The Bite:
Think again. Instead of tossing stale bread, whip up some delicious bread pudding, bruschetta, panzanella or French toast. You might never bother with fresh bread again (but please do continue to bother with fresh socks).
Think day-old bread's the culinary equivalent of twice-worn socks?
05.02.2007
Submitted by tmeronek on Wed, 05/02/2007 - 12:01am.
The Benefits:
- Less bread = less bread packaging = less waste!
- Cheap eats. At the store, day-old bread costs a third to half as much as fresh bread.
- Smaller landfills. Although bread's biodegradable, it takes years to decompose in a landfill, where light, water and bacteria are scarce.
- Tastier than you might think.
Personally Speaking:
Heather makes a mean bruschetta - just don't tell her to call it "brew-SHE-tuh."
Wanna Try:
Check for mold (which isn't good for birds either) before using.
Cocktail Fact
You can tell which day of the week a bread loaf was baked by the color of its plastic twist tag. (Colors depend on region and store.)
Bang For The Bite
If 10,000 Biter families of 4 eat all the unspoiled food they typically throw away, in a year we'll save a collective $6,000,000.
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