This image shows a lone piece of cabbage in an empty refrigerator in the Brooklyn borough of New York on July 1, 2023. The cabbage was used in various dishes along with other leftover items as part of a week-long no shopping challenge.

This image shows a salad made with half-can of black beans, feta cheese, celery, scallions, cilantro, cherry tomatoes and cabbage.

This combination of photos shows soup made with chicken-cilantro dumplings from the freezer and leftover vegetables, left, and stir-fried mushrooms with the cabbage. AP photos