The Freezer Project

So we're back here again.  I have a shitload of food in my house that needs a special effort to get eaten because otherwise it will sit there forever.

There are four big problem areas: 

The Fridge:
This is both most and least problematic.  It drives me crazy that food sits here and goes bad and gets thrown out, but at least the food goes bad and gets thrown out.  This means that we don't run out of refrigerator room all the time, and when we do, there's a simple solution - throw away anything that has green crap on it or has gone scary slimy.

The Freezer:
It drives squant crazy that he always has to re-pack the freezer every time I buy something frozen because all the other frozen shit I bought is still in there threatening to tumble out and kill the cat everytime you open the freezer.  Also it's just not good that I buy frozen food and don't eat it.  The problem here is that I always want convenience, but when it comes right down to it if I'm too lazy to cook one night we're going out for a burrito.  (Diet update - the definition of "burrito" has been expanded to include the possibility of a taco salad which is good.)  Hence, the freezer fills up.

The Cupboard:
It's just chock full or rice (4 or 5 types probably) noodles, canned food (I'm guessing we have 8 cans of assorted beans), a box of vegan egg replacer? etc.  This stuff needs to be eaten.  Period.  That's why we buy it, right?

The Earthquake Food:
Under one of the cupboards is a stash of what we refer to as "earthquake food."  This is a collection of food with a long shelf life that does not actually need to be cooked - things like polenta, canned soup, dried fruit, nuts, etc.  The problem with the earthquake food is that long shelf life != infinite shelf life, and that food all needs to be eaten and replaced periodically.  I'm proud that we're as prepared for the BIG ONE as we are, but it's time to revolve the stuff out. 

Unfortunately, first we've got to tackle the Fridge, the Freezer, and the Cupboard.

All this just means that we're lucky as shit that we have the choice to take on the burden of trying to eat everything we buy.  Yes, the motivation is really more miserly and completionist than it is being aware of the starving world, but you can't complain about all the damn food you have to eat without thinking about those with a much more real complaint about food, unless you're a terrible person.

I try not to be that.