Tips to saving grocery money: Stop Tossing Tomatoes
July 26, 2010Second in the series of stretching food dollars. Practical tips for what usually gets tossed in the trash. I usually talk about using whole grains, but this fits into the healthy & frugal lifestyle as well. Visit our store: www.millersgrainhouse.com or get our FREE RECIPES at: www.eatgrains.com
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@OzarkdArc – WOW! This is an idea – I will add some to the veggie stock jar (have onion ends, carrott ends, celery leaves – which I hate except in soup stock) – now some tomato stem ends!! SWEET!!
This all gets strained through cloth anyways so the ends will add more flavor! THANKS!
Best Blessings!
Donna
@Lookdownhereiam – Glad you enjoyed this! Don’t feel bad, it didn’t occur to me for the longest time…and others always give me ideas….like the one just before yours about adding the ends to soup stock (they did go to the compost bin, but some in soup stock – with those annoying celery leaves sounds great!)
Thanks for your kind words of encouragment – glad to help in any way possible!
Best Blessings!
Donna
Thanks again! wow. And I just threw out an end of a tomatoe yesterday………I could have cut that up!! lol No more. Your awesome.
could you maybe boil then drain the part you want to compost to add to soup stock or something ?
@cooksalot1
i also always cut out that core part before slicing
No problem, just figured you got busy. But I use alot of your tips around my home, so thank you for helping me save money and become an acceptional wife. God bless.
I tend to mutilate the poor thing if I remove the core first – so I work backwords (o: (story of my life…I’ve always been a bit backwards) (o:
Hope your friends find this useful! Thanks for sharing it!
Best Blessings!
Donna
I can eat them that way to. Like an apple! I’m now wishing it were summer so we could get some GOOD fresh ones!
Thanks for the comment!
Best Blessings!
Donna
So very glad you did! Thanks for the kind comment!
Best Blessings!
Donna
Our chickens would get the tiny core of anything we couldn’t eat. They loved the treat!
Good idea!
Best Blessings!
Donna
Thank you for your kind words! Hope this is helpful!
Best Blessings!
Donna
You are too kind!
I have NO idea why YouTube did not notify me that you had posted this comment 6 months ago!!! Wow. I must seem like I’ve ignored you! So sorry!
Thank you so very much for your encouraging words! It is a JOY to be of service!!
Best Blessings!
Donna
I always cut out that core part before even slicing. Just cring at the thought of wasting any. See mom I payed attention. Gonna have to pass on your video to some peeps I know.
When it comes to home grown tomatos I pick and eat the whole thing with a touch of salt and pepper. My teenaged son watched me do that and was horrified at first, but I convinced him to try it just once and he now eats the whole tomato! To me the stem part is very good too. It can be added finely chopped to a fresh salsa and noone would even know it was there and it wouldn’t be wasted either.
looks good i found this video useful
If you have chickens, goats, etc. they love the tomato ends. We used to chop up potato peelings, onions scraps, whatever and cook them up until a little soft..they loved those too.
Do you know how awesome you are? I wopuld love to live in your house for a week to see how you run your home and save money. You are helping alot of people with your videos. God bless you, you are a blessing.
We (in our home) grow several varieties as well. Our favourite are yellow striped heirlooms. Soft & tasty!
Exactly what my father said -”roughage and good for the system” (o:
The lessons of not wasting is one I’ve had to self-teach because my generation by and large (here in the US at least) was not taught frugality too well. Praying my kids have ‘got it’ from watching us learn! They seem on track!
Thanks for watching and commenting! Glad to have your perspective!
Blessings! Donna
Our tomatoes may differ from yours and of course there are many varieties, I am currently growing 8 types at the moment. I was brought up to never waste anything, that’s a lesson for the next generation. Talking of apples, yes I do eat the core it’s something I have done since a child after watching my grandfather, It’s roughage and good for your system
I know. I’ve seen people do that (toss the tops and bottoms) for real! They just are doing what they’ve seen someone else do…and it is costly!
But not EVERYONE here in the USA does that…so…
Okay – wait – do you eat the stem part?
My father (from English parents) actually used to eat the whole apple, core and all…
Best Blessings!
Donna
Sorry so long with my reply…hope to be on youtube more soon….
I love to hear this stuff!
We actually do that here at our home too…well, no dairy delivery…but composting the same way!
For those who grew gardens in the depression, food was not a problem and no soup lines for them, my grandfather often had enough to share with other hungry people.
We should all resurrect this art!
Thanks for sharing!
Donna
This is a wonderful tip! Thank you so much! I’m subscribing to your channel and will be checking the rest of your videos.
Hi! Thanks for the kind words! I’m happy to be of service.
You may also like the video I put up today – super secret sales at grocery stores….if you click on my ‘ID’ it should take you to my channel and you can see it there. Not sure how else to tell you where it is unless you subscribed!
Best Blessings!
Donna
im pretty young and all and how u just saved up 2 hole tomateos will help me in the future when i have to feed my family thx for the tip
i take it tomato gravy would be like a thick tomato soup ?
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