Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bet they don't drink ranch
Bet they don't enjoy sunshine
Bet they have stone hearts

-Flip Driscoll

Getting old. Quick.

Not nearly as clever as he thinks.

I’m a leftover eater but I have a family member that is not supposed to eat many leftovers due to her allergies. Something about chemicals the food releases over time. If she eats chicken that was cooked more than 24 hours prior, her allergies or asthma act up.

I don't do leftovers. I simply don't like how they taste reheated. Our kids don't seem to mind so we feed them leftovers from our dinner each night.

Generally, I use leftovers for lunches and pack them in individual-serving containers right after the meal. A single serving that I know I'll bring for lunch the next day goes in the fridge, anything beyond that goes in the freezer. Or, if it's something like leftover roast, chicken, etc. I use it to make another meal, e.g. leftover roast chicken ends up in enchiladas, leftover beef in a soup or shepherds pie. Those meals were basically designed to use up leftovers. We rarely have exactly the same meal from leftovers the next evening.

My parents believe any food that's more than a few hours old, even in the fridge, is a health hazard, so I've had trouble persuading them that left-overs, properly stored, are safe.

But in general, I agree that there is no reason to cook more than enough for one meal, unless you are the general factotum and can't stand the drudgery of cooking twice a day, or you are making your favorite dish that you know you can eat several times in a row.

Anonymous wrote:We don’t do left overs because no one ever eats it. It goes to waste. So like the other poster, we just make enough for that one meal. It actually saves up money as we aren’t throwing out food

Me too. I'm not throwing out leftovers, I'm just not creating them.

This year ILs hosted Thanksgiving and made exactly enough of most dishes. There were some leftovers, but none of turkey or stuffing. DH is disgruntled but I think it's fantastic.

We don’t do left overs because no one ever eats it. It goes to waste. So like the other poster, we just make enough for that one meal. It actually saves up money as we aren’t throwing out food

Anonymous wrote:I look forward to the leftovers.

If I had grown up eating them for days on end though, maybe I wouldn't like them now.

Sunday lunch is often a fend for yourself meal if there is enough in the fridge.

I grew up eating them and didn't like them for a time. Now I love them, if only because I don't have to prep lunch.
We also do a Sunday lunch from leftovers/ cheese, crackers, pickles

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bet they don't drink ranch
Bet they don't enjoy sunshine
Bet they have stone hearts

-Flip Driscoll

Getting old. Quick.

No it’s not! Love Flip Driscoll!

Anonymous wrote:Leftovers are great when it is a delicious meal. However, Turkey is a meh meat, and most of TG menu item is low-class. If you are craving the TG leftover then I feel sorry for the shit food you eat all the time.

We do TG because of tradition, but we are actually used to delicious food, and so for us the TG leftovers are something that goes to our help or anyone else who wants it.

Yep. Life is short. Eat well as much as possible.

It is gross to have all the leftovers in the fridge. And Thanksgiving leftovers are seriously carb heavy, turkey and sweets.

Nobody needs days worth of carb overdosing. Nobody likes dry re heated turkey. Sweets are best day they’re made, so they’re not worth the calories it 2-3 days later.

I look forward to the leftovers.

If I had grown up eating them for days on end though, maybe I wouldn't like them now.

Sunday lunch is often a fend for yourself meal if there is enough in the fridge.

My family is middle class.
I used to do leftovers but after years with my family, I noticed no one eats them EVER, and I wind up having to clean out the fridge and throw them all out anyway.
So now, I am very careful when I cook portions, and I try not to have leftovers. I buy a lot less at the grocery store and I go more often to buy things fresher (like veggies and produce). If we do have leftovers, I really push my kids "are you REALLY going to heat this back up?" and normally they say no. So I throw out most leftovers.

Has zero to do with "low class" or anything to do with money. Just has to do with wanting a clean fridge!

My first response is to wonder what their credit rating and debt load is like.

Anonymous wrote:Leftovers are great when it is a delicious meal. However, Turkey is a meh meat, and most of TG menu item is low-class. If you are craving the TG leftover then I feel sorry for the shit food you eat all the time.

We do TG because of tradition, but we are actually used to delicious food, and so for us the TG leftovers are something that goes to our help or anyone else who wants it.

Haha. Good satire.