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Project Leftover: Waste Less and Eat More!

1/19/2017

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Hello beautiful Vixen!! 
Let's get real for a minute shall we?!.....I REALLY appreciate you.  Like really, really for really realz.  It's hard to be a coach, to be on point all the time, to be organized and to try to avoid those "scream/cry-into-my-pillow" moments. 

Well, sometimes I'm disorganized, I do scream/cry into my pillow and I'm REALLY good at making typos but you're still here, and that just warms my heart to the absolute core.   Since you're a Vixen like me, we're also very good at getting re-organized, meditating instead of pillow-screaming and spell checking our shit before it goes out lol! #liveavixen

Honestly, thank you for keeping me accountable, thank you for staying engaged and THANK YOU for holding me to the highest version of myself.  I honestly couldn't do it without you. Moving on! 


PROJECT LEFTOVER........ stop wasting food, use what you have and SAVE MONEY!  Enjoy and share this with your friends!!  


  • Cook Once, Eat Twice 
    • When you’re cooking dinner, make sure to cook enough for that night AND another meal. 
    • Re-design the meat you cooked in salads, as wraps or chopped up in a skillet with fresh veggies. 
    • Thinking this way will add a bit more to your grocery list, but you’ll end up with delicious food for every meal! 
 
  • Know How Long Food Lasts
    • Cooked meats and seafood -3 days. 
    • Cooked veggies, soups, and casseroles – 4 days. 
    • Hardboiled eggs- 7 days. 
    • Raw veggies- 7 days. 
    • Un-refrigerated fruits- 3 days (except apples, they last longer!). 
    • General rule of thumb: use your nose! 
 
  • Chillen Out
    • Refrigerate or freeze within 2 hours if the food isn’t hot. 
    • Cool hot foods down uncovered before you store and refrigerate.
    • Make sure your fridge is at lest 40 degrees (F).  
    • The freezer is your friend- try storing broth or berries in ice cube trays. 
 
  • Storage
    • Shallow containers are best for leftovers. 
    • Eliminate air and water from whatever storage container you’re using. 
    • Glass over plastic, ALWAYS. 
 
  • Reheating 
    • Reheat thoroughly, stovetop is best, avoid microwaving if possible. It’s less convenient but the nutrients/molecules in your food will stay intact. 
    • Add fat to the pan (EVOO, coconut oil, almond oil, ghee, duck fat, rendered pork lard).
    • Rule of thumb: reheat to at least 160 degrees (F).
 
  • Over-Ripened Fruit 
    • Make a smoothie and add some greens. 
    • Mash it up and make it into a coulis. 
    • Turn them into a salsa with fresh cilantro, lime and hot peppers (mmmm, pineapple salsa!). 
    • Make something baked- think breads, granola/protein bars. 
 
  • Leftover Meats and Fish 
    • Slice and dice, excellent with a dash of salt and pepper on their own.  
    • Use them in frittatas, omelets, on top of salads, turn into a casserole, soup or shepherds pie (I love me some leftover meat and kale soup!). 
    • Freeze for later in a Ziplock (remove all the air). 
    • Turn leftover fish into pan fried fish cakes.
 
  • Leftover Veggies
    • Do a simply re-heat on the stove and add some sliced or diced meat for a yummy skillet. 
    • Leftover veggies are amazing in frittatas! 
    • Make a soup and add the cooked veggies toward the end. 
    • If you have leftover raw veggies- PICKLE THEM. 
    • Mashed cauliflower makes an excellent topping for a shepherds pie. 
    • Cauliflower rice can be repurposed as Spanish rice, pilaf or in a veggie and meat skillet. 
 
  • Other Leftover Items 
    • Turn leftover mashed sweet potatoes into potato pancakes with green onion.
    • Make deviled eggs from leftover hard boiled eggs. 
    • Leftover spaghetti sauce is awesome as a stuffed bell pepper topping. 
 
  • Spice It Up!​
    • Add fresh herbs, oregano and tarragon are my favorites. 
    • Use little fresh ground pepper and sea salt. 
    • Add some broth to create more moisture. 
    • Use your favorite hot sauce or add fresh jalapeños.

There you have it, I hope you enjoyed this post and please leave questions or comments below! 

Live to Thrive, 
Lauren 
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    I'm Lauren.  I teach women how to be happy through setting and smashing their most passionate goals.   I love pickles, experimenting in the kitchen and leaving everything better than how I found it! 

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