Grocery Day

Well, today is Friday and it's grocery day in my world. I have two teen boys and if I am even a day late on groceries, I hear about it! So before I began to write out my meals for the week, I ran across an article on the Wasted Food blog. I was floored to read how much food is wasted in America. Apparently Americans waste 40% of their food supply; up from 28% in 1974. That's 96 billion pounds of food, 1400calories per day per person. Wow. And we all know about the hunger problem in American, let alone in other parts of the world. Light bulb moment. I went to the fridge. Not completely full, but plenty of leftovers. Freezer. Full. Freezer in the garage ( I know, but like I said I have two teen boys) Full. Full of random stuff, that I have not bothered to figure out what to do with. I bet I could make a two day menu just from what I have in my pantry. I throw away, or let rot, too much food, sad but true. But the first step in changing is awareness. I'm going to challenge myself to use everything in my fridge and make meals based on what I already have. The great side benefit to this challenge is it will save tons of money. It's good to try and be part of the solution rather than the problem.