What to do with the bread crusts your kids won't eat

A while back we chatted about the problem of uneaten sandwich crusts. Krista chooses not to fight that battle with her kids, and, instead, puts the crusts to good use elsewhere:

I cut off and save the crusts BEFORE I make the sandwich. I then do cool things with the crusts:

• I dry them out and then pulverize them in the blender for dried bread crumbs.
• I cut them into bite-sized cubes, toss with olive oil, salt, garlic and italian seasoning, and then toast them in the oven to make croutons.
• I toast the whole crust stick to make dippers for tomato soup or cream of chicken. Kids love dipping!

Another idea: Bread Pudding! Save the crusts in a Ziploc bag in the freezer till you have enough. (I always freeze my bread.)

Comments

[margaret]

If you live near a pond, you can save them for the popular childhood pasttime of feeding the ducks!

[Safranit]

At my daughter's childcare, they rolled them into snails...the kids loved it and would eat them right up!

[jennifer and the beans]

I also do this with the heels from every loaf -- nobody wants to eat them, so I throw them in a big Ziploc in the freezer. When the bag's full, it's bread pudding time!

[Lauren]

You could probably disguise them as french toast sticks depending on the bread....