"I love Sunny Anderson, her shows, her personality, her recipes. But I was amazed that she would suggest throwing away the celery, onion, and carrot used in the coq au vin recipe on this TV episode. If one would take the stringy fibers off the celery, scrape the carrot, etc., those veggies be eaten, saved to add to tomorrow's soup, used as an omelet filling, or frozen to add to a future casserole or stew or sauce.

Maybe in the future, so could say something like, "if you don't want to eat those veggies now, you can freeze them for later use in a soup or something." Takes just a few more words than suggesting one throw them in the trash.

I still love Sunny--I'm just older and have more life experience--like having to go to bed hungry many times as a child because our family didn't have enough food to go around.

"I love Sunny Anderson, her shows, her personality, her recipes. But I was amazed that she would suggest throwing away the celery, onion, and carrot used in the coq au vin recipe on this TV episode. If treated properly to begin with (celery wiped off, the carrot cleaned, etc.) it could be eaten, saved to add to tomorrow's soup, used as an omelet filling, or frozen to add to a future casserole or stew or sauce. It may not be tasty enough for Sunny, but many of us view throwing perfectly good food in the trash as disrespectful of the food itself as well as a waste of hard earned money.

Maybe in the future, so could say something like, "if you don't want to eat those veggies now, you can freeze them for later use in a soup or something." Takes just a few more words than saying they don't have to be cleaned because you're going to throw them in the trash.

I still love Sunny--I'm just older and have more life experience. :)