Comments on: Parents of Wasted Food

By: William

William — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:54:42 +0000

Rachel is so right – it takes a year or more before (most) kids eat in volume, so that leftover 2T of mashed potato[1] is the right amount for one meal.

[1] without milk, till the kid is over a year. Read McGee on dairy to find out why. You’ll find yourself keeping your child’s food preferences in mind when you cook for yourself, just so you don’t have to worry about the milk in the potatoes.

By: Rena

Rena — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:45:13 +0000

Congrats on your new baby!!!

Also, as an FYI…buns make *excellent* breadcrumbs. Throw those bad boys into your food processor, whirl and then let dry.

By: Dan Livingston (CHOW)

Dan Livingston (CHOW) — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:46:26 +0000

I remember my mom telling me that she had a little food processor that they used when my brothers and I were growing up, so that we could eat what everyone else was eating (within reason, of course).

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:50:42 +0000

Thanks guys. It’s just garlic bread buns and dirty diapers from here on out!

By: NataleeRae

NataleeRae — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:55:51 +0000

My mom always made garlic bread out of old hot dog and hamburger buns. I didn’t know you could do it any other way till I was in college.

Beautiful baby boy. Congrats!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:59:44 +0000

Don’t worry, it doesn’t mean food waste. Once the kid is on solids, leftovers=baby food!

By: Kristen @TheFrugalGirl

Kristen @TheFrugalGirl — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:55:49 +0000

Awww, your son is SO cute!!! And I’m not one to say that about all newborns.

I do the garlic bread thing with leftover buns/french bread all the time. Delicious and very easy.

By: Green Resolutions

Green Resolutions — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:13:17 +0000

An adorable little boy! How smart of your mom. I never see food as anything other than its “intended purpose” but at least I’m learning to freeze the buns so they don’t go bad!

By: dee dee

dee dee — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:43:59 +0000

I remember the joys of those first days with a new baby and wish you the same.
It seems that your mom and mine went to the same homemaker’s school – there was no waste in our home.
A word of caution for the future: Parents can wind up gaining weight if their children are picky eaters. Why? Because you may find yourself finishing what the kids won’t, even if you’ve eaten your own dinner. Our kids seemed to eat almost anything when they were small and we learned to provide very small portions with new foods so that we didn’t have to throw away things they found offensive. Now in their 20s, one eats no meat, the other no seafood. Yikes!

By: Molly

Molly — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:08:47 +0000

Cute baby!