[Benlights]

Reading about food waste has always bothered me. Growing up in a Jewish orthodox household wasting food was verboten. There is even a mitzvah (commandment) regarding wasting food and or resources[1].

I think that mindset drove me to be named the "leftovers king" by my extended family, as I repurpose leftovers into delicious meals.

There are a couple techniques that can help turn fridge leftovers into really good meals besides for soup. You can make an amazing Frittata using whatever leftover veg and protein you have.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bal_tashchit

[nyc_pizzadev]

Yup, I would say a lot of families are very conscious about not wasting food. These habits are still being passed down to future generations. But as this article points out, the biggest sources of waste are producers, distributors, and sellers. Not sure what can be done to remedy that waste.

[EricE]

Leftovers are awesome. I just got done recycling some leftover In 'n Out fries in an omelette this morning (and for those wondering how you can have left over fries - I intentionally bought an extra serving yesterday so I could have leftovers today)