Dimitri wrote:
>
> The other day I saw a very small amount of green beans saved in a plastic
> container.
>
> I admit I don't think that amount of food (maybe 3 or 4 forks full) is worth
> saving and I would have tossed it.
>
> What to you is worth saving and how do you determine it? Cost? Amount?
>
> Dimitri

We save all such small scraps and make soup from them once a week.
There's no good reason to throw it out. Even with the 'scraps' there's
still plenty of room in the fridge.