Go and have a look in your fridge. Seriously, go and do it, I’ll wait right here…
So, are there any items in your fridge that you have been saving since back before Americans elected their first black president? Are there any items that you could not identify?
It makes you kinda wonder why you bother using those magical storage containers that keep your food fresh long enough to forget about it.
Making a conscious decision to avoid plastic has changed the way I think about leftovers. They go in a metal salad bowl with a glass plate on top. I will need that bowl within a day or two. I buy produce by weight and if anything goes to waste I always make a point of buying less the next time.
Soupmaking is a special kind of magic that I myself don’t practice, but I am an apprentice to a master who (almost) always remembers to look carefully around inside the fridge for those extra items that work as toss ins.
I have come to the conclusion that plastic containers and plastic wrap don’t end up ‘saving’ that much food in many households. Careful management will save a lot more.
NOTE: That’s not my fridge, it’s from Wikipedia.