I always used the RTC sections in supermarkets, even before the recession. People used to look down on me but now there are queues of customers waiting for the man with his trolley. You get fantastic value on fruits and vegs that are perfectly ok, some are not even ripe yet, but they have a best before date on the package (for fruits and vegs? I don’t know you came up with that one, but it was genius – get people to throw food quicker), desserts, breads and pastries. I shy away from meat and fish because I like it to be as fresh as possible and I never consume meat that’s too close to the use by date (did it once and ended up with food poisoning so never again. May be it was pure coincidence, though). Most things can be frozen if you don’t plan to eat it the same day, and bread will keep for a few days.
Monday 30 August, 2010 at 3:44 pm
I always used the RTC sections in supermarkets, even before the recession. People used to look down on me but now there are queues of customers waiting for the man with his trolley. You get fantastic value on fruits and vegs that are perfectly ok, some are not even ripe yet, but they have a best before date on the package (for fruits and vegs? I don’t know you came up with that one, but it was genius – get people to throw food quicker), desserts, breads and pastries. I shy away from meat and fish because I like it to be as fresh as possible and I never consume meat that’s too close to the use by date (did it once and ended up with food poisoning so never again. May be it was pure coincidence, though). Most things can be frozen if you don’t plan to eat it the same day, and bread will keep for a few days.