Let's start with an easy one- leftover pineapple chunks from fish tacos and a little fresh squeezed OJ that didn't quite fit in the mason jars...Human! We made delicious guilt-free popsicles. No artificial colors or flavors, no wasteful (and annoying) plastic wrappers. Everybody is happy!
This is also an easy one. Bananas that are a little too ripe for eating. Well in our house that can only mean one thing (and the kids shout it from the rooftops), Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins!
I will post a recipe later. Jeepers and JoJo love helping measure and mix (and sneak little tastes) of the delicious batter. They eat these muffins as a treat (much better than eating a cupcake)If you read our post about the juicer, you know all about our love of making juice. However the juicer spits out all these extra fibers and skins that just have to be good for something. Who gets to eat it? If you answered "Chickens" you're right! The chickens love this stuff and it's good for them too.
After eating a bunch of grapes, there's always those little stragglers that fell off the vine or get a little too ripe for eating. Well, who gets to eat them? Humans! We're making raisins, of course. The recipe is Grapes + Sunshine. They're still in the process of drying out, so I'll post later when they're done.
The chickens love this stuff and it really reduces the amount of chicken feed we go through. The children love going out there and feeding the chickens. We feel a lot less guilty about food waste, because there is no such thing as waste anymore! (tip: keeping the bowl in the fridge with a lid is a great way to keep it from not stinking during the day or just feed the chickens after every meal)
After eating a bunch of grapes, there's always those little stragglers that fell off the vine or get a little too ripe for eating. Well, who gets to eat them? Humans! We're making raisins, of course. The recipe is Grapes + Sunshine. They're still in the process of drying out, so I'll post later when they're done.
Look at the picture below...Doesn't this look delicious? We keep a scrap bowl in the kitchen. While we're preparing or cleaning up meals we just toss all the wasted food in there. It's amazing how much food goes into that bowl every day! Sandwich crusts, apple cores, and whatever else gets fed to...the chickens!
The chickens love this stuff and it really reduces the amount of chicken feed we go through. The children love going out there and feeding the chickens. We feel a lot less guilty about food waste, because there is no such thing as waste anymore! (tip: keeping the bowl in the fridge with a lid is a great way to keep it from not stinking during the day or just feed the chickens after every meal)Next we have, well, you probably can't tell, but this is a picture of leftover apple fibers after we juiced apples. So, who gets to eat it?
After looking at all those delicious and healthy apple remnants I thought, "I can't just feed this to the chickens, there has to be a way we can eat this." If you answered "Human" you get a gold star! 
I made apple muffins. I used our freshly ground wheat, applesauce, and apple skin and fibers to make these muffins totally guilt free and surprisingly delicious. Not surprising they really fill you up too...kinda like a bran muffin. Of course, the kids helped make them, they're more excited about eating them. (I'll post my recipe later on.) 
Well there's only one left and you may be asking yourself, "When is that poor dog of theirs going to get any scraps?" Answer: only when we have chicken. We don't like feeding her lots of human food because it's not that healthy for her, but chicken is a main ingredient in her dog food.
Plus, Hubby has this thing about feeding the chickens chicken. Kind of a morbid thought- "Here's your friend, he tasted good to us, what do you think" sort of thing. So, here you go, Lola. You finally get a taste of those feather creatures that drive you crazy from our back window.
After looking at all those delicious and healthy apple remnants I thought, "I can't just feed this to the chickens, there has to be a way we can eat this." If you answered "Human" you get a gold star!
I made apple muffins. I used our freshly ground wheat, applesauce, and apple skin and fibers to make these muffins totally guilt free and surprisingly delicious. Not surprising they really fill you up too...kinda like a bran muffin. Of course, the kids helped make them, they're more excited about eating them. (I'll post my recipe later on.)Next up...Okay, here's a trick question- Orange rinds and peels. Living in AZ, we have an abundance of citrus trees. Many people have them growing in their front or backyards...we have orange and grapefruit. After eating or juicing the citrus there's always these peels left over. I'll post later about different ways to use your orange peels in your house (oils, pesticides, zest, etc.) but we're talking about consuming right now. Who gets to eat the orange peels?
It's a trick question because it's not a "who" its a "what." Give it back to the tree! Just throw used up peels down at the root of the tree and they'll give nutrients back to the tree- thereby producing- you got it- more oranges! Of course you could compost them as well, but we'll get there later.
It's a trick question because it's not a "who" its a "what." Give it back to the tree! Just throw used up peels down at the root of the tree and they'll give nutrients back to the tree- thereby producing- you got it- more oranges! Of course you could compost them as well, but we'll get there later.
Well there's only one left and you may be asking yourself, "When is that poor dog of theirs going to get any scraps?" Answer: only when we have chicken. We don't like feeding her lots of human food because it's not that healthy for her, but chicken is a main ingredient in her dog food.
Plus, Hubby has this thing about feeding the chickens chicken. Kind of a morbid thought- "Here's your friend, he tasted good to us, what do you think" sort of thing. So, here you go, Lola. You finally get a taste of those feather creatures that drive you crazy from our back window.So that's the game folks. How did you do?
I got them all right, but I was there when you made the apple muffins, so that might not have been fair. Looks like you are having fun!
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