10 FOOD ITEMS YOU'RE PROBABLY THROWING AWAY | REDUCE FOOD WASTE AND SAVE MONEY

Food prices have increased and with food inflation sitting at a 40 year high, it's good to get a handle on food waste to save more money and get the most out of out grocery budget. Here are some ways to reduce some of our food waste and make our money go a little further.
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[@greenfoxgaming6721]

What I love about your videos is that you present your ideas in a straightforward manner, no silliness or yelling or filler words. In addition to your presentation, I appreciate that you don’t play loud obnoxious music during your video, especially when you are talking. Thank-you for sharing another informative video. Addendum: I just turned a BUNCH of stale bread into croutons using your recipe 😊

[@asimpleseason2616]

It's a good thing no one sees my outtakes, Greenfox ....filler words galore lol! I appreciate your kind words :)

[@greenfoxgaming6721]

@@asimpleseason2616 🤭🤭🤭

[@asimpleseason2616]

That's great! The ones I made lasted about 5 minutes :)

[@emmawatts9257]

I love the idea of roasting the broccoli stems instead of just throwing them out!😅 Also, saving the veggies scraps for broth, excellent idea!!

[@deannab9511]

The bread looks like it will be good dipped in tomato soup! Thank you!

[@asimpleseason2616]

That would be delicious!

[@chrissy4782]

🥓➕🪵🟰🔥 🥓➕🪵🟰🔥 Stop buying chemical lighter fluid for your outdoor firepit! Save your bacon grease in cardboard egg cartons and store in the freezer. Cut the individual cups and light one with your kindling for an instant flame.

[@darrenlongar82]

Put some lint from your dryer in the carton first to make it go further and easier to light.

[@TheCJTok]

Both great ideas.

[@oscarfelix1952]

I love these ideas! I have a mostly empty jar of peanut butter that I was dreading washing out to recycle. Same thing with my mostly empty mustard container. I hate wasting the contents just because they are near impossible to scrape out. Glad I found this. I have issues with the waste of all of these things. Thank you!

[@asimpleseason2616]

Oh wonderful! So glad it was helpful :)

[@tsugima6317]

That mustard dressing wouldn't be half bad as a marinade for chicken.

[@ms.g1709]

I find the best way to clean out a peanut butter jar is to let it soak for a few days. I like the idea of using it for overnight oats better, though.🎉

[@momof2momof2]

A little tip for the bread sticks, is to mix any dry ingredients in a small bowl or container ( like an old parm cheese container) then sprinkle on the bread and oil. This gives a much easier and better even coating . 🥰🌱🌿🌷💐☔💗✝Happy Easter!🥰🌱🌿🌷💐☔💗✝

[@asimpleseason2616]

Great tip!

[@jewelgaither1504]

The lid off of a Parmesan cheese container fits a regular mouth canning jar. I use those lids on lots of things I want to "shake" out of the container.

[@marianalvarado4193]

Thanks for the great ideas. I never thought about saving pickle juice and making pickled vegetables with it. I remember many years ago an elderly friend used to make Ginger Snaps and they were so good, I asked for the recipe. I was surprised to find out that she added a tablespoon of bacon grease to her recipe!

[@paulahastings7865]

Also extra coffee. But in cream and sweetner. Frezze in ice tray. Use to make frozen mocha Frappuccino!

[@asimpleseason2616]

Great idea, Paula!

[@pattiejune]

I freeze bacon grease

[@gailwentz8296]

I add a little water and honey and make honey mustard with the last of my mustard. I do it the opposite if I run out of honey first!

[@asimpleseason2616]

Fabulous idea...love it! :)

[@jrkorman]

If they could come up with broccoli that was all stem I would be HAPPY! The stems have much better flavor and texture than the florets. We steam them. All veggie "leftovers" and such get fed to our chickens.

