Comments on: minimalizing the leftovers

By: Catz

Catz — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 22:44:56 +0000

I do this. I just plan large evening meals, like spag bol, pizza, curry, chicken dinner etc. I know exactly what I want on a week by week basis, and only get those ingredients (if we need them!). We hardly spend money on food shopping any more. It does get frustrating – especially ehen you have snack-cravings and there’s nothing to fill you with sugar!!

By: Summer

Summer — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:47:50 +0000

My husband and I having been buying food that way for at least a year. We weren’t doing to be minimalist, but because we have a strict budget of $35 a week for food. This month we decided to buy food for the entire month and spend $150 all at once (saving a little for milk later in the month). We discovered that:

1. we have lots more food and food choices than we did before
2. the food seems to last longer… we have no idea why
3. we have more leftovers get thrown out
4. we aren’t scrounging for food at the end of the week

We haven’t decided if this is a good or bad change. We are going to try to spend less next month and see if we still have enough and don’t throw out as much. I’ve gotta say, if you live week by week, your fridge and cabinets are practically bare. Not good if company comes over, but you can always take them out. It also helps you buy only exactly what you need for each meal -saving you money.

By: Sunshine

Sunshine — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:02:51 +0000

We are a family of four who live roughly along the lines of buying small quantities of fresh stuff and eating them before buying anything new. Also of eating left overs and oddities for some meals – my children actually love “a pot luck meal” – some of them are a little odd but nutritionally balanced nonetheless. As we are a family and we sometimes can’t make it to the shops we do have some reserves in the freezer and tins in a store cupboard in the utility room.

By: Liz

Liz — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 00:36:53 +0000

Today I went to the store to pick up the ingredients for a soup I was making. had I read your “left -overs” blog before I left, I would have approached you guys to see if you had anything in your fridge that I could have used. :-)

Anyway.. while at the store, I was tempted to purchase a totally useless item because there was a sign that said ” save $3 “. (like the clearance rack you mention in one of your blogs). I seriously picked it up and was about to put it in my cart, then said “do I need this? It’s an air freshener that looks like a candle flickering. I have a closet full of candles”. So I put it down and walked away. Had I never had the minimalist discussion with you I’m convinced I would have bought it.

By: Micaela

Micaela — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:36:56 +0000

I like your blog. Found it via zenhabits. I’ll keep tuning in!