SAVE THE VEGETABLES!

First the slap on the wrist. If you were perfect, you would not have any old vegetables. You would have bought, grown, cooked sufficient vegetables for you and your families needs. On the other hand, if you were perfect, you probably would not need to read any of my articles either because you would know everything there is to know about environmentalism, be doing it all already and polishing up your halo in your spare moments.

For all those perfect people, this article is not addressed to you. Those of you who do not feel that you deserve to be described as perfect, read on.

There are a number of ways you can waste vegetables. Here are a few:

• Buying more than you need:
  Now some of these are going off in your fridge or vegetable rack.
• Cooking more than you need:
  Now you still have cooked vegetables and nobody wants to eat any more.
• Growing too many vegetables:
  You decided to be environmentally friendly and grow your own, but Mother Nature has been rather too bountiful.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

Here are all the answers that you did not know you wanted until you read this article. Arn't you glad you decided to read it now.

Bought too much?

All those extra vegetables you bought are now getting old/slimy and not fit to eat. What do you do? Here are a few suggestions:

• The outside leaves from a lettuce can be fed to pet animals such as rabbits or guinea pigs. Don't give pet animals rotten food but outside leaves which would otherwise be thrown away are perfectly acceptable as are carrot tops.
• Put disgusting or slimy vegetables directly into the compost bin. What do you mean you have no compost bin. Shame on you!
• Small bulb vegetables like radishes can be planted and seeded. Simply stick rooting radishes in a small plant pot and water regularly. Collect seeds after flowers have set and replant these in your garden for your own supply of radishes. I am sure you can think of other vegetables you can treat in the same way.

Cooked too much?

One portion of peas left over in the pan. Too much mash potato. Sweetcorn that nobody wants.

• Peas, sweetcorn etc can be added to a stew. If you are not making a stew at present, freeze small quantities of these in a spare icecube tray, top up with water and drop these vegetable icecubes into the next stew you make.
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