Leftovers.

A mindset that is changing.

For me at least. Leftovers used to be thrown into cute little containers to be put out to pasture on their own shelf in the fridge which sadly would prove their final pit-stop before the bin. Yes, mia culpa but I am changing. It wasn't a case of being too good for leftovers but more a case of either not seeing them ( okay, perhaps ignoring is a better term ) or having something else in mind for the following meal and thus perpetuating the fridge to bin cycle.

Turning vegan changes so many aspects of life. Our mindset improves and suddenly one does care about the animals, environment and the sheer stupidity of wastage.

When it comes to cooking pasta or rice I admit that I overestimate our appetite. Those dry bits of pasta look so darn little that I can't help but put more in...forgetting that it absorbs water and swells in size. At least I have never made too little. Left over pasta or should I say noodles, come in handy when making a stir-fry for lunch and even a mere handful of noodles feel comfortable amid the almost forgotten fridge vegetables. A carrot, a pepper and half a chicory with a few spoonfuls of ' leftover ' lentils made a huge plate of food for lunch today. A meal fit for a king...

Once the mental switch to be environmentally conscious is turned on, the sky is the limit and our own insanity the start. You know, even being aware of not wasting produces an insane amount of waste. When I see our pile of it I can't bear to think of our whole village's, country or world's waste polluting so much of our earth.

I know it is difficult to be environmentally conscious but even doing one or two things right each day is going to have a huge positive impact on the world and on ourselves. We should teach our kids and us really as well, to have more self esteem so that we don't have to fall victim of the current idea of;

people being solely judged by what they wear, where they live and what they post

because that alone will unshackle us from our constant need to shop in order to feel accepted by our friends, family and neighbours...

Biggi