[@asimpleseason2616]

I love the stems too... :)

[@cltinturkey]

Yay to the broccoli stem lovers! I will never understand why many people don't like them and why stores routinely cut them off before selling. I was living overseas (in Turkey) and convinced a greengrocer to save all the stems for me. He thought I was an eccentric foreigner, but when I took him some marinated broccoli, he was converted.

[@janicearant6407]

I’m a new subscriber from Western Kentucky. Your tips and advice make so much sense. And your calm manner is so soothing. Thank w.

[@asimpleseason2616]

I'm so pleased, Janice! Thank you and welcome :)

[@lisamamabear3017]

Stale bread is also good for drying, and making bread crumbs, or like my mother and grandmother always did, bread pudding. I like the other ideas. Thanks

[@allyrooh3628]

We've been married for 32 years and I'm not sure we have ever gone through a single jar of mustard! Love the peanut butter idea!

[@asimpleseason2616]

Hahaha! i hear you...it takes us awhile to go through a jar because we mostly have it on hot dogs which we don't eat often. Some people love mustard and put it on everything :)

[@debbieolin8153]

Make your own!! Very easy and you can customize it with any herbs you have.

[@rough-hewnhomestead5737]

Great tips! I noticed your Classico sauce jar and thought I'd mention that I keep those for storing tinctures (I'm an herbalist). Great jars! Thanks for your great videos.

[@TheCJTok]

Spatulas are my best friends next to my knives in my kitchen!

[@dudswoo]

I use nearly empty jelly jars to make vinaigrette salad dressing. The dressing has a little bit of flavor from the fruit and doesn't overwhelm the salad.

[@AprilsHome]

Wonderful ideas! I love the mustard salad dressing and pickled eggs and carrots ideas!! 😀

[@asimpleseason2616]

Yay! I'm so glad, April! Thanks for the visit :)

[@mireyarinna171]

Im a musician. I drink left over pickle juice to help with cramping. 😊 Love your channel!

[@claygreen4723]

Been doing that for years. Some people use mustard for that- the little packs from fast food places.

[@TheCJTok]

I also make my own breadcrumbs. I have a bag in the freezer to put extra bread pieces then when I have enough toast them in the oven 275F for about 20 minutes (give or take a few) then I blend them in a blender. Sourdough, whole wheat, honey wheat, baguettes, etc.

[@dianafurney5820]

Omg you always have such good ideas. Starting to save all my scraps. ❤️

[@tcoladonato]

I make banana tea often for my plants, they love it. The mustard jar hack for salad dressing was a great idea.

[@lilacDaisy111]

I met a Hungarian lady last week who told me her family back home are STARVING. She visited them and asked the butcher for three kg of chicken thighs, and they asked her three times if that's what she meant, because the largest families only buy TWO thighs at a time. And the grocery store had no oranges, so they said they could order some in for her, but only if she paid for them beforehand, so they wouldn't get stuck with them, because no one could afford them. I'm in Australia and take for granted how great we've got it. Thank you for these tips, to be less wasteful.

[@asimpleseason2616]

Oh my goodness, most of us can't even imagine a scenario like this in North America...

[@lilacDaisy111]

@@asimpleseason2616 I know! and it's their whole country that's struggling, due to a corrupt leader. We hear none of it on the news.

[@wormsquish]

Great tips, Lisa! Thank you so much.

[@asimpleseason2616]

Glad it was helpful!

[@maryannehibbard5686]

Broccoli "fries" - love it! And will definitely try it. With the pandemic, we learned more thorough ways to eat our veggies - including chopping up the broccoli stems and cauliflower leaves for delicious veggies, washed veggie peelings makes great tasty and nutritious broth. Feels so good to use it up without waste!

[@chrissy4782]

🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮 I had a jar of cumin powder in my spice rack FOREVER. I hate waste but the little sprinkling I was doing once in a while was not putting a dent in it fast enough. But then I remembered that it is the main seasoning in Tex-Mex meals. So I did a search on homemade taco seasoning (that I would have bought in the grocery store anyway), and, Ole', I used it up quickly!

[@asimpleseason2616]

Love that, Chrissy!

