will help with waste. I use my egg shells in a water solution once a week to feed my plants.
I loved this! I just can't get over how well thought out your videos are. Your execution is always so natural & to the point. Thank you Alyssia, I can't wait to try some of these things out :)
this comes from a good place, and there are some good things in here, but most food waste comes from corporations/restaurants very little is actually from the individual consumption. Continuing the narrative of food waste being an individual caused issue only benefits billionaires who under pay workers and over price their foods.
Yes!! And more comes from people/companies not '''''being allowed''''' to donate unused or unsold food. My Starbucks used to throw out 15-20 sandwiches/pastries/etc PER DAY just because they were in the display case. Sometimes they we're a tad stale, but I'd imagine they still taste good, especially since most donated food is gross canned food.
TyraVarGas The more people do these things individually the more they will support sustainable practices in local laws and restaurants. Please don’t dissuade anyone, we CAN make a difference
this is spreading such a great anti waste message. If we all incorporate little things each day, we have the power to change the world. (And I love that you included pup treats!💞🐶)
In Denmark we now simply recycle organic waste (into compost, that is). The problem with food waste is probably more of "the salad I got is going sad and rotting away before I manage to eat it" or "my avocados are all ripe at the same time and I can't eat all of them", and less of "I'm not using my potato peels for anything useful!" ;-)
Potato peels should be treated with caution anyway. Potatoes produce solanin (which is poisones) and concentrate it in the green parts of the plant and the skin of the tubers so they doesn't get eaten by pests. Ever since potatoes are grown for food people tried to breed the solanin out of the poptato skins, and with newer cultivars they succeded. But more classical cultivars still have enough solanin in their skins to severly upset your stomach if you eat them, and heat does not destroy that solanin. The same applies to potatoes of newer cultivars that have been exposed to light long enough to turn the skin green. The peeled potatoes are still fine to eat, the skins not so much.
I swear you've worked SO HARD and put so much CREATIVITY and thought and time into your videos over the years, yet other people who don't put in that much work have more subscribers. 🤷🏽♀️ weird. You deserve like 2 million. It's all so valuable and thoughtful and beautifully and yes, hilariously presented.
I was raised in a family where I had to finish everything on my plate and if we had leftovers, we had to finish them all before cooking something else. When I entered high school where we ate in a cafeteria, I was absolutely disgusted and shocked that I was nearly the only person finishing everything i had bought. Almost everyone just throws away beaten apples, non tasty food or anything rlly. So honestly the least you could do is just finish everything you buy even if they’re not as tasty as you expected them,ect.
I am absolutely shocked by the numbers at the beginning of this video. I hardly ever throw away any food. I plan my meals, I know exactly what is in my fridge so nothing goes to waste. The little pieces that I must throw away go in the compost. Here, in Germany some supermarkets started selling "ugly" produce like weird shaped carrots and apples for a little less than the pretty ones. I really enjoyed this video! :)
WasteLESS useFULness, in cooking. That is awesome. I use some hacks myself. Not to waste I hate when the food goes bad myself and constantly make up something else. I use lemon peels for microwave cleaning. Smells amazing, costs nothing and then it can refresh the food waste disposal afterwards
The sequence at the beginning phisically hurt me. I get so mad when I see food getting wasted! I loved this video, although I already manage to never waste stuff. Not only I'm a proficient foodie, but we have a compost box and some hungry pets as well! That helps ;)
that's awesome! Yeah, the beginning is tough to watch, but that's sort of the point- to bring attention to the problem and how prevalent it is. So great that you've got your system down!
Using coffee grounds to repel deer WORKS! You will need to replenish them around your plants at least once a week and after hard rainfall. If you need immediate deer repellent while waiting for your coffee ground supply to build up, pour some peppermint oil into a clean spray bottle and fill with distilled water. Spray bottles with both mist and stream options are best. Use mist to spray plants close to you and stream to get the hard to reach plants.
I put extra apples in pie or homemade applesauce, leftover bad lettuce goes into the woods for rabbits (or I regrow my lettuce using the stem), tomatoes that are going bad get thrown into a homemade spaghetti sauce. I also buy lots of frozen fruits and veggies so they don't go bad quickly.
I love these ideas, especially the veggie broth! Here's another idea for you- I'm a textile artist and a lot of the plant waste people throw away can be turned into beautiful dyes! I clean and keep avocado pits and skins (they make a gorgeous blush pink), onion skins, banana peels, black beans, beat ends, turmeric and red cabbage. Once you collect about 1 cup of your selected dyestuff, just cover with water and bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer for about 2 hours. Then strain and keep in the fridge for about 4 months. Add your item to a pot and simmer for an hour. (You can also leave with the head off overnight). Rinse in cold water by hand. This is a quick, Eco friendly way to dye!
Morgan L Thank you lots for sharing this! I'd love to dye some wool with natural dyes! Could you please recommend a suitable mordant to help with colour fastness? Thank you again! 💕
Mari Craig alum is my best friend for colour fastedness. I also dissolve in some salt for good measure. Check out dharma trading for recipes and inexpensive bulk mordants. I find leaving the dyes overnight helps greatly for colour fastedness. If you have any other questions- don’t hesitate! I’m happy to help.
I have started putting avocados in ice cube trays (maybe it was you who suggested this Alyssia). When I buy avocados, they are always too hard. Then, in about 5 minutes, they go to mush. I find if I buy a four pack of avocados, I should put at least 2 in the ice cube trays for freezing.
So do you mush them up and put them in ice trays? Do you add anything to them. I used to try to freeze my avocado halves after I peeled them but they were always gross once they thawed :/
I do some lime juice and salt. I find that the cubes are not good for things like salad but are ok for dips and other recipes with avocado, like avocado chocolate pudding.
