2023-10-05 07:15:44
What if we fought against food waste simply by changing a few small actions and adding new, less restrictive habits to our eating routine involving 10 usual foods?
Belgium is one of the worst countries when it comes to food waste. According to Ecoconsoit would be 70 kilos of food per year per person which we throw away in Belgium. The anti-waste application Too Good Too Go (which we already told you about several years ago) offers tips for storing and not throwing away 10 ingredients that generally end up in the trash.
Pain sec : do you have any old dry bread? Moisten it with a little water and put it in the oven for about 10 minutes. It will thus regain all its freshness.
Lettuce : Store green leafy vegetables in a clean cloth. To bring wilted leaves back to life, soak them in a bowl of ice water for a few minutes.
Carrots: place them in a clean cloth and do not put them on top of each other. If your carrots are already a little soft, immerse them in a bowl of water to crisp them up again.
Spinach : wrap the spinach in a clean kitchen towel to absorb excess moisture. Store them in the vegetable drawer.
Mushrooms : Store them in a paper bag in your crisper drawer. Do not wash them before putting them in the fridge or cooking them, as the humidity causes them to lose their flavor.
Potatoes and onions: Store potatoes and onions in a cool, dry place, but never in the refrigerator. Always store them separately, as onions are sensitive to the ethylene gas produced by potatoes.
Cucumber : If your cucumber is already a little soft, cut it into pieces lengthwise and immerse them in a Tupperware filled with water so that they become crunchy again.
Asparagus : Store your fresh asparagus in a glass filled with water, like a bouquet of flowers in a vase.
Lemons : Store your lemons in an airtight container filled with one centimeter of water.
Fresh herbs: put your fresh herbs in an airtight container in which you have placed a sheet of paper towel.
Adopting new habits is not easy, you have to fight against reflexes that have been ingrained for years, but with a little bit of willpower, you can do it! Plus, it’s good for the wallet and we’re not going to spit on it since the galloping inflation of recent months.
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