How To Avoid Food Waste: 14 Practical Tips

Food waste is a major problem worldwide. Nearly a third of all food produced each year ends up in the trash. It’s awful at a time when hunger is still a real problem. In recent years, organizations such as the  Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have asked the general public to do their best to avoid food waste.

They have also tried to develop strategies that can help reduce crop losses in the initial stages of food production.

The biggest challenge is to reduce the amount of waste and increase the amount of food provided to those who need it. 

It is therefore important that we all get involved. In today’s article, we want to share 14 tips on how to avoid food waste. 

1. Avoid food waste: Keep eggs fresh longer

Before putting your eggs in the fridge, rub a little olive oil on them to keep them fresh for longer.

2. Save your overly salty soup

If you went overboard with salt in your soup, do not despair. Peel a potato, put it in the pan and wait approx. 20 minutes so that it absorbs the excess salt.

Use the last lump of mayonnaise

To use all the mayonnaise in the glass  , add a few tablespoons of wine vinegar or lemon juice and make a salad dressing.

4. Keep your berries fresh

Berries decompose quickly if you do not eat them fast enough. To prevent this, rinse them in a bowl of water and apple cider vinegar.

If you can not eat them all at once, store them in an airtight container and put them in the freezer.

5. Storage of garlic and onions

Paper bags with small holes are the best way to  preserve the flavor and freshness of onions and garlic.

6. Save the other half of the avocado

Sometimes you just feel like eating half of an avocado, but you know the other half will turn brown in no time.

To avoid food waste, just  store the other half in a box with a large piece of onion.

7. Use all the Nutella

Nutella is delicious. It’s a shame to see the remains stuck in the glass.

Instead of throwing it out, pour some warm milk into the glass and stir it with a spoon. Now you have a delicious cup of cocoa!

8. Store celery

Wrap  celery  stalks in foil to keep them in perfect condition for weeks.

Of course, remember to store them in your vegetable drawer.

9. Extend the life of bananas

If you put a small piece of plastic on the end of your bananas, they can last three or four days longer.

10. Recycle milk

If your milk is approaching its expiration date and you know you can not drink it in time, you can use it to make buttermilk or cottage cheese.

11. Storage of herbs

Fresh herbs decompose quickly, but you can store them for up to six months with this simple trick:

Put them in ice cube trays and fill them with olive oil. Put them in the freezer. You can use these dice in countless recipes.

12. Storage of potatoes and apples

To keep your apples fresh, put them in the same box as your  potatoes.

13. Cut your mango right out

If you’re the type of person who ends up losing a lot of mango pulp, you can nor you peel them with a knife try this cunning trick:

One side of the mango is round, while the other side has a small, sharp elevation. It is under this elevation that the stone sits. Cut off the sides on each side of the elevation as shown in this video.

That way you get the most out of the mango.

14. Recycle coffee grounds

Coffee grounds contain important nutrients that you can use for many different purposes.

First, they are an excellent fertilizer for plants that require acidic soil.

They are also good for the skin so you can use them to make an  exfoliating scrub.

While these tricks may seem insignificant,  they are all very simple to avoid food waste.

Best of all is that if you use them all the time, you will be saving money. Get started today!