12 Ways to Save Your Extra Food! |
Food is one of the easiest expenses
to forget all about, especially because we waste so much of it. On the
other hand, it's hard to buy the exact right amount you need, so who can
blame us? But there are ways to waste less on food and reuse it instead
of just throwing it away. We've collected 12 ways for you to save up on your extra food: |
1. Reusing Green onions |
It may sound strange but this is
true. Green onions can grow back when you save their white roots. How?
Just cut off the green leave and
put the white ends in a cup of water. Put the cup on a sunny windowseal.
The onions will start growing almost immediately, and you will be able
to harvest the green leaves almost indefinitely.
From time to time empty the water, rinse the roots and return them to a cup of fresh water.
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2. Reusing Ground Coffee |
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Ground, used or dried coffee can be used to solve a lot of situations, so before you throw it to the floor, you can:
- Use it as an ant repllant by spreading it a little where ant groups can be found.
- For skin peeling, you can massage coffee grains on your face and rinse.
- To fertilize plants, you can spread ground coffee on acidic earth
- To neutralize bad odors from the freezer, put a bowl of ground coffee (you can add a few drops of vanilla extract).
- To remove scents of foods from your hands, we recommend rubbing them together with ground coffee and then washing.
- To get fleas away from your dog, wash him, then rub ground coffee on his fur, and then wash him again.
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3. Peels vs. Insects |
While the citrus fruit gives the body
essential vitamins, its peel is also quite useful. It helps keep away
flying insects and ants, as well as neutralize bad moldy smells. Use a scraped peel to rub on surfaces that attract a lot of flying insects or ants.
Another option is to to the peels in a blender, add a glass of water and grind until getting a smooth mixture. Then, pour the liquid on ant hills
or on the entrance to the house. To get rid of moldy smells, put an
orange peel in a cloth bag and hang it in old closets. You can also throw a citrus fruit peel in the trash compactor to get rid of bad odors.
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4. Ripe Banana to Bake |
Banana which are too ripe may not be good for eating, but they can become delicious banana bread. So instead of throwing them away, make a terrific and delicious dessert.
You will need:
2 cups of flour / 1 spoon of drinking soda / 1/4 spoon of salt/ 1/2 a glass of softened butter / 3/4 a cup of brown sugar / 2 scrambled eggs and 2 cups of squished ripe bananas.
Instructions:
Pre-heat the oven to 175 C and oil an
english cake baking mold. In a big bowl, mix: Flour, drinking soda and
salt. In a different bowl you mix:
Cream, butter and brown sugar. Add the eggs and athe squished bananas
to the wet ingridients bowl and mix well. Add the banana mix to the wet ingredient bowl and mix well.
Add the banana mix to the flour mix and stir well until getting a uniform mix. Spill it to a mold and put in the pre-heated oven for 60 minutes. Let the banana bread cool for 10 minutes, and then serve.
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5. From Dry Munchies to Crunchy Munchies |
Snacks such as potato chips or
crackers are expensive and can take a big bite out of your budget over
time, and so it can be quite annoying when a big bag of chips or
crackers gets too dry after only a few days. However, instead of
throwing them away, put them in the microwave for 10 seconds. They will
make a short trip back in time to a higher level of crunchiness
Another option is to preheat an oven
or toaster-oven to 200 degrees C, put the crackers or chips on baking
paper (one layer) and heat for 1-2 minutes.
Carefully, take them out of the oven when they begin to get golden, and the crunchiness shall return.
Please note: The freshness cannot be returned to crackers or chips who have begun to give a bad odor, are moldy or hardly have any taste.
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6. Crumbs Will Do!
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A moment before you throw away bags of pretzels, croutons, cereal, crackers or other snacks that have crumbs - collect the crumbs in one big plastic bag and crush the crumbs with a rolling pin. Then you can use them to dress up other courses or freeze them in big chunks and then cook slightly for resurrected snacking. |
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7. From Old Bread to Crutons |
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Don't throw away old bread! You can dice it, fry it with butter and make delicious croutons for your salad or soup. HOW?
Dice the dry bread. If it is a bit
too dry, put it on a baking pan and warm it for about 10 minutes until
the surface becomes very dry. Put a pan on a medium to high fire and
melt a little butter. Put the bread dices in the pan and mix until all
the sides begin to turn brown. When the bread has been toasted, remove
from the fire. If you do not plan on using the croutons right away, let
them cool and only then put them in storage.
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8. Dry Rice for Drying |
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If you have encountered an old bag of
rice and you're worried it's no longer good enough to eat, don't throw
it away. Instead, next time something gets wet (like your phone, for
instance) put the rice in a bowl and the wet object on the rice. The
rice will drain the liquids from the object. So if it is your cell
phone, for example, wait 24 hours and then turn it back on.
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9. Defunking that dish spunge |
If you need to clean and you are out
of clean sponges, just put that old funky one in the microwave for 2
minutes. It will look much cleaner after 99% of its germs have been
killed, and will almost good as new.
CAREFUL! Do NOT put any sponges that have any metal fibers in them, as no metal can be put inside a microwave!
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10. Getting More from Your Lemon |
If you need to add just a few drops of lemon to a recipe, don't cut it in half. Instead, prick it with a tooth pick and gently squeeze out the amount you need. Cover the hole with a little tape or paper and put the lemon back in the fridge to be used again later. |
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11. Oiled Eggs for Extra Freshness |
To prolong the life of fresh eggs,
dip a paper towel in plant oil and gently rub the egg shells before
putting them in the fridge for storage. The oil will keep those eggs
fresh for another 3-4 weeks.
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12. Too Many Potatos? Not a Bad Thing! |
You peeled too many potatos or sweet
potatos? Don't throw out the extra ones or cook too much. Just take the
uncooked ones, put them in a bowl with cold water, add a few drops of
vinegar and put in the fridge. The potatos will last like this for another 3-4 days.
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vendredi 25 octobre 2013
12 Ways to Save Your Extra Food "NOT BAD "
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