tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813652540538023883.post6082795093872029919..comments2023-03-26T03:30:44.409-04:00Comments on Going Green: #174 - Main MenuUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813652540538023883.post-58056283602123132712008-12-22T21:30:00.000-05:002008-12-22T21:30:00.000-05:00I love how you compromise with the kids... They ge...I love how you compromise with the kids... They get ONE item, not a multitude of mysterious add-ons discovered at the till!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813652540538023883.post-52565086165277436352008-02-20T14:13:00.000-05:002008-02-20T14:13:00.000-05:00Hey Erin-A bunch of Moms from the FlyLady site swe...Hey Erin-<BR/>A bunch of Moms from the FlyLady site swear by the Saving Dinner menus. Most are there for a small fee but there are free menu samples on the site too.Give you the menu, the shopping list and what do do with the leftovers. Phil and I have tried a few. I really like the spinach quiche recipie. Anyhoo, go check it out.<BR/><BR/>http://www.savingdinner.com/<BR/><BR/>There are also books by the sam name by the same woman.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462384266345162154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813652540538023883.post-74702032934062188782008-02-15T22:39:00.000-05:002008-02-15T22:39:00.000-05:00Wow, I really have grocery list envy. What I've do...Wow, I really have grocery list envy. What I've done to cut down on our waste, aside from just making less food, is to try not to go to the store. Sounds simple/silly, but we a)get local, organic milk delivery, b)joined a CSA that will deliver to our neighborhood, and c)drive out to a drop point once a month for a local farm for meat. That means I can get away with not shopping very much. Just need to start baking my own bread....JessTrevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000531822628182708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813652540538023883.post-52513318423450577142008-02-15T14:57:00.000-05:002008-02-15T14:57:00.000-05:00The biggest problem I have with this plan is I hav...The biggest problem I have with this plan is I have a no junk mal sticker on letter box - hence on fliers. I do something similar, but let it slip now and again. I find 'minestrone' soup is a good 'clear the fridge' meal prior to shopping (and the leftovers freeze well). I have shopping list a bit like yours, and also a list of favourite meals - so when Im planning the meals I can run down the list and I dont have to think so much. Another thing Ive done is simplify what we eat - I was doing the fancy gourmet meals...now we are more likely to have a salad and grilled chicken or meat and 5 vege a couple of times a week and everyone is happy(ish). also I bake a cake or biscuits every week (with wholemeal flour of course!)and freeze them - it makes packing school lunches easier and you arent as tempted to buy so many prepackaged snacks for the lunchbox (except the grocery store bribe of course)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813652540538023883.post-55277397839055849302008-02-15T11:19:00.000-05:002008-02-15T11:19:00.000-05:00Another way to keep variety is to make meals that ...Another way to keep variety is to make meals that can easily be frozen so you can have dinner one night and then freeze it for a week and have it again. That way you aren't eating the same meal back to back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813652540538023883.post-45603416626055047302008-02-15T10:39:00.000-05:002008-02-15T10:39:00.000-05:00Food waste is a huge problem for me.Thos veggies w...Food waste is a huge problem for me.<BR/><BR/>Thos veggies wedged at the back of the fridge that I forgot about. Leftovers that no one wants. Old takeout that is growing fuzz.<BR/><BR/>I like the idea of writing down a daily menu!Gruppie Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830401478500471807noreply@blogger.com