As a kid my family was really poor, and my mum used to tell me that if I saw mold on the bread (usually on the crust) to pick it off and eat the rest. To this day we still do it, although I know a lot of people who say its gross.
Another item that i never seem to use all of is ginger! I found out a while ago that you can just freeze it, then grate off bits when you need it in a recipe!
Cores and peels from 6-8 Apples, 2tbsp honey & water till covered. Let ferment for 2 weeks then strain and ferment for 4 more weeks, stirring daily. (I tried it from Realfoodrealdeals.com)
1stAmbientGrl not arsenic- its cyanide. and thats only if you crack them open or grind them down to release it. even then, you’d need a very large quantity (like disgustingly large) for it to have any adverse effects
The oven electricity bill will cost 10 times more than throwing skin of potato out. A better cost effective way to discard food and paper waste is to compost it into manure for the plants at your home. That is what I do, it is practically effortless and takes care of all your biodegradable waste.
Oh my god, that ice tray!!! WANT! Also, great video. We have chickens so our eggs are really fresh and I knew the shells were good for the chickens to eat, but I didn't realize other animals might benefit from them, too. I have used eggshells to make a natural abrasive cleaner and that worked quite well.
I've been saving my veggies scraps to make stock for a couple of months already and love it. In the summer I made more stock than I used but I froze it and now I have a lot of stock ready to use for fall/winter soups :D Feels good to know that I used these scraps and it saves me a lot of money! I'll probably be using the herbs trick from this video and will also probably try the potato skins one :) Thanks for the ideas !
I do something similar to your stock almost every week with a slow cooker. Just a couple of jars that rarely last long enough to need more than chilling. Given random ingredients it never tastes exactly the same, but I consider that a bonus. Just vegetables - I've tried dropping in a couple of slices of leftover ham, but I've yet to make up my mind about that. I cook with the stock, of course, but I also often start and finish a cold day by microwaving a large cupful with a pinch of paprika and drinking it with a nice slice of crusty bread and butter. I used to buy cup soups, but not any more. I make pease pudding too, and cook the split peas in this stock - slow cooker again.
Hard herbs like rosemary and thyme can be rinsed, dried, and frozen as-in in a ziplock bag! And "soft" herbs like parsley and cilantro can keep for weeks, if not a month, in the fridge if you store the cut ends in a jar or glass full of water and put a baggie over it to keep the moisture from evaporating. (I usually use the produce bag I brought them home in, and then loosely twist and tuck the end in to keep it sealed.) I do it as soon as I get home from the store with them so I can't forget! I rarely toss parsley anymore, and I only have to buy it about once a month!
I was searching about this topic yesterday!! Loved the videos, please film more! Maybe some recipes that use leftovers? Such as banana peels cake, melon seeds milk, etc
You can fry melon seeds with a pinch of salt, they are super tasty. For milk add sugar half the volume of milk and boil until the water is evaporated.. keep stirring now and then while boiling.. you will start seeing granules of milk solids.. the semi sticky result you get is a great dessert here in India. Also we don't peel potatoes before cooking.
I've been trying full meal prep (not just school lunches and breakfast) this week. It's been going amazing! So helpful to eat better when I have lots of appointments and rather go pick something up than go home and cook... Thanks!!
I love this topic! I also think it would be great to do a video showing how to grocery shop and meal plan without waste. I know a lot of people struggle with throwing away produce they've purchased and not used🙂
Just watch out with the eggshell hack in regards to salmonella. In the US eggs are washed before they are sold, so would be fine to use as is. In other countries they aren't washed before selling (which is why they don't have to refrigerated) but this means that the outside of the eggshell can have salmonella bacteria on it from faeces, so you would have to disinfect the shells in some way before consuming.
Actually that washing removes a naturally antibacterial coating on the eggs, which is why Americans have to refrigerate their eggs, or they'll get contaminated with bacteria and rot. If you farm your own eggs, they'll keep for 1-3 weeks (unwashed and unrinsed) on the counter perfectly fine, due to the natural coating.
I have a great food waste hack, we nearly never throw out food in the trash because we give them to either the chicken or the pigs (not meat of course).
Yep lol they just magically turn cancerous once they brown. I used to work at a hipster/'white people' grocery store and I've heard more pseudoscience claims than you can imagine.
These recipes look great! :) Just a quick question -- what are the measurements used in the apple butter recipe? How many apples and how much maple syrup?
QUESTION::: For easy reference, can I have a quick list of veggies I can keep for the stock? And the ones to not use? I know you listed a couple but I would love to utilize this as much as possible. This is fantastic and wants to start doing this right away.
NUTS ARE NOT GOOD FOR DOGS, IT CAN BE SICK :( (ALSO NOT CHOCOLATE, SALT, SPICY FOOD, ALL TYPES OF ONIONS, GRAPES/DRIED GRAPES, AVOCADO). WHY GIVE DOGS OTHER THINGS THEN DOGFOOD/MEAT/CHICKEN ETC.? Exept of this you have a good video with very good tips and for a better world :)
Depending on the time of year, I compost practically everything. Produce Cereal Tea and coffee Bread Cardboard Egg shells Old spices Paper towels Cotton balls Chopsticks Popsicle sticks Dryer lint Even fish The only things I can't compost are dairy and meat items.
Herbs don't need to be blanched or anything before freezing. Just chop them, put them into a bag and freeze them. They don't lose color over time. I still have some frozen parsley from the last year and it looks as good as it was when it was getting frozen. The wilting and stuff mentioned in the video is the result of puring hot water over it and then freezing herbs with it. Your herbs need to be dry before chopping them and then freezing.
