tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post120785138330218964..comments2024-02-19T08:12:53.815-05:00Comments on The Right Thing: Day-old food takes on a new lifeJeffrey L. Seglinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15648051034425906705noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-55040473870810906662013-03-11T13:01:25.579-04:002013-03-11T13:01:25.579-04:00People buy discounted “damaged goods” in the form ...People buy discounted “damaged goods” in the form of dented cans at ordinary stores all the time. Couldn’t stores expand on that for stuff that has passed the expiration date but is still OK?<br />I am a volunteer for and contributor to The Society of Saint Andrew. Volunteers go into the fields to glean crops that aren’t “pretty enough” to be marketable but feed thousands of not-too-proud, hungry people every day. It’s a great program. For more information, go to http://www.endhunger.org/.Phil Cluttsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-18047920477678017932013-03-10T14:04:19.439-04:002013-03-10T14:04:19.439-04:00I have fed my family for years buying meat the day...I have fed my family for years buying meat the day of/day before sell-by date. I bring low-fat ground beef home, make spaghetti sauce with it, and freeze the excess for later meals. Same with chicken: bake some for tonight's dinner, simmer and then freeze the rest for casseroles or salad later. <br /><br />I do the same thing with bread. I save money with milk; buy dry milk solids and make buttermilk with it, using the last of the buttermilk in the fridge to start the culture. <br /><br />I've shopped at Harry's Farmers Market in Atlanta (now Whole Foods and not as good!) and bought bags of squash that didn't meet Harry's standard. Took the squash home and blanched and froze it. Buy veggies that are marked down and cook them as soon as you get home. <br /><br />That's what smart people on a tight budget do. <br /><br />Nothing wrong with it. No stigma.....just smart.Azalea Annienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-80488355513207644042013-03-10T12:50:31.244-04:002013-03-10T12:50:31.244-04:00Jeffrey,
The stigma is all in peoples' hea...Jeffrey,<br /> The stigma is all in peoples' heads. We saw the same thing when Walmart entered the grocery business, but the stigma wears away as more people learn of the deals they can get there. There will always be people who aren't willing to "lower themselves" to buy at such places, much as there continue to be with Walmart but ultimately it is those peoples' mindsets that are holding them back, not the opportunities availed to them.<br /><br />After seeing the food waste that goes on behind the scenes at a major US theme park, I welcome any attempt to get the food to where it can be used.<br /><br />William Jacobson, esq.<br />Anaheim, CAWilliam Jacobsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-49048702442092715932013-03-10T12:47:19.654-04:002013-03-10T12:47:19.654-04:00What is with these people??? The date is an arbit...What is with these people??? The date is an arbitrary number on the package. Not a due death date.<br /><br />And it is not castoff garbage. <br />If these people were really hungry, they would take whatever they could get. <br /><br />Anyhow, sell it where I live and I'll buy it. Why not????<br /><br />Alan OwseichikAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com