[@cltinturkey]

Great idea! I sprinkle cumin and curcumin (different spices) in most savory and vegetable dishes. Makes them taste so rich.

[@LLjean-qz7sb]

Gardenias love pickle juice!

[@asimpleseason2616]

I had no idea! Thanks for sharing :)

[@doubles1545]

Great ideas- I love the peanut butter oats idea- I’ll add a couple more. Stale bread makes a fantastic french toast casserole. And try making mayo with bacon grease.

[@ms.g1709]

Stale bread is also good for panzanella, smushed tomato toast, or bread pudding. I want to try these herb sticks!

[@karenz7059]

I scrape those jars out with a spatula until it's about 99% gone !! I try to keep my cream that is starting to go, but then I find that I don't even bake !!

[@asimpleseason2616]

I know what you mean, Karen! Sometimes the week gets away from us and it has to go in the trash ....thanks for stopping by :)

[@missmarple2793]

FANTASTIC ideas Lisa!

[@asimpleseason2616]

Yay! So happy when I see your picture show up :)

[@lovelygritz]

I give my chickens my empty peanut butter jars, they love it

[@kimberleymansfield1099]

Thank you for these tips, they are great and some new ideas for me!! Great video presentaion....love no music and to the point info without a lenghty essay. Brilliant

[@cltinturkey]

I second that. I'm so happy that you don't have music in the background, which I find distracting. You just get straight to the point with useful information in a positive way. Thank you!

[@raedenasmith1675]

Awesome Great ideas! 💡 Thank you. 😊 Cali Lady.

[@asimpleseason2616]

You are so welcome!

[@ms.g1709]

When you open cans of stuff, gently rinse the savory innards into the pot using liquid prescribed to go into the recipe. When draining canned fruit, save the juice for a refreshing drink. I used broth to rinse the tomato cans into the chili that called for both just a few weeks ago. I adore the fresh pineapple juice from the can when I open them up. ❤

[@sharonwilliams2757]

HI CAME ACROSS YOUR TUTORIALS... I LOVE EVERYTHING ❤THANK YOU FOR SHARING WITH US 💯💐

[@asimpleseason2616]

I'm so glad you are enjoying the channel, Sharon! A warm welcome to you :)

[@user-ko2tu3ss3o]

Waste Not, Want Not. Great ideas thank you. Subscribed. By the way, what a wonderful smile you have.

[@asimpleseason2616]

Thanks so much for being here :)

[@lauriedeniger8615]

Tupperware came out with the vintage inspired containers w food prices Im not wasting anything also purchased smaller pans to cut my cooking for 2 to not waste and creating creative meals to use up all the food I love Hello Fresh meals more ingred from bad and use all the packets of spices , vegetables , meats box is for 2 people.

[@karensample3052]

I’ll try the pickle juice suggestions. You have such a nice variety of suggestions that I really want to try them all 😊

[@shescraftea9107]

Great tips. I do a lot of these already! I just recently heard about the banana peel fertilizer and want to try that. We eat tons of bananas. I could water my container garden with it but I'm not sure how often. I give the dogs the Peanut butter jars to lick. I have to wait til I have two but I eat a lot of PB so it doesn't take long.

[@asimpleseason2616]

If you go through a lot of bananas and you have a container garden outside, the banana peels can be put right in the dirt. Just dig a little hole in the dirt inside your container and bury the banana peel...this will work nicely for most veggies and many flowers.

[@shescraftea9107]

@@asimpleseason2616 I would try that but I have two big dogs who love bananas! It's hard enough trying to keep them from eating my collards and kale.🙂 I do remember putting banana peels under rose bushes years ago. Love your channel!

[@tsugima6317]

​@@shescraftea9107 one of my friends used to use one of those 5 gallon buckets to put her banana peels, and orange and grapefruit peels in chopped up filled with water, and aged for a few weeks to fertilize her garden.

