1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to find ways to use it up. 4 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:26,239 Speaker 1: A little thought and a few flexible recipes and tricks 5 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 1: and tools can mean less waste, which can save time 6 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 1: and money. I spent a few minutes on the morning 7 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 1: I wrote this episode cutting up apples. We went apple 8 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:44,160 Speaker 1: picking for a second time this fall because my kids 9 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 1: really love it. This was a great family activity. The 10 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 1: only problem was that we still had a dozen apples 11 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: left over from the last apple picking session. They were 12 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: getting a little long in the tooth in the fridge. 13 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:04,319 Speaker 1: No one was likely to pick them up and eat them. 14 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:07,759 Speaker 1: But the good news is that even old apples work 15 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:11,680 Speaker 1: well in apple sauce. So I cut up the apples, 16 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:16,839 Speaker 1: simmered them in some water, added some sugar, mashed it all, 17 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: and voila chunky, but good apple sauce. No need to 18 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:29,680 Speaker 1: throw anything out. Just about any food can be rescued 19 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: from the garbage can if you rely on a few 20 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 1: flexible kinds of foods Apples turned into apple sauce, Bananas, blueberries, 21 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 1: and most other kinds of fruit can be frozen and 22 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 1: turned into smoothies, which can incorporate random bits like two 23 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: leftover pieces of pineapple without much trouble. I eat a 24 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 1: lot of leftovers already, but I recently realized that cooking 25 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:58,279 Speaker 1: up a batch of rice mint I could make even 26 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: more meals out of any given patch of leftovers by 27 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 1: turning the main components into a stir fry. Mix a 28 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 1: protein and veggies and sauce with the rice, and it's great. 29 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 1: Add any more veggies that might otherwise go bad in 30 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:18,079 Speaker 1: the fridge and it all gets even better. Eggs can 31 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 1: incorporate a lot of veggies that might otherwise go bad 32 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: too if you scramble it all together. Askin soups, anyone 33 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 1: wanting to reduce food waste should figure out a good 34 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 1: kitchen sink soup recipe, as in everything can go in it, 35 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: but the kitchen sink. Old kale and peppers can work 36 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 1: as well as old spinach and celery. It's always a 37 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 1: different soup. Just brown some aromatics, add some broth, simmer 38 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 1: for a long time, and season to taste. These flexible 39 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:53,919 Speaker 1: recipes are a tool for reducing food waste, but there 40 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: are other techniques and tools that reduce other kinds of 41 00:02:57,200 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: household waste. If the sham who is no longer flowing 42 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:05,240 Speaker 1: out of your bottle add a little water, you'll get 43 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:07,639 Speaker 1: at least a few more days out of it before 44 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 1: you need to buy a new bottle. The same is 45 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: true for dish soap. If you wear makeup, a stick 46 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 1: of concealer might dip below the top of its tube, 47 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 1: but a Q tip can get more out and score 48 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:26,360 Speaker 1: you another week between purchases. If you have printed too 49 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 1: many pages or no longer need what you've printed, the 50 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: backside of these pages can become the perfect canvas for 51 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: children's artwork or your own art if you'd like to 52 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 1: doodle now. Of course, none of these ideas is going 53 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 1: to save a lot of money, and hence not a 54 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 1: lot of the time that it takes to earn the money, 55 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 1: or at the time it takes to purchase new items. 56 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 1: But it feels good not to have to throw a 57 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 1: dozen apples away because they're a little discolored. Dishes that 58 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 1: can incorporate lots of veggies, like soups or stir fries, 59 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: lead to healthier eating. You hardly even notice all the 60 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: greens that you are eating that this happens to save 61 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 1: green and be green for the earth. It's really just 62 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:18,679 Speaker 1: an added bonus. If you've got genius ways of using 63 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 1: things up, I would love to hear about them. I 64 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:26,040 Speaker 1: would particularly like to hear your soup recipes. You can 65 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 1: email me at Laura at Laura vander Kim dot com. 66 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:36,720 Speaker 1: In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and 67 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 1: here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody, 68 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:48,680 Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me 69 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:52,359 Speaker 1: your tips, your questions, or anything else. 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