Save money with the help of "The Diary of spoiled food"

Frankly, who at least once not spoiled bought cheese / sausage / milk / paste / tomato and so on and so forth? Has anyone tried to calculate how much money that could leave something useful and pleasant, was thrown in the trash or fed to pets? About waste "on the toilet" I say nothing, because then at least we get the pleasure. In addition, food is essential to us as air and to check for themselves that without food a person can live for 30 days, as something not very desirable.

We reserve huge amounts in the supermarkets in order to then suddenly change his mind and go to dinner in a restaurant. And in order to realize the enormity of this consumer disaster, I suggest you to try a little experiment for a month - to lead "The Diary of spoiled food."

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Kerry K. Taylor as part of his blog conducted an experiment to combat the waste of for food. One of his points - keeping "Diary of spoiled food." As I wrote above, I invite you to join and start to not only save money, but also to buy more healthy food.

So, for starters, you can print the table and hang them in the kitchen.

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How to use the "Diary of spoiled food"?

You must have a strong desire to take the case. Strong enough to make you feel like it to keep track of everything that you throw away every day. If you live with a family, then you need to be connected and even her. Therefore, these leaves should hang in the kitchen or on the refrigerator: that is, so that all the time to be right under your nose.

What should you write?

Food / snacks / drinks / other products. What products generates the most waste in your household?

Products. What products are released more often? Eggs, vegetables, sandwiches, cheese - all this should be taken into account.

Number. Chicken leg - 1 piece, tomatoes - 0.5 kg bag of sour milk - you must record the amount of everything that has been thrown out.

Causes. Shelf life is coming to an end? Badly cooked dish taste? I cooked too much? About forgotten something and it went wrong? We sat on a diet?! All reasons should also be documented!

Cost. Do not be shy, do not hesitate and calculate the damage caused to our grocery sloppiness.

What to do next?

I think that by the end of the week you realize that something is clearly not doing correctly. By the end of the month, this blog will help to assess the disaster at full scale. Think about what you could buy for the amount, which flew into the trash? Think about how to stop all this. Maybe you need to review the menu and prepare less? Do not buy just a lot of those products that are most corrupt, and finally learn to cook from what is at hand or left from yesterday's dinner.

Besides, if you do not be lazy and take notes carefully, you can finally look at the big picture of your diet and see how you eat healthy foods. It may well be that in the basket will be disposed of perishable and nutritious foods (vegetables, fruits, berries, dairy and dairy products), but the semi-finished products and that is stuffed with preservatives, will go with a bang, as virtually no spoils.

We - it's not just the people we're friends, and what we read. We - it is also what we eat.