[@debbieolin8153]

Dry the banana peels, grind them into a powder and store it that way. A good potassium source for garden without attracting the fruit flies.

[@shescraftea9107]

@@debbieolin8153 That's a great idea! I have a dehydrator.

[@karenlynn3967]

Awesome ideas A Simple Season…I love the peanut butter one too 😊. You have such great shares, thank you 🙏🏻

[@kayceegreer4418]

When adding coffee to a cake mix, say, instead of water that it may ask for, you could also fuse the water or that coffee with powdered milk...IF, whole milk that is powdered You may have to go to the resection and get Nido or Kinder made by Nestlé, usually marketed in Spanish-speaking countries. Walmart, Kroger, and WinCo all have it as well as any local Mexican food stores you may have in your area. It's whole milk and it has vitamins and minerals added one or both have sugar added or maybe corn syrup solids? I always keep powdered milk around in one form or another to change the taste of gravy mixes which always seem to be too salty. I may also add more flour to them or cornstarch or both, as well as the powdered milk empowered milk can sometimes be the only ingredient in your whole kitchen full of various flavors powders seasonings and sauce mixes that can make a soup taste way better than it does right now when it got you thinking about adding something else or wondering what it was missing!

[@asimpleseason2616]

Great tips, Kaycee...thanks for sharing them! :)

[@tsugima6317]

I've used leftover coffee in my devil's food cake mix for years, and I sometimes use leftover coffee to baste lamb. No sugar or sweetener of course.

[@marybethsmith6458]

Make biscuits with bacon grease. they are delicious.

[@rockyourgypsy]

What fantastic tips!!!

[@asimpleseason2616]

Glad it was helpful! Hope you have a great weekend :)

[@FidoHouse]

Many (most) of these ideas I'd never heard of before. Thank you! Looking forward to trying them out.

[@asimpleseason2616]

So glad!

[@lindamcclellan8434]

You could make bread pudding with leftover bread…old recipe so delicious.

[@JunkJournalTreasures]

Great tips! Would love more zero waste! tfs

[@asimpleseason2616]

great idea :)

[@joytotheworld2100]

I'm a new sub here. You have great ideas for sure. Your gentle spirit comes across like I'm sitting with a friend.

[@asimpleseason2616]

Oh, that's wonderful to hear...I'm so glad you feel at home :)

[@mariahsmom9457]

Great ideas! ❤🎉 It is always a shame to waste food.

[@shelleymadu687]

My hubby loves pickled eggs.

[@vestanorman176]

Thanks

[@aprilsunnyday]

Blessings and Hugs

[@ChocolateBoxCottage]

Great ideas!

[@asimpleseason2616]

Glad you like them!

[@chrissy4782]

🚫🗑️🚫🗑️🚫🗑️🚫🗑️🚫🗑️ I waste NOTHING. I take a quick visual inventory of my refrigerator daily and use things before they overage. It forces me to be very creative and make unusual but delicious meals.

[@cynthiamullin661]

Wonderful ideas! Thank you

[@asimpleseason2616]

Thanks for watching!

[@Jayrey123]

Love your lipstick 💄 ❣️. What brand and color is it ?

[@lindamcclellan8434]

Left over coffee will tenderize beef roast.

[@utopicconfections5257]

excellent - thanks

[@mimihaines2891]

Great tips!

[@asimpleseason2616]

Glad it was helpful, Mimi! Thanks for stopping by :)

[@Barbara-jn2gw]

Thank you

[@asimpleseason2616]

You're welcome :)

[@debbie2928]

A drink of pickle juice works great for heartburn.

[@asimpleseason2616]

I think for some people just the thought of having to drink pickle juice would be enough to cure heartburn lol!

[@lpmoron6258]

It will also help muscle cramps. As will a spoon full of mustard

[@debbie2928]

@A simple season I love pickle juice, so I have no fear. 😋 Plus, it's much better than taking meds. 😊

[@junebuchholtz287]

​@@asimpleseason2616 I think I got heartburn just thinking about using it 😖