My family never gets through berries and apples quick enough and my grandma taught me a great hack. Combine whatever berries and apples (chopped) that are going bad in a small casserole dish, and top with an apple crisp topping recipe. Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes. It's delish!
Great video, great tips! Since we grow most of our vegetables and fruit, I'm very conscious about food waste! And anything we don't use will be composted and used to nourish the next harvest :-) (but I will try to make broth more often!)
1. what if someone just likes the taste of cauliflower broth :v they way you say "stay away" from those is like smething is gonna happen... and that can only cause someone actually throwing out broccoli insead of utilizing it 2. i don't se point of keeping bread crumbs in the fridge/freezer. If bread is properly dried it can last months in normal container on the shelf (my family does that for years) 3. to use potato skin as chips you have to clean them really well. You didn't say that but i think it is rather obvious... tho if you already scrub your potatoes clean, what is the point of peeling them at all - you can make so called in my country potatoes in uniforms, baked or cooked, probably even better than peeled ones (tho while cooking the smell is a bit more intense!) 4. egg yolks you can also just use as egg yolk only scrambled eggs? 5. coffee seeds as a natural deodorant works only if you like coffee smell and you have to be aware that your whole fridge and uncovered food (like cottage cheese that easily takes up other fridge smells) WILL smell and kinda taste like a bitter coffee seed.
LOVED the crispy potato skins, they went really well with smoked gouda., definitely making these when I go to my friends baby shower, her food plan is basically all appetizers and healthy snack foods, she and I have been coming to your website and your youtube channel for snacks and meals for a while now.
Don't you have biodegradable waste in the USA? We have this in Germany, the waste either goes to a composting company or our own composter in our backyard
I am happy to say I work for a company that does have a charity where it sends its bruised and ugly produce instead of throwing it out or destroying it.
we cook only as needed for one meal...we eat only when hungry-not because it is mealtime...we compost religiously- black gold to enrich our soil-fresh veggies from our yard...all of us need to take responsibility not to waste anything in life :) God bless good souls everywhere:) share and care!
The only time I purposely avoid bruised apples is for pies. Try making a nice looking pie with soggy apple, it won't happen. But I don't throw them out if I have them, I usually eat them or my dog does.
All the city schools in British Columbia have Recycling, garbage, and organic bins though out the school. There are no Garbage bins in the class, during the day all the class have paper plates or buckets and bins to put recycled paper, organics and garbage in. The kids take turns to throw out the stuff into the bins situated in the hallways.
What the hell at the beginning of the video? Never heard of composting, or what, just throwing the organic food in the normal pin with the plastic wrapped around is such madness! Trash cans in the US must stink so much!
Reducing your food waste is great--environmentally and financially. But if everyone did so we wouldn't just as a nation start giving away all this extra to the hungry. that's not how markets work
Good info! Most of the decorative pumpkins sold around halloween are pumpkins that can be stored in a closet or under a bed for a few months and then roasted like a butternut squash. I point this out because so many people put them on their porches and then throw them out after thanksgiving. Extra eggs can be blended, divided into a greased muffin, and frozen. Pop those out, put them in a freezer bag, and keep them in the freezer until you need them. We grow a good portion of our own food so we compost and I cringed when you threw away your coffee grounds.
Thanks for bringing up the food waste problem! I always looked with reproach to people who did not care about throwing half of the meal in the garbage. Its much easier to manage this by planning meals ahead of time or creating new cooking and food storage habits.
I have a worm composter for veggie scraps (vermicomposting) so then I have some nutrient dense worm castings (poo) to fertilize my plants and small veggie patch.
I saw somewhere you can chop up broccoli stalk and put it in your eggs. I did this and love it. I will never throw the stalk away again. I also put it in potatoe soup. It's very good!!
extra tip: instead of paper towels use an actual towel, instead of single-use baking paper, u can use multiple use silicon baking paper, even if you use cellophane you can actually wash it and reuse it. If you got some plant, but no garden you can still compost your organic waste and use it in your plant's pots.
Excellent tips 👍 In the spirit of reducing waste please consider getting rid of those plastic seal bags and consider using environmental friendly resuable alternatives like silicone reusable bags which will last a lifetime or paper wraps which are compostible.
If anybody else here composts, buy some live worms from a tackle shop; and put them near the bottom of your compost bin. They'll earn their keep in only a months time, believe me.
You’re trying to be zero waste and then using avocados in a mask whereas we know that it is already a huge problem (because it needs a large amount of water + transports) when we use it for eating ????!
This is a great video. We are currently saving our coffee grounds to help with the spider problem this year. Egg shells and coffee grounds are also super good to add to potted plants. I love the stock idea and will deffinatly be trying that out.
You don't have to dry the bread in the oven for breadcrumbs. Just lay it on a warm, dry place for a few days and it's completely dried. Also you can store it in an air tight container in your pantry, no need for a fridge or a freezer when the breadcrumbs are completely dry
The stems of many herbs have great flavor, you can add them to brother and not just toss them. Plus many places want *food waste* in special garbage bags so they can be composted.
breadcrumbs: after a few days, stale, tear off the crusts then rub them between the palms of your hands. I had to make them for the birds' food for years ie i've made thousands of pounds of breadcrumbs!
We almost never waste food. If we have "leftovers" I can usually tell before we begin eating and I pack up some for my mom's elderly neighbor before we begin eating. Consider an elderly person that lives near you. And if you pack up the food before your family eats it isn't leftovers you are giving away, it becomes an intended meal for someone in need. I always keep her in mind when I cook and I know she is home. This all began when I saw her in the grocery store put something back that I know she needed. SO sometimes we even get her some groceries. People everywhere are suffering but you don't always notice. Consider your neighbors for those leftovers.
that's amazing!
