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A comment on 40% of U.S. food wasted. Parent comment

Re:40% of U.S. food wasted by PotatoEngineer on Wednesday August 22, 2012 @06:16PM (#4419928)
Not everything is good as leftovers. A fair amount of Chinese food, salads, and cooked vegetables don't reheat well or don't make good leftovers.
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Re:40% of U.S. food wasted by sray on Wednesday August 22, 2012 @08:27PM (#4420296)
Isn't that the kind of not-valuing-food mentality the article talks about? Your reheated vegetables are going to be overcooked and your fried-and-sauced Chinese will get soggy, but they're still edible. They still provide sustenance.

I love fine food, but not every meal has to be amazingly delicious. In the end, it's about putting energy into your body, so why not lower your standards a bit and eat last night's soggy orange chicken for lunch?

As an aside, you can improve your leftovers with proper preparation. For example, yaks_hairbrush above claims that chicken strips and fries don't reheat well, but I reheat fried foods in the oven regularly, and they're perfectly edible.

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Re:40% of U.S. food wasted by kamaal on Thursday August 23, 2012 @02:22AM (#4421172)
>>They still provide sustenance.

People who have luxury don't really worry about sustenance.

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