In France, 5 million tons of food are thrown away every year.
That's 79 kg of food wasted per person...
The worst ? 7 kg of all that discarded food is still in packaging!
Waste is not only throwing your money out the window, but also wasting our planet's resources!
So how do you avoid wasting foods that go bad quickly, like strawberries, bread or meat?
Fortunately, here are 7 super easy tips to preserve food longer . Watch:
Freezer burn occurs when food is improperly wrapped or improperly sealed. Greyish and brown spots with a rough appearance form on contact with air. As a result, the affected areas become dry and tasteless. Here's how to avoid them.
What you need
- freezer bag with zip closure
- water bowl
How to
1. Put the piece of meat in the freezer bag.
2. Close the freezer bag, taking care to keep one of the corners open.
3. Soak the bag in a bowl of water to extract all the air.
4. Carefully close the zip closure, along its entire length.
Boom! Your bag is now 100% airtight and can last longer in the freezer — without freezer burn.
Tired of seeing your strawberries rot after only 1 or 2 days? Here is a grandmother's trick to keep your strawberries longer:
What you need
- water bowl
- 2 to 3 tablespoons of cider vinegar
How to
1. Pour the apple cider vinegar into the bowl of water.
2. Soak your punnet of strawberries in the vinegar water for a few seconds.
3. Shake the tray to drain the excess vinegar water.
4. Put the strawberries in the fridge.
To discover: 9 Incredible Strawberry Benefits You Didn't Even Know About.
Sliced bread tends to mold quickly. To keep its freshness longer, use celery.
What you need
- sandwich bread
- 1 stalk of celery
How to
1. Put the celery stick inside the bread wrapper.
2. Close the bread bag, taking care to use its plastic clasp.
To discover: What To Do With Stale Bread? The Magic Trick To Make It Soft.
Dry and too hard cookies? It is a crime against humanity! To keep all their softness, there is a little Sioux trick. Watch:
What you need
- good fluffy cookies
- a glass jar
- a slice of bread
How to
1. Put the cookies in the jar.
2. Place a slice of bread on the cookies.
3. Close the jar, and your cookies will stay very soft. Check out the easy tutorial here.
By putting a mini pinch of salt in a carton of milk after opening, you can be sure to keep it longer!
What you need
- a carton of milk
- a pinch of salt
How to
1. After it opens, add a small pinch of salt to the milk carton.
2. Shake the milk lightly for a few seconds, to dissolve the salt well.
3. Put the milk carton in the refrigerator.
To discover: 16 Surprising Uses for TABLE SALT. Don't Miss #11!
What you need
- bananas
- cling film
How to
1. Take a piece of stretch film.
2. Firmly wrap the stems of the bananas with the film. Click here to discover the trick.
No stretchable food film? So use the biodegradable plastic bag from the fruit and vegetable section.
What you need
- green salad
- 1 clean cotton towel
How to
1. Rinse and spin your salad.
2. Wrap the salad in the kitchen towel.
3. Store the salad in its tea towel in the fridge. Check out the trick here.
Have you tried these grandmother's tricks to keep your food longer? Let us know in the comments if it worked for you. We can't wait to read you!
