Re: Leftovers Re: thoughts on eating/killing animals

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Tamara wrote:

> It was beaten into my head as a child to " clean my plate " and I am

> also very careful to eat leftovers, not waste food,

I think a lot of us had that style of upbringing - I was forever made to

feel guilty that someone somewhere in Ethiopia was starving because I

was reluctant to overeat.

Of course those were not the words used, and we did not know better

then. Hard habit to break after all these years.

What I do with leftovers is make soup or add them to my version of

hamburger helper. Definitely improves the flavour.

I try to cook a little more than I need at my last meal because a little

leftover supper goes great for breakfast to improve an omelette or to

add to the vegetables as " gravy " or whatever.

> not buy more food

> than I can eat before it goes bad -- which can be tough when I'm just

> one person and veggies are sold in these big bunches.

When I get veggies on sale, I figure how much I can eat fresh, and

immediately freeze the rest in meal-size amounts in ziplocs.

> I do especially feel bad about wasting meat. Sometimes the cat will

> eat it -- dogs will eat anything!

I can eat meat till the cows come home :-))

I seldom have leftovers but if I did - I can turn it into sloppy joes

with new gravy or added mushrooms and tomato, or one of the above ideas.

> Sometimes leftovers don't taste so good,

If you refrigerate or freeze immediately they will be great in soup.

> and some people have

> allergies to microscopic molds in leftovers

Cooked food can not grow mold in the first 24 hours, so if you

refrigerate/freeze/cook-and-freeze immediately after the meal, there is

no danger of this. Leftovers should be refrigerated right after the meal

where they are left over, and unless they are to be eaten within 24

hours in a *specific pre-planned meal*, they should be frozen (or cooked

and frozen). Even frozen lettuce is good in soup and provides great

pigment for antioxidant along with mild flavour - just chop it fine

while frozen, then add last.

Careful food handling is really important. The fridge/freezer is your

friend, and time is not :-) It is ages since I tossed any

nutrients/food; it comes with planning (and lack of income).

Namaste,

IRene

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Re: Leftovers Re: thoughts on eating/killing animals

> I was forever made to

> feel guilty that someone somewhere in Ethiopia was starving because I

> was reluctant to overeat.

Somewhere around I have a mug that says, " Drink your coffee, there are

people in India sleeping "

There are a certain number of people who never do get it, and a few who

" click " right away...

;-) Ellen

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Ellen wrote:

> Somewhere around I have a mug that says, " Drink your coffee, there are

> people in India sleeping "

Good one:-))

> There are a certain number of people who never do get it, and a few who

> " click " right away...

They need my click pen that says:

" Be sure brain is in gear before engaging pen "

.......Irene

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yes you are right, that's surely important aswell and speaks of respect to

what we get

Leftovers Re: thoughts on eating/killing animals

> It was beaten into my head as a child to " clean my plate " and I am

> also very careful to eat leftovers, not waste food, not buy more food

> than I can eat before it goes bad -- which can be tough when I'm just

> one person and veggies are sold in these big bunches.

>

> I do especially feel bad about wasting meat. Sometimes the cat will

> eat it -- dogs will eat anything!

>

> Sometimes leftovers don't taste so good, and some people have

> allergies to microscopic molds in leftovers.... we can learn to cook

> smaller amounts.

>

> - T

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> > Tamara,

> >

> > I cannot speak for the entire group. As for me, it seems perfectly

> natural

> > to be ambivalent about our place on the food chain. It is tough to

> be the

> > animal that needs to kill/eat meat, while also being the animal that

> possesses

> > the intellect to perceive the sentient beings that die for us.

> >

> > After trying vegetarian many years ago, and being

> sick/hungry/light-headed

> > constantly, I decided not to fight biology, and I have since

> accepted that I am

> > designed with certain nutritional needs, and I need to meet those

> needs to survive.

> >

> > However, we can certainly focus on buying meat from humane sources,

> such as

> > farmers and ranchers who raise grass-fed, open-range animals. We

> can get

> > involved in groups that monitor and lobby for humane

> slaughterhouses, etc.

> >

> > In this regard, it is also of utmost importance not to waste food.

> This is

> > something that after 14 years, my husband and I still argue about.

> He will

> > not eat leftovers. I say we must eat them. If I have leftover

> chicken, then

> > tomorrow I will slice it and put it on a salad. I am not going to

> throw it

> > away, then go out and buy more chicken. Lots of people do not eat

> leftovers,

> > and this just causes many animals to be killed needlessly. THAT IS

> A CRIME!!!

> >

> > Donna

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