Americans chuck about 20 pounds of food every month， costing us anywhere from $28 to $43per person。 Part of that is an aversion to food we might consider below-standard。 There‘sbeen a movement in the past couple years to start embracing ugly but still perfectly goodfood， and educating cooks about the food scraps they shouldn’t be tossing。

　　美国人平均每人每月丢弃20磅的食物，人均浪费28到43美元不等。部分原因在于人们觉得有些食物“不达标”，有厌恶情绪。过去几年里，人们开始接受貌丑但仍是好的食物了，教厨师了解他们不该扔的厨余。

　　Read on for 10 food scraps you can re-purpose in recipes and more， creating delicious mealswith odds and ends you may have overlooked。

　　以下10种厨余你可以重新纳入你的食谱，用这些边边角角独创几道你曾忽视的美味吧。

　　7、Stalks and stems

　　蔬菜梗、茎

　　Yes， broccoli stalks can be made into slaw， served in a stir fry， or even made into a pesto。Chard stems can be stringy， but delicious when blanched and grilled。 Remember， too， thatthose stalks frequently contain as many nutrients as the other part of the vegetables。Broccoli stalks alone are full of potassium， protein， and vitamin B。

　　对，西兰花梗可以拌卷心菜色拉，大火快炒下，还可以做香蒜沙司。甜菜茎可能因为纤维多而比较难嚼，但汆水烫用火烤后就味美了。同样要记得，那些梗通常和其他部分一样有营养。单西兰花梗就富含钾元素、蛋白质和维生素B。

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