Go through at the end of each week and make two things: a minestrone soup such as mentioned above (I make mine with tomato sauce and it is vegetarian), throwing in leftover vegetables that might be getting wilted, and for another meal, a nice omellete with all sorts of other meats, cheeses, vegetables, that will go bad if not eaten right away. Have a clean out the fridge dinner every week with the little samples of stuff you have in little containers. Maybe that is the night you also serve a nice apple pie or something healthy for dessert. mg