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。

　　9、Past-their-sell-by-date fruits and veggies

　　下架果蔬

　　Though it might look a bit past its prime， some overripe produce has its privileges—bananabread， for one。 Every grandkid’s favorite comfort food is moistened and flavored by bananasthat have gone just a little brown。 One-ingredient banana ice cream is another heavenlyapplication。

　　这看着好像是有点儿熟过头了，但有的过熟农产品也有其优势，香蕉面包便是一例。儿孙辈最爱的爽心美食就是需要在表皮有点点发黑的香蕉润泽下，增其风味。香蕉冰淇淋，成分单一，却是有一道人间美味。

(责任编辑：田学江)