sick! just wasted...

[southernmommie]

I had bought a thing of ground hamburger meat from Cosco for around $15 on payday. With DH coming home after a sea cruise yesterday and getting the house in order, I didn't get a chance to cook the last one. I bought 2 things of them. I made a big crock pot of potato soup for DH for when he got home. So I go to cook the last thing of meat and it smells bad!! NO!! I just wasted $15! I hate it when that happens! Just had to vent!

[naupakamama]

Throwing out food always makes me really upset. How old was it. If it was less then 4 days or so, I would take it back to Costco.

Sometimes, after a very stressful week, I make DH clean out the fridge because I can't bare to see what was wasted!

Di

[RolliePollie]

I hear ya, mama!!

I usually buy meat from a local butcher, and it's wonderful and so fresh and never gone bad on me. However, the other week I was in Kroger and they had these value packs of chicken breasts one sales so I picked on up because it seemed like such a good deal and not 3 days later I went to use the last piece and BAM! Was that thing ever funky. That always happens to meats I buy at grocery stores. Ew. As tempting as some sales may be, I'll pass.

[akwifeandmomma]

Oh, man! What a bummer.

I am the worst about wasting food but I'm getting better! - I buy the big things of ground beef at Costco, too, and as soon as I get it home, I split it into 6 1#-bags and put them straight in the freezer. Most of my recipes call for 1# portions, so I just thaw out however much I need.

[Ruthla]

If I buy more meat than I think I'll be able to use in a day or two, I stick it in the freezer instead of the fridge. This usually means re-wrapping the meat into smaller packages before freezing, but it minimizes waste and allows me to make good "freezer meals" when money is really tight.

[mamamilkers]

Take it back if it hasn't expired yet.

[schrocat]

I'm sorry. I hate wasting food too.

[milosmomma]

Originally Posted by akwifeandmomma

I buy the big things of ground beef at Costco, too, and as soon as I get it home, I split it into 6 1#-bags and put them straight in the freezer. Most of my recipes call for 1# portions, so I just thaw out however much I need.

On my best days, this is what I do. I HATE it when I put it off and it gets old. I hate wasting food so much. Today I threw away 2 heads of lettuce....to make room for the head I just bought because I'm SURE I'll use this one!

[SugarAndSun]

That's too bad. Maybe you can bring it back as others suggested.

We used to waste soooo much food. I mean garbage bags full! Now we use just about everything! It feels so much better.

[crunchy_mama]

I hate it when I do that.

[camracrazy]

I have done the same thing before. It makes me so mad at myself. I have been really trying lately to plan out meals every week that use up what I have. I've done pretty well the past couple of weeks, so I hope I can keep it up!