Posted on 12/04/2017 10:48:37 PM PST by Oshkalaboomboom
Hurrah for the Co-Op! I’m no fan of supermarkets, but I’m delighted by its decision to introduce a ‘10p aisle’ to sell food that is past its ‘Best Before’ date in a determined effort to reduce waste.
The Co-Op isn’t known as an innovator, so it has stolen a march on Tesco and Sainsbury’s with an initiative that means a selection of products — tinned goods, dried foods etc — will stay on sale for one month after their ‘Best Before’.
I believe this is perfectly timed to take advantage of the public’s desire for a return to common sense when it comes to what we consume and an end to the needless binning of perfectly good food.
The average shopper spends — wastes — up to £60 a month on fruit, veg, bread and other perishables that will be thrown away because of spurious ‘Best Before’ dates. Worldwide, around 1.3 billion tons of food is dumped annually. This is madness — just as it’s crazy that British food banks and charities won’t accept food after its ‘Best Before’ date.
The reality is that supermarkets have groomed us, the food shopping public, to expect sanitised perfection. I feel especially sorry for younger generations brought up to think that ‘fresh’ food comes in a box or a plastic pot and that ‘Best Before’ dates must be religiously adhered to.
After the terrifying food safety lessons they had at school, many youngsters are scared of food in its raw state, whether it’s meat on a butcher’s slab or unpackaged salads in a market.
And if a piece of fruit is blemished, or a vegetable is wonky, they reject it.
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Any prepper worth his or her salt knows what foods last and what ones don't. We do most of our shopping buying food that is marked down 20% or more because it is approaching the "sell by" date. That's an instant 20% savings on our bill for perfectly good food.
I go straight to the discount bins while my daughter rounds up the free bread, meat and cheese samples.
while my daughter rounds up the free bread, meat and cheese samples.
You spend more money when you food shop while hungry.
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Thanks Oshkalaboomboom. I wonder what the "sell by" date is for Haggis?
From the article, “Pulses and rice can sit happily in the cupboard for long after the ‘Best Before’ date.”. What in the world are “pulses”?
Basically, dry beans grown year-round.
I used to be like you. However, after 4 major stomach surgeries I’m more careful about what I eat. I can’t take the chance on expired food anymore.
According to my British born and raised wife, beans and peas.
To clarify, the deals we buy are near expired food. Usually about two or three days before.
Best regards!
I assumed it had something to do with lasers.
Read about the S.S. Bertrand
When you talk about canned goods, for most, shelf life is a decade, minimum.
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I appreciate what you do to save money. The world would be a better place if everyone was as wise as you are.
Thanks. I got a really nice chuckle out of that one.
I HATE peas. It’s the only veg that I can really say that about.
You spend more money when you food shop while hungry.
He didn't say they were eating anything. His daughter was simply "rounding up" all the free goodies. She might have a refrigerated purse to collect and store the consumables. ;o)
That’s a “gut pile”, or entrails. It’s deer season.
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