Good Lifestyle

According to FAO data last year, we waste about a third of the fresh food we buy. We throw away more than 30% of what we buy because we buy more than you need, we consume only part and we know not to store food in the most appropriate manner. It is a habit that has an impactprimarily environment (think of water, land, labor, resources used for the production and marketing of food) and that impacts certainly also on our portfolio. If we learn to better acquire and store food in the right way, we could save a third of our spending without sacrificing quality! With these simple and ingenious tricks your fresh food will last longer, and save the environment will thank you.

Apples

You know the trick to put apples and other fruits in the same container to mature it more quickly? Here, to preserve them longer just do the opposite. Put aside the apples with a few small defect to consume before the other, and stored the remaining (preferably in the refrigerator) is separated from any other fruit. They will stay fresh for weeks.

The mushrooms

The mushrooms must be preserved whole, unwashed, in a paper bag in the fridge, in the fruit drawer. For a week they will preserve taste and smell like freshly picked. Alternatively, you can dry them: cut into thin slices and, after they have been laid out on a grid, let them dry in a warm, dry place or in an oven at about 50 ° C by leaving the door open seeds. Keep them then in an airtight glass container. You can eat them even after months.

Bananas

Bananas are one of the most consumed fruits in the world, but also when we are careful to buy her a bit 'immature to keep them longer, within a few days we find ourselves forced to drink a thousand banana smoothies not to throw them away. But there is a very simple solution! To maintain long bananas just cover the petiole of the headband with the film or with the silver paper, avoiding contact with the air.

Tomatoes should not be refrigerated

The tomatoes are not kept in the refrigerator because they lose much of their beneficial properties, the color goes out and are less tasty. In summer, arrange them without overlapping in a little box and cover them with a cloth. Or, have them available even during the winter, wash them, dry them well and freeze them; essiccateli, put them in oil, take the tomatoes, salsa and concentrates. The tomatoes are actually preserved in a thousand different ways.

Herbs

If you are fortunate and wonderful habit of growing herbs in your garden or on your windowsill, you'll have no choice but to go to collect a little 'every time you need it in your dishes. But how do you collect when a sprig or more when our greengrocers confidence gives us too much parsley? The two steps are: at first you put the herbs in a glass of water as if they were flowers; then chop finely, add the olive oil and frozen all in comfortable single portion cubes.

Hang the onions

Did you happen to see in the countryside onion braids hanging from the ceiling? It is the best way to preserve long onions, preserving their texture and their flavor. If necessary, you will not do anything but off it by a braid and use it in your dishes. And if any forward a bit ', you'll have no choice but to cut it finely and freeze it in a container. It will be ready for the next pan.

The salad

The salad is a touchy subject. Yet the salad to last longer is not that complex, you just have some foresight. Wash the salad with a teaspoon of baking soda to clean it thoroughly. To dry it used a centrifuge or place them on a dry and roll it gently to absorb all the excess water. Store it in the fridge, in a closed container. You will have fresh salad and ready to use for days.