Whether making chips or roasties, potatoes are a staple item in many people’s food shops. However, when a potato sprouts, the tubers start to regrow, which can cause the vegetable to lose its flavour. They can also begin to change colour, and once they turn green, they shouldn’t be consumed. The experts from Tesco Real … Read more
Bagged salads from supermarkets are a popular grocery item, but they can wilt and turn soggy quickly. Pre-mixed salads often spoil quickly due to several factors related to processing, packaging, and storage. Lettuce and leafy greens have a high water content, making them more prone to microbial growth and faster deterioration when exposed to moisture … Read more
We all know that spinach is good for us. Apart from being the source of Popeye the Sailor Man’s super-strength, the vitamin-rich leaf green is thought to help prevent heart disease and cancer. But it can also be quite annoying: steam it for much more than a minute and it turns into a messy green … Read more
Many bananas sold in supermarkets are green, turning yellow very quickly once they are home. This makes bananas one of the most wasted foods, with up to one million of them wasted daily. This is because many people tend not to eat them once they turn brown, despite being perfectly fine inside. Luckily, there are … Read more
A TikTok user has shared how we are storing one common food all wrong and stopping them from keeping fresher for longer. The item is bananas. Lottie Dalziel, who goes under the TikTok username @lottiedalziel, has shared how to store the fruit. Dalziel, a sustainability expert, explained that people should keep the fruit in bunches. … Read more
There is an array of different tomatoes on supermarket shelves these days, including juicy vine-ripened options. But, they can be much more expensive than a pack of salad tomatoes. These are a lighter orange colour and can be bland, less sweet, and with a tougher skin. The cheaper options are picked green and sprayed with … Read more
Apples are often crispy and juicy when first purchased, but they can be difficult to store, according to Paul Jackson from NRC Business Waste. The food storage expert has shared how to keep apples “fresh for months” without having to keep them in the fridge, canning them or dehydrating them. According to the expert, the … Read more
When it comes to doing your food shopping do you tend to throw some of it away? As the cost of living crisis is hitting most of us across the UK, Brits are looking for new ways to reduce their waste. Whether it is buying less and creating a shopping list or freezing foods to … Read more
Only needing around 10 minutes in the oven, according to DaveHax, the avocado should come out soft enough to eat. Before tucking in, however, the avocado wrapped in foil should be left to cool completely on a cooling rack. “You may need to leave it in the oven for longer, depending on how hard it … Read more
Most bananas sold in supermarkets are green, but they turn yellow and then brown very quickly, especially in the summer. This makes bananas one of the most wasted food, up to one million of them are wasted every day in the UK, according to Out of Date. This is because people are often put off … Read more