Kathleen Reich, thank you for sharing this!!!! This is wondetful way to help not out in your community. Not to mention make your neighbor feel loved and valuable. Thanks for this reminder!
Kathleen Reich this is one of the most thoughtful tips I've ever come across
Kathleen Reich
This is so nice of you. 😢
OMG
How true
You think so much.. Dear... Hats off... That too about an elderly person... Way to go.... Great
Buy single bananas! Broken off singles are much less likely to be picked in the store, since most people buy a bunch. If you find singles, buy them, since they're more likely to be tossed!
True, I love doing this! Tfs!
In our grocery store we have a bucket where these Bananas are. They're a little bit cheaper so its a win-win situation
@@HanHan-ds7fm same with my area. they usually are more ripe and sweeter and are great to eat or make pancakes!
I would, but in the area I'm in, it's cheaper for me to buy whole bunches due to my rewards card. But I guess adding a few singles shouldn't hurt. Although I know it's going to annoy the cashiers because they have different code numbers than the ones I buy...
I never waste food and people call me cheap and poor idk whats wrong with them
that's interesting, not sure why they would do that. It's great you're helping the planet!
I never care about such people... Can't waste any thing... That's my weak point too... Feel guilty about wasting.. In fact
@DAVO CAMPBELL lots of people Dont have food and here you are saying it don't matter and to waste it
@@cheese8837 Especially that he clicked on a video for tricks on how to not waste food, only to write that!😆
No your not cheap
.. you are just environment friendly ... Mother nature loves you surely ... It's my gurantee
Pumpkin dog treats?? You kidding me?! My dog will never get to see those, coz' I'll EAT IT ALL BY MYSELF!! lol
HAHA!!! I always try my dogs food 🙄😁 and these are okay but a little bland for humans 😜
Once my friend made a Christmas basket with dog treats, horse treats and human cookies... I totally ate most of the dog treats haha!
Lolita H. Hahahah. I would make treats for me! That sounds so good!
Naughty mommy
Mind Over Munch I was just going to say that these wouldn’t be that yummy or flavorful.
My grandfather owns a small farm where he grows all kind of fruits common in my area (oranges, lemons, watermelons, apples, pears, cherries, figs, plums, cactus pears...) without using any pesticides or any kind of chemicals. He does not sell the produce (it's enough only for our family) and I grew up eating fruit usually a bit "bruised" or with a small hole from a little worm... It's perfectly ok, you cut it and get out the worm and you can still eat it! I got engaged with a "city boy" and noticed that he always discart vegetables on their look even though they are perfectly fine, and that really got me wonder how people are not used to have a bruised apple or a cracked orange and they don't know how much chemicals and process are necessary to keep them in standard of "beautifulness". If you grow your fruit totally naturally, you will get smaller, less pretty fruits. But you will surely earn in health and flavour!
(sorry for my english).
that's so cool that you had that experience! :)
babyjenks93 stores always put out the best looking produce they even put a wax like glaze on certain fruits like apples to make them shiny
yeah, here we still appreciate imperfect fruit, as long as it is edible. The price's cheaper, people will buy it
I'm afraid of micro-organisms contaminating produce through the bruises and cuts.
Thanks for sharing that, so lovely, I always dreamt of living in a farm with a family for a vacation or something , you are so lucky
Who really cringed at the beginning of the video
I had to skip it
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+Mind Over Munch i Love you
Mind Over Munch uh did you really waste the food or was that a composter or something cause I have no-wasting-food OCD 😂
Ashie Poo
I too thought that it was a composter. :/
Munchies! A lot of you have requested I share some content about food waste, so here are some fun hacks! I hope you enjoy! Which is your fav? Remember to sub to my 2nd channel if you like pizza! bit.ly/eatthepizza 🍕🍕
Mind Over Munch enjoyed ur Video
Can you plz make healthy brace friendly snacks
these are amazing! thank you so much for sharing them!! My favorite is the coffee grounds, never knew that!
Mind Over Munch Love ya but I'm doing really well on Keto now so I'm not going to subscribe but it's awesome watching your amazing growth, so good luck with and much success with the new chanel too.
Mind Over Munch you guys do such an amazing job with your videos. Thank you.
Thankfully I have a rabbit and giant snail that eat most of my waste veggies
that's awesome!
A giant snale that's a really interesting pet.
A GIANT SNAIL!?!? I need more info!!!! I want one now!
I have a rabbit too and chickens thrive on veggie scraps
Here in australia we can't have rabbits because they're an invasive species :(
Our grocery store has started a misfit produce section. Produce that is less than perfect (mis-shappen, spots on skin, etc.) but still perfectly edible is in this section and sold at about 40% less than the perfect produce. I thought that was just a great idea.
yes! My grocery store has a very small section for that but I honestly never see anyone there! I've found things there a few times, but it's generally not items I need for the week.
Joan Irons wow great idea
That’s awesome! I get a weekly delivery from imperfect product which is a similar concept. I love it!
We rarely go to Kroger but they have bananas that are going bad for 39cents per lb instead of 59cents. I’ll grab them when I’m on my own but my bf gets the regular ones.
Those coffee grounds can also be used as a scrub. It does wonders for the skin and also gets rid of ingrown hair!
awesome, I love it! Thanks :)
yeah, you can put it in your face mask, together with coconutoil as a bodyscrub against orange skin, make your own soap, wich will also have al light peeling effect ;)
I have always wanted to try this, but I am concerned about washing all of that coffee down the drain.
good point... i never did anything of this, exept a face mask ( the coffee will be on my towel ;) ), but.. well, i don't know ^^°
And it keeps your neighbour's cat from peeing in your garden, too...
GENIUS as always!
thanks so much!
Apples that I can't get through fast enough, get sliced thin and baked into apple chips. Loved all the tip, especially the calcium powder.
so true!! :) thanks!
How do you make your Apple chips? Sounds interesting and worth a try :)
Anything for a four legged friend.. Superb idea
I believe if everyone incorporates a few of these ideas it will help with waste. I use my egg shells in a water solution once a week to feed my plants.
I totally agree! We can all do a little to help a lot :)
I'm vegan but I support you for doing that
Egg shells aren't food.
if you take baths, add some egg shells to the water....great conditioner. Grind the shells very fine
Yes,.my mom uses the shells as plant food!
since I don't have a dog, I'll be making pumpkin people treats lol
HA! Add some seasoning 😅
A. Clarke
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Still cut them into bone shapes and eat them in public for that Yikes Factor
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love it!! can you do a zero waste episode too??
thanks for the request :)
I think it is great that you're spreading this important message 😊
thank you, Helen!
I loved this! I just can't get over how well thought out your videos are. Your execution is always so natural & to the point. Thank you Alyssia, I can't wait to try some of these things out :)
thank you so much!
this comes from a good place, and there are some good things in here, but most food waste comes from corporations/restaurants very little is actually from the individual consumption. Continuing the narrative of food waste being an individual caused issue only benefits billionaires who under pay workers and over price their foods.
Yes!! And more comes from people/companies not '''''being allowed''''' to donate unused or unsold food. My Starbucks used to throw out 15-20 sandwiches/pastries/etc PER DAY just because they were in the display case. Sometimes they we're a tad stale, but I'd imagine they still taste good, especially since most donated food is gross canned food.
TyraVarGas The more people do these things individually the more they will support sustainable practices in local laws and restaurants. Please don’t dissuade anyone, we CAN make a difference
I keep watching these ''mom hacks'' but I'm a 14 year old girl
You'll be a wise mother/wife lol
this is spreading such a great anti waste message. If we all incorporate little things each day, we have the power to change the world. (And I love that you included pup treats!💞🐶)
thank you! :)
In Denmark we now simply recycle organic waste (into compost, that is). The problem with food waste is probably more of "the salad I got is going sad and rotting away before I manage to eat it" or "my avocados are all ripe at the same time and I can't eat all of them", and less of "I'm not using my potato peels for anything useful!" ;-)
In Germany we do too!
that's awesome!
When my avocados are ripe I put them in the fridge and they will last there for like a week!
You can freeze avocados in the freezer. Just add some lemon or lime on it before freezing.
Potato peels should be treated with caution anyway. Potatoes produce solanin (which is poisones) and concentrate it in the green parts of the plant and the skin of the tubers so they doesn't get eaten by pests. Ever since potatoes are grown for food people tried to breed the solanin out of the poptato skins, and with newer cultivars they succeded. But more classical cultivars still have enough solanin in their skins to severly upset your stomach if you eat them, and heat does not destroy that solanin. The same applies to potatoes of newer cultivars that have been exposed to light long enough to turn the skin green. The peeled potatoes are still fine to eat, the skins not so much.
I swear you've worked SO HARD and put so much CREATIVITY and thought and time into your videos over the years, yet other people who don't put in that much work have more subscribers. 🤷🏽♀️ weird. You deserve like 2 million. It's all so valuable and thoughtful and beautifully and yes, hilariously presented.
Instant broth: dry tiny cubes of veggie scraps and herbs in a dehydrator, then toss them in a food processor with a bit of salt and grind finely 😊
love it!
Thats such a wonderful idea. I don't have a dehydrator though.
What a different video!! loved it !!
thank you! So glad you liked it :)
The homemade calcium powder is brilliant! I'll be making some for myself as well as my animal companions.
awesome! :) Thanks!
Animals... As companions...
Just awesome they are...
Only thing they don't talk.. So connect with us through their beautiful eyes and expressions
I make compost out of scraps
that's so awesome!
Hello from Siberia. Thank you for great ideas and for video.
thanks! Love from LA :)
I was raised in a family where I had to finish everything on my plate and if we had leftovers, we had to finish them all before cooking something else. When I entered high school where we ate in a cafeteria, I was absolutely disgusted and shocked that I was nearly the only person finishing everything i had bought. Almost everyone just throws away beaten apples, non tasty food or anything rlly.
So honestly the least you could do is just finish everything you buy even if they’re not as tasty as you expected them,ect.
I am absolutely shocked by the numbers at the beginning of this video. I hardly ever throw away any food. I plan my meals, I know exactly what is in my fridge so nothing goes to waste. The little pieces that I must throw away go in the compost. Here, in Germany some supermarkets started selling "ugly" produce like weird shaped carrots and apples for a little less than the pretty ones. I really enjoyed this video! :)
So glad you've got your system down, thank you for sharing!
WasteLESS useFULness, in cooking. That is awesome. I use some hacks myself. Not to waste I hate when the food goes bad myself and constantly make up something else. I use lemon peels for microwave cleaning. Smells amazing, costs nothing and then it can refresh the food waste disposal afterwards
so awesome, thank you! :) Love those tips!
The sequence at the beginning phisically hurt me. I get so mad when I see food getting wasted! I loved this video, although I already manage to never waste stuff. Not only I'm a proficient foodie, but we have a compost box and some hungry pets as well! That helps ;)
that's awesome! Yeah, the beginning is tough to watch, but that's sort of the point- to bring attention to the problem and how prevalent it is. So great that you've got your system down!
Using coffee grounds to repel deer WORKS! You will need to replenish them around your plants at least once a week and after hard rainfall. If you need immediate deer repellent while waiting for your coffee ground supply to build up, pour some peppermint oil into a clean spray bottle and fill with distilled water. Spray bottles with both mist and stream options are best. Use mist to spray plants close to you and stream to get the hard to reach plants.
I put extra apples in pie or homemade applesauce, leftover bad lettuce goes into the woods for rabbits (or I regrow my lettuce using the stem), tomatoes that are going bad get thrown into a homemade spaghetti sauce. I also buy lots of frozen fruits and veggies so they don't go bad quickly.
that's awesome!
I love these ideas, especially the veggie broth!
Here's another idea for you- I'm a textile artist and a lot of the plant waste people throw away can be turned into beautiful dyes! I clean and keep avocado pits and skins (they make a gorgeous blush pink), onion skins, banana peels, black beans, beat ends, turmeric and red cabbage. Once you collect about 1 cup of your selected dyestuff, just cover with water and bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer for about 2 hours. Then strain and keep in the fridge for about 4 months. Add your item to a pot and simmer for an hour. (You can also leave with the head off overnight). Rinse in cold water by hand.
This is a quick, Eco friendly way to dye!
Great idea! Love it!!!
Morgan L Thank you lots for sharing this! I'd love to dye some wool with natural dyes! Could you please recommend a suitable mordant to help with colour fastness? Thank you again! 💕
Mari Craig alum is my best friend for colour fastedness. I also dissolve in some salt for good measure. Check out dharma trading for recipes and inexpensive bulk mordants. I find leaving the dyes overnight helps greatly for colour fastedness.
If you have any other questions- don’t hesitate! I’m happy to help.
Morgan L Thank you so much! I'm looking forward to trying things out! 💖
Thank you for making such a thoughtful video! Food waste is such an issue.
thank you! So glad you enjoyed it :)
I have started putting avocados in ice cube trays (maybe it was you who suggested this Alyssia). When I buy avocados, they are always too hard. Then, in about 5 minutes, they go to mush. I find if I buy a four pack of avocados, I should put at least 2 in the ice cube trays for freezing.
that's so awesome! Love it!
So do you mush them up and put them in ice trays? Do you add anything to them. I used to try to freeze my avocado halves after I peeled them but they were always gross once they thawed :/
I do some lime juice and salt. I find that the cubes are not good for things like salad but are ok for dips and other recipes with avocado, like avocado chocolate pudding.
recipe for the avocado chocolate pudding please!!!!
I learned in school that you can cut the mold or fungi from produce out and the inch around it. It's perfectly fine to eat after !
awesome!
Monica Andrea well, that is if its a hard food. If it is meat, bread, or a soft fruit, garbage it goes..
SuperDooperKooper *ROBLOX Gaming!* I do this for bread and soft fruits, but never meat.
She did state that she learned this tip about produce, so no need to point out that it wouldn't work for meat or bread.
As a kid my family was really poor, and my mum used to tell me that if I saw mold on the bread (usually on the crust) to pick it off and eat the rest. To this day we still do it, although I know a lot of people who say its gross.
Another item that i never seem to use all of is ginger! I found out a while ago that you can just freeze it, then grate off bits when you need it in a recipe!
so true!! Yes every holiday season I end up freezing my ginger, or make candied ginger and give it away as gifts! :)
I use the leftovers in tea, just grate them in. Tastes and smells great.
Ginger tea! Honestly you can put it in anything for extra health benefits even a little will be great. :)
Use those Apple peel and cores to make Apple cider vinegar!
awesome!
Hannah Pollard recipe please
Cores and peels from 6-8 Apples, 2tbsp honey & water till covered. Let ferment for 2 weeks then strain and ferment for 4 more weeks, stirring daily. (I tried it from Realfoodrealdeals.com)
xHai marux Shouldn't you remove the seeds first? They contain arsenic.
1stAmbientGrl not arsenic- its cyanide. and thats only if you crack them open or grind them down to release it. even then, you’d need a very large quantity (like disgustingly large) for it to have any adverse effects
The oven electricity bill will cost 10 times more than throwing skin of potato out. A better cost effective way to discard food and paper waste is to compost it into manure for the plants at your home. That is what I do, it is practically effortless and takes care of all your biodegradable waste.
interesting! You do you.
Oh my god, that ice tray!!! WANT!
Also, great video. We have chickens so our eggs are really fresh and I knew the shells were good for the chickens to eat, but I didn't realize other animals might benefit from them, too. I have used eggshells to make a natural abrasive cleaner and that worked quite well.
so convenient! :)
I've been saving my veggies scraps to make stock for a couple of months already and love it. In the summer I made more stock than I used but I froze it and now I have a lot of stock ready to use for fall/winter soups :D Feels good to know that I used these scraps and it saves me a lot of money!
I'll probably be using the herbs trick from this video and will also probably try the potato skins one :) Thanks for the ideas !
that's so awesome, thanks for sharing!
paradisegurl
Yeah, same ! The herbs trick is so convenient and the potato skin one looks so delicious so I'll try that too. :D
The potato skin idea works. It's a great way to keep the peels out of the compost. Better to eat them than feed the worms.😂
I like the egg shell for calcium substance
awesome! Thanks :)
I like the veggie broth hack the best! It's perfect for the fall/winter season and everyone also has leftover veggie scrapes ;)
awesome! Thanks Bobby :)
I do something similar to your stock almost every week with a slow cooker. Just a couple of jars that rarely last long enough to need more than chilling. Given random ingredients it never tastes exactly the same, but I consider that a bonus.
Just vegetables - I've tried dropping in a couple of slices of leftover ham, but I've yet to make up my mind about that.
I cook with the stock, of course, but I also often start and finish a cold day by microwaving a large cupful with a pinch of paprika and drinking it with a nice slice of crusty bread and butter. I used to buy cup soups, but not any more.
I make pease pudding too, and cook the split peas in this stock - slow cooker again.
Thanks for sharing, this is awesome!! I am wasteful at times and need to be more cognizant of it!! Great tips!!!!
thanks so much!!
Hard herbs like rosemary and thyme can be rinsed, dried, and frozen as-in in a ziplock bag! And "soft" herbs like parsley and cilantro can keep for weeks, if not a month, in the fridge if you store the cut ends in a jar or glass full of water and put a baggie over it to keep the moisture from evaporating. (I usually use the produce bag I brought them home in, and then loosely twist and tuck the end in to keep it sealed.) I do it as soon as I get home from the store with them so I can't forget! I rarely toss parsley anymore, and I only have to buy it about once a month!
love it! Great tip, thanks!
I was searching about this topic yesterday!!
Loved the videos, please film more! Maybe some recipes that use leftovers? Such as banana peels cake, melon seeds milk, etc
awesome, thanks for the idea!
You can fry melon seeds with a pinch of salt, they are super tasty. For milk add sugar half the volume of milk and boil until the water is evaporated.. keep stirring now and then while boiling.. you will start seeing granules of milk solids.. the semi sticky result you get is a great dessert here in India. Also we don't peel potatoes before cooking.
You can make a special curry with banana peels. Plus you can whiten your teeth with them. Just check it on RUclips.
Thanks for the wonderful tips. :))
Is it weird that i want to make and eat the dog treats? They look delicious
hahaaaa! They are a little bland for humans but with some seasoning could be decent!
Mind Over Munch haha right! Thank you !
Louisa belka
I guess I'm weird too. ^^'
I've been trying full meal prep (not just school lunches and breakfast) this week. It's been going amazing! So helpful to eat better when I have lots of appointments and rather go pick something up than go home and cook... Thanks!!
awesome!! Thank you :)
you can also use the coffee grounds to exfoliate your body :D
nice!
Laure Johannesen
Yeah, that's well known ! :D
I love this topic! I also think it would be great to do a video showing how to grocery shop and meal plan without waste. I know a lot of people struggle with throwing away produce they've purchased and not used🙂
great idea, thanks!
Just watch out with the eggshell hack in regards to salmonella. In the US eggs are washed before they are sold, so would be fine to use as is. In other countries they aren't washed before selling (which is why they don't have to refrigerated) but this means that the outside of the eggshell can have salmonella bacteria on it from faeces, so you would have to disinfect the shells in some way before consuming.
thanks for the tip!
Actually that washing removes a naturally antibacterial coating on the eggs, which is why Americans have to refrigerate their eggs, or they'll get contaminated with bacteria and rot. If you farm your own eggs, they'll keep for 1-3 weeks (unwashed and unrinsed) on the counter perfectly fine, due to the natural coating.
Can you use sweet potato peels for potato crisps
I have a great food waste hack, we nearly never throw out food in the trash because we give them to either the chicken or the pigs (not meat of course).
oh neat!!
Thanks :D
Some plants reallly love coffee grounds as fertilizer and it makes a great body scrubbb
Absolutely loved this video 💜
The coffee trick works with cloves as well
I love these tips!
awesome! Thank you :)
This was so helpful! I love your vids! You help my life be much healthier great work!
thanks so much!!
I have fought with customers who keep telling me that brown avacodos are spoiled/carcinogenic......
oh man! So sad!
Yep lol they just magically turn cancerous once they brown. I used to work at a hipster/'white people' grocery store and I've heard more pseudoscience claims than you can imagine.
I have tried coffee grounds and every time and I do mean every time I did. Insects took over my garden
Awesome job
Thank you so much! :)
Pls tell me food from the opening was not harmed during film! xd
😂😅
Avocado cost $2 nowadays...I am gonna put it on my face?...right
If you have one going bad and no recipe to use, it's an option. No one is telling you that you HAVE to do any of these.
skip the avacado avocado and just go with egg yolks and yogurt. Not as good, but it will do.
Anna Kia
Yeah, avocados are so expensive. Sometimes it's even more than $2 in my country... 😩
These recipes look great! :)
Just a quick question -- what are the measurements used in the apple butter recipe? How many apples and how much maple syrup?
thanks!! I included the apple butter in the description :) Cheers!
QUESTION::: For easy reference, can I have a quick list of veggies I can keep for the stock? And the ones to not use? I know you listed a couple but I would love to utilize this as much as possible. This is fantastic and wants to start doing this right away.
NUTS ARE NOT GOOD FOR DOGS, IT CAN BE SICK :( (ALSO NOT CHOCOLATE, SALT, SPICY FOOD, ALL TYPES OF ONIONS, GRAPES/DRIED GRAPES, AVOCADO). WHY GIVE DOGS OTHER THINGS THEN DOGFOOD/MEAT/CHICKEN ETC.? Exept of this you have a good video with very good tips and for a better world :)
Our grocery sure doesn't mark down bruised fruit . back home I could always get giant bags of over ripe bananas for 50 cent. Not here in Raleigh.
Depending on the time of year, I compost practically everything.
Produce
Cereal
Tea and coffee
Bread
Cardboard
Egg shells
Old spices
Paper towels
Cotton balls
Chopsticks
Popsicle sticks
Dryer lint
Even fish
The only things I can't compost are dairy and meat items.
Herbs don't need to be blanched or anything before freezing. Just chop them, put them into a bag and freeze them. They don't lose color over time. I still have some frozen parsley from the last year and it looks as good as it was when it was getting frozen. The wilting and stuff mentioned in the video is the result of puring hot water over it and then freezing herbs with it. Your herbs need to be dry before chopping them and then freezing.
My family never gets through berries and apples quick enough and my grandma taught me a great hack. Combine whatever berries and apples (chopped) that are going bad in a small casserole dish, and top with an apple crisp topping recipe. Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes. It's delish!
Great video, great tips! Since we grow most of our vegetables and fruit, I'm very conscious about food waste! And anything we don't use will be composted and used to nourish the next harvest :-) (but I will try to make broth more often!)
Thank you so much! Composting is a fantastic way to prevent food waste :) I bet your homegrown veggies and fruits taste so amazing!
1. what if someone just likes the taste of cauliflower broth :v they way you say "stay away" from those is like smething is gonna happen... and that can only cause someone actually throwing out broccoli insead of utilizing it
2. i don't se point of keeping bread crumbs in the fridge/freezer. If bread is properly dried it can last months in normal container on the shelf (my family does that for years)
3. to use potato skin as chips you have to clean them really well. You didn't say that but i think it is rather obvious... tho if you already scrub your potatoes clean, what is the point of peeling them at all - you can make so called in my country potatoes in uniforms, baked or cooked, probably even better than peeled ones (tho while cooking the smell is a bit more intense!)
4. egg yolks you can also just use as egg yolk only scrambled eggs?
5. coffee seeds as a natural deodorant works only if you like coffee smell and you have to be aware that your whole fridge and uncovered food (like cottage cheese that easily takes up other fridge smells) WILL smell and kinda taste like a bitter coffee seed.
LOVED the crispy potato skins, they went really well with smoked gouda., definitely making these when I go to my friends baby shower, her food plan is basically all appetizers and healthy snack foods, she and I have been coming to your website and your youtube channel for snacks and meals for a while now.
Don't you have biodegradable waste in the USA? We have this in Germany, the waste either goes to a composting company or our own composter in our backyard
I am happy to say I work for a company that does have a charity where it sends its bruised and ugly produce instead of throwing it out or destroying it.
we cook only as needed for one meal...we eat only when hungry-not because it is mealtime...we compost religiously- black gold to enrich our soil-fresh veggies from our yard...all of us need to take responsibility not to waste anything in life :) God bless good souls everywhere:) share and care!
The only time I purposely avoid bruised apples is for pies. Try making a nice looking pie with soggy apple, it won't happen. But I don't throw them out if I have them, I usually eat them or my dog does.
Oh, is it bad that I really want those pumpkin dog treats?? 😂
All the city schools in British Columbia have Recycling, garbage, and organic bins though out the school. There are no Garbage bins in the class, during the day all the class have paper plates or buckets and bins to put recycled paper, organics and garbage in. The kids take turns to throw out the stuff into the bins situated in the hallways.
What the hell at the beginning of the video? Never heard of composting, or what, just throwing the organic food in the normal pin with the plastic wrapped around is such madness! Trash cans in the US must stink so much!
Reducing your food waste is great--environmentally and financially. But if everyone did so we wouldn't just as a nation start giving away all this extra to the hungry. that's not how markets work
Good info! Most of the decorative pumpkins sold around halloween are pumpkins that can be stored in a closet or under a bed for a few months and then roasted like a butternut squash. I point this out because so many people put them on their porches and then throw them out after thanksgiving. Extra eggs can be blended, divided into a greased muffin, and frozen. Pop those out, put them in a freezer bag, and keep them in the freezer until you need them. We grow a good portion of our own food so we compost and I cringed when you threw away your coffee grounds.
Thanks for bringing up the food waste problem! I always looked with reproach to people who did not care about throwing half of the meal in the garbage. Its much easier to manage this by planning meals ahead of time or creating new cooking and food storage habits.
thank you :)
I have a worm composter for veggie scraps (vermicomposting) so then I have some nutrient dense worm castings (poo) to fertilize my plants and small veggie patch.
I saw somewhere you can chop up broccoli stalk and put it in your eggs. I did this and love it. I will never throw the stalk away again. I also put it in potatoe soup. It's very good!!
I don't really understand how the first hack reduces waste? You are still throwing these veggies once you've strained the mixture?
extra tip: instead of paper towels use an actual towel, instead of single-use baking paper, u can use multiple use silicon baking paper, even if you use cellophane you can actually wash it and reuse it. If you got some plant, but no garden you can still compost your organic waste and use it in your plant's pots.
Excellent tips 👍
In the spirit of reducing waste please consider getting rid of those plastic seal bags and consider using environmental friendly resuable alternatives like silicone reusable bags which will last a lifetime or paper wraps which are compostible.
If anybody else here composts, buy some live worms from a tackle shop; and put them near the bottom of your compost bin. They'll earn their keep in only a months time, believe me.
You’re trying to be zero waste and then using avocados in a mask whereas we know that it is already a huge problem (because it needs a large amount of water + transports) when we use it for eating ????!
I'm still trying to get my grandparents, which live with me right now, to not waste so much food. They've gotten better but still have a ways to go.
Use your broccoli stalks to make broccoli soup. You can bag and freeze them till you have enough.
This is a great video. We are currently saving our coffee grounds to help with the spider problem this year. Egg shells and coffee grounds are also super good to add to potted plants. I love the stock idea and will deffinatly be trying that out.
You don't have to dry the bread in the oven for breadcrumbs. Just lay it on a warm, dry place for a few days and it's completely dried. Also you can store it in an air tight container in your pantry, no need for a fridge or a freezer when the breadcrumbs are completely dry
Good ideas! Leftover pumpkin put it in your oatmeal with pumpkin pie spices with raisins! Yum!
The stems of many herbs have great flavor, you can add them to brother and not just toss them. Plus many places want *food waste* in special garbage bags so they can be composted.
breadcrumbs: after a few days, stale, tear off the crusts then rub them between the palms of your hands. I had to make them for the birds' food for years ie i've made thousands of pounds of breadcrumbs!
Can you give the ground up egg shells to cats?I have 3 cats that’s why I ask