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Did anyone watch The Big Waste on the Food Network last night?
I have to say I was APPALLED at the amount of food waste this country has. I had no idea. Anyone else watch?
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Re: Did anyone watch The Big Waste on the Food Network last night?
I agree.
I'm sure they will play it again. The Food Network repeats EVERYTHING.
Yes, we watched, and thought it was great. H has a huge man crush on Bobby Flay.
My devil's advocate thoughts were, it's easy to say we're too picky about what we buy, but produce isn't cheap, so of course people are going to look for the best possible product. Also, most people shop for a few days at a time, or a week at a time, so picking something bruised or dented might be fine if you're using it that night, but not if you're planning on it for 3 days from now.
It's too bad there isn't some sort of secondary market for all of it. I think it could be used, and not thrown out, if the distributers made more of an effort to make sure it got used, rather than just chucking it.
I'm sure they will play it again.
I am surprised that there would be no secondary market for food that is not bought. A soup kitchen or something could probably use bruised produce pretty immediately.
Some places offer smash & dent stuff at a deep discount... the produce stand I go to usually has bagged up jacked lemons and apples for like 50 cents for a 10 lb bag.
But then, I think Food Network is kinda talking out of both sides of their mouth here. When was the last time you saw a slightly disfigured cantaloupe on Semi-Homemade?
I said the same thing to my H last night. I'd buy ugly tomatoes that were in a discount bin.
Also broc, completely good point.
I would think that restaurants would be a good candidate for the not so perfect produce. Bruised (not spoiled) tomatoes could be used to make tomato sauces or salsas, etc. Peppers or cabbage for stirfry. Consumers would never know that the tomatoes that were used for their pasta sauce weren't perfect. Also, why would they care as long as they weren't 'bad'.
I would also think that there could be a farmer's market type of store that could sell not so perfect produce at a reduced cost for a quick sale. I would shop there!
I'm sure if it were for a garnish on one of Sandra Lee's cocktails she'd be okay with it! LOL or blended with vodka.
Fi and I did. I know that I have watched people pick out produce until they find the "right" one and it is kind of disturbing to watch some of those people poke through the veggies not giving a damn that the are bruising everything else in their pathway.
ALso, the amount of waste is unreal. Seriously unreal. I will eat things that are past their expiration date in my fridge unless it smells funny, is molded or looks funny. Food doesnt get wasted very often in our house.
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Every time I see something like that I think of my parents. My mom is constantly buying food that never gets eaten. So, it sits in their pantry until it goes bad and then eventually gets thrown out. My sister does the same thing. Blows my mind because I'm definitely the kind of person who will buy discount meat and freeze it until it's needed. My freezer looks like a box of aluminum foil laid eggs. And if I want to buy something perishable that only comes in a specific size at my store (like snow peas) then guess what we're having every night that week!
As far as bruised produce goes... There has to be a market for it. Soup kitchens can make sauces out of bruised tomatoes as well as a restaurant. I would love to get discounted bruised stuff when I'm going to be making soup or sauce or something. No one knows what that mushed up stuff looked like before!
Oh, America.