Tips to make produce last longer, tricks to cut down on waste and simple hacks to get the most out of your food! #grocery #foodwaste #BudgetFriendly #tips #LifeHacks
We freeze whole lemon and limes for juicing and cocktails. Freeze coconut milk, cream. We always freeze leftovers for when you don't feel like cooking.
Since i bought a ceramic butter holder, butter can even stay on the counter and always be creamy and soft for fresh baked bread. What a solution this was 😊
Freeze your ginger and turmeric, then use a microplane zester to grate it into your dish without peeling it. Melts right into your dish without it being chunky unless you want chunks.
This is great! I am curious to know the why behind these techniques. Not a critique, just curious "why a silver spoon would help a cucumber last longer in the fridge". Might be completely obvious to some but... 🤷♀️😊
@@user-qk2pv7uu5gactually was a cucumber, but I believe the American variety that’s much larger and looks very zucchini like. Think it the type often used for pickles.
It helps to alleviate the temperature..just keep them separate from tomatoes, bananas & things like that bcuz of the ethylene in the fruits can cause the cucumber to ripen a lot faster
@@PaulaZFI love this idea. Because even when I label stuff I will still forget it's there. That happens because I don't go to the store that often so when I go I get what I need for a few weeks. Great suggestion!
Lol me too, the writing down on the food or on a calander doesn't always work with ADHD or people with fatigue. I call it the Abbi diet, except I don't do it in purpose😂
I also keep a white board marker in the bathroom to write on the mirror: Things that come to mind for my to-do list. Expiration dates on my contact lenses, toothbrush and nasal spray. Great quotes.
The cucumber and the spoon??? Never knew that. Once I just chopped up one and put it in a glass container with a paper towel. It worked; it didn't dry out the slices, but also, I didn't leave it there for two weeks either. lol Nice video!
I do the tomato paste on the ice cube tray freeze and then seperate same as the lemon juice spring onion I freeze them I freeze parsley, basil , cheese as well I freeze mozzarella grated first put in freezer in a tray when frozen separate and put in freeze bag. Freeze strawberries 🍓 bananas freeze celery , in ice cube I freeze pesto ,freeze slice bread from freezer to toaster bread roll etc
@@ohnoyce I do freezing the spinach wash them boil for 7 minute drain when cold in freezer they go nil go wasted any more freezing butter block as well, Freezer is not only for meat fish and chicken bacon and sausage Tomato cut in to pieces after ripe well Put freezer bag use for what ever required tomato chopped 🍅 make sauce , put in stew in soups etc
@@user-qk2pv7uu5g I've seen people just pop the loose pack pre-washed boxes out of their freezers and grab handfuls to drop into their sauces. I was windblown because I had no idea that no other prep was needed before freezing.
I like a lot of your ideas but it would be great to use a lot less plastic or none at all. Beeswax wraps are reusable and much more environmentally friendly. Or at least wash and reuse your plastic ziplock bags.
We have a baby koala in the fridge because it serves my baby girl when she.s hurting herself. When you have kids you become inventive 😂😂😂😂 Seriously, a kiss from koala and few cuddles can heal EVERYTHING 😂
Another money saver, buy some seeds and grow your own loose leaf lettuce and pick off the leaves as you need it 😁you can grow it in a pot inside. Here in the uk we sometimes get it where it’s still planted and you do as above. Then you never get wasted bags of lettuce with nasty slime
Some of the tips are great and some would use sooo much of your time when trying to get something out of all that wrapping.... probably a good idea for bagels, not to eat them)))
Plastic waste will be nothing compared to ALL THE PHONES, CORDS, COMPUTERS , BATTERIES USED TO OPERATE TECH, LITHIUM BATTERIES, ALL THE TECHIE GADGETS arriving in our landfills in the very near future....😢
Majority of people don't have the time, care, space, etc to do that, plus this video was not just about herbs. It's saving money by preventing the food you purchased from going bad.
@@JeffandLaurenShow Aah! Of course! I've bought frozen before, but they always come out soggy, but maybe if they're fresh...?🤔 Stay happy, healthy and safe!😊
Wrap each pepper (red, yellow, orange or green) individually in Glad Cling N Seal Wrap, don't wash the peppers! Put the peppers in your produce drawer, this works really well at keeping the peppers fresh for a longer period of time.
You can wash and reuse foil. If I use the same ziplock in the freezer for cheese or spinach, I leave it folded in the freezer door when its empty. I never leave it out.
Most people reuse bags, and a little piece of foil or paper towels isn't going to cancel the value saved. All those tips show food with multiple servings in one package, not like she's going to go open it up to use it all at once.
So cool. Thanks for this. I will do this with the lemons in a jar of water and all the great tips. 👍 yes, butter has a very special place on its own. 👑 . 😅 the salads I get go bad quickly and strawberries. Was that a cucumber 🥒 or a zucchini you put with the big spoon 🥄 🤔 and the celery and bread 🍞 idea awesome 👌 👏 im so glad I found your video. 👋 👋 sweet ideas. ✌️.
Ginger does not need to be peeled. This is definitely not learnt from a chef. U can simply wash it and scrub the dirt down and cut it. This is how it's being down in Asia where it comes from.
I actually wash and reuse my plastic zip lock bags. I don’t want them at the land fill, if possible. Once I don’t use them for my food items, I will start to use them for around the house. Ie storing Lego, puzzle (because the box broke), toy/game pieces... etc. I also use them in the car for children clothing, so if we are on the road and they get dirty, I have clean clothes for them to change into. But I don’t know if it is safe to use the bags so much like that though, especially after using it for food? But so far, we have not had issues. The only time I throw them out is if there is a hole in them or if my kids rip it accidentally when they try to open the zipper, which does happen on occasion.
объясните, пожалуйста, зачем покупать сразу 6 лимонов и думать, как их лучше хранить, если можно покупать по одному и иметь всегда свежий? 🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️
And how much of your "savings" are spent with this awful amount of kitchen towel, one way plastic etc? 😂😂 Buy only as much as you need - THAT saves money!
Eingeschweißter Salat, Gurke in Plastik, Sellerie in Alufolie... wie widerlich ist das denn 😢😢 Nichts davon möchte ich essen. Wie kann man sich nur so vergiften
Id rather do these things if it means keeping food fresh for longer. And yes, everyone has time to. The same ones who say they hv no time spend hours on Tik Tok every single day😂
I don't need it to last longer, I just need someone to cook it all for me 😂
Saaaame! Me too.....me tired from cooking for other people, somebody else's turn 😂
@@SheriN1442For real!😂
I need it cheaper, to begin with!
Amen to that!!!
Do all that and open the fridge door once... instead of a dozen times.
Tried the celery tinfoil one. I seriously still have celery from 3 months ago. I found that trimming and cleaning the stalks works better than not.
We freeze whole lemon and limes for juicing and cocktails. Freeze coconut milk, cream. We always freeze leftovers for when you don't feel like cooking.
Not falling for sales gimmicks that make people think buying more is cheaper is one of the best ways to save money.
That’s a great point! Always be a smart shopper!
Do the math and if it actually benefits you then go for it. It's the mathing part that tricks people 10 for $20 is more expensive than 3 for $5
This is too damn much 😂😂😂.
If you actually use or eat it all, it's not a gimmick.
The aluminum foil hack works for cilantro too!!! Keeps 3-4x as long!
Good to know! Thank you!
Aluminum oil is toxic.
A carrot peeler would probably be easier for the ginger.
Nope. The spoon is way better. It's easier and leaves the "meat" behind.
As a chef, spoon is better. Peeler takes off too much.
You can put the lemon rind in the freezer for smoothies
Thank you this information is great and needed. ❤
Wow!! The internet was really GOOD for something today!!😂 These are great tips!!
I also couldn't agree more about BUTTER!❤
Since i bought a ceramic butter holder, butter can even stay on the counter and always be creamy and soft for fresh baked bread. What a solution this was 😊
@@taken... Love that! I leave mine out, too!🙂
😂😂😂😂😂😅
@@lolitazavala1879 😆
Especially Kerrygold butter, the best in the world.
I use the lemon zest technique for ginger, too. I buy a bunch, peel, then grate it and freeze it flat.
Did anyone else see the beaver stuffed animal inside the fridge? 😳
If you put a bowl of ketchup in the freezer then wrap your refrigerator in cling wrap you will eat less.
If you cant get though cling wrap eating is the least of your worries ❤😂😂
It’s ok we are having take away fish and chips. Oh the tomato ketchup is in the fridge 🤣🤣🤣
Too funny 😂😂😂😂
Brilliant!!
Solid strategy I guess 😂
Freeze your ginger and turmeric, then use a microplane zester to grate it into your dish without peeling it. Melts right into your dish without it being chunky unless you want chunks.
This is great! I am curious to know the why behind these techniques. Not a critique, just curious "why a silver spoon would help a cucumber last longer in the fridge". Might be completely obvious to some but... 🤷♀️😊
Was zucchini no cucumber
@@user-qk2pv7uu5gactually was a cucumber, but I believe the American variety that’s much larger and looks very zucchini like. Think it the type often used for pickles.
So the science I read behind it has to do with helping temperature regulation. Found it in an old almanac and was surprised that it worked for me!
@@JeffandLaurenShowVery Interesting! Thank you! I will try these! God Bless You Both!
It helps to alleviate the temperature..just keep them separate from tomatoes, bananas & things like that bcuz of the ethylene in the fruits can cause the cucumber to ripen a lot faster
The tip about how to store plain bagels is very helpful to me and my family. Thank you.
If I did that all the stuff would go moldy because i forgot about it because i can't immediately see what's inside when I open the fridge!
Label each package and put the date on it 🙂
Use a whiteboard marker on the outside of the fridge to make a list of what’s in there and a date.
@@PaulaZFI love this idea. Because even when I label stuff I will still forget it's there. That happens because I don't go to the store that often so when I go I get what I need for a few weeks. Great suggestion!
Lol me too, the writing down on the food or on a calander doesn't always work with ADHD or people with fatigue. I call it the Abbi diet, except I don't do it in purpose😂
I also keep a white board marker in the bathroom to write on the mirror:
Things that come to mind for my to-do list.
Expiration dates on my contact lenses, toothbrush and nasal spray.
Great quotes.
The cucumber and the spoon??? Never knew that. Once I just chopped up one and put it in a glass container with a paper towel. It worked; it didn't dry out the slices, but also, I didn't leave it there for two weeks either. lol Nice video!
I do the tomato paste on the ice cube tray freeze and then seperate same as the lemon juice spring onion I freeze them
I freeze parsley, basil , cheese as well I freeze mozzarella grated first put in freezer in a tray when frozen separate and put in freeze bag. Freeze strawberries 🍓 bananas freeze celery , in ice cube I freeze pesto ,freeze slice bread from freezer to toaster bread roll etc
You can just pop the boxes of spinach in the freezer too. Use them straight into whatever you're cooking!
@@ohnoyce I do freezing the spinach wash them boil for 7 minute drain when cold in freezer they go nil go wasted any more freezing butter block as well,
Freezer is not only for meat fish and chicken bacon and sausage
Tