Tuesday, July 2, 2013

I Hate Throwing Away Food

Yesterday, I cleaned out the fridge.  The bottom shelf was disgusting!  There was some kind of liquid on it, I'm hoping it wasn't from raw chicken. I was tired of looking at it, so I cleaned it.  I also went through all the food, and unfortunately threw a bunch out.

The expired condiments weren't that hard to get rid of. I mean, if the mustard says it expires in 2012, then by July of 2013 it's OK to throw it away.  I was bummed my Chinese duck sauce (I can't find good duck sauce here.  It's so much better in Massachusetts) was expired though.  Not that I use it that often, but I'll probably forget I don't have any the next time we order Chinese take out.  What really hurt to throw away was leftover veggies that were forgotten about, leftover pasta and other dishes that for whatever reason my husband refuses to eat (then I forget about them or make new food for me and the kids).  I also threw away a brand new bag of rice milk cheese.  I bought it when Whole Foods was out of the vegan cheese I buy, thinking my milk allergy kid could eat it.  Turns out, the casein is just enough to make his throat itchy.  Now I just need to clean the bottom drawer!

There was a birthday in the house last  month, and three balloons have been floating on the ceiling since then.  One deflated about a week ago, but I wasn't allowed to throw it away. I finally put another out of its misery yesterday, and threw it away before anyone noticed.  That made it easier to throw the other one away today.  Chuck E Cheese is still stuck to the ceiling, and although tempted to get rid of it, I think I'll let it stay for the weekend.