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Fridge
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Invest in a model that features technology specially designed to keep food fresh for longer.
Examples include:
- light technology to preserve the vitamin content and nutrients in your fruit ’n veg
- smart technology to ensure your fridge is set at the ideal temperature for its contents
- intelligent tech to control the temperature of different zones of the fridge.
Remember:
- the ideal fridge temperature is between 0-5°C. Adjusting the temperature of your fridge could help to keep your food fresh for three days longer
- many items not traditionally kept in the fridge last longer there including all fruits (except bananas and pineapples) as well as garlic and eggs.
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Freezer
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Ingeniously stock your freezer up with ingredients and batch-cooked meals that will make your future family mealtimes a doddle. The big freeze starts now…
- Freeze your 5-a-day if you can’t use your fruit ‘n veg in time. Some fruit and veg will lose their texture when frozen – you can deal with this by freezing them pureed or stewed. Whip up a quick pasta sauce or pizza base with pureed tomatoes and for desert stewed apples ready in your freezer for a quick apple crumble
- freezing berries you picked in the summer to inject some happiness into your autumnal porridge
- prepping easy freezer meals– soups and pasta sauces for healthy suppers in minutes
freezing those herbs before they wilt so you can pimp up your meals.
Remember:
- many foods can be frozen to preserve them for longer including bread, milk, cheese, eggs, peeled bananas, blanched potatoes, yoghurt, herbs, avocados, butter, cooked rice or even wine!
- keep your freezer at the right temperature, usually -18°C
- keep your freezer full but not packed 75-80%.
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Air Fryer
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Revitalise food with a press of a button:
- throw in potato peels and other veggie slices to make crisps
- some models have a dehydrate option and suddenly you have a healthy dried fruit snack (think citrus rings for cocktails, fruit chips) or even forage items such as seaweed, nettles or herbs
- no need to throw away leftovers in food that has lost its crispiness, air fryers will give new life to any soggy roast potatoes, tacos and even pizzas.
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FOOD MIXERS/BLENDERS
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Use your blender wisely so you always make full use of the nutrients in veggies and fruit:
- use leftover leaves, stems, and peels of certain fruits and veggies to make nutrient packed soups and smoothies
- Green-fingered? Blend fruit and vegetable scraps to make them easier to break down in your compost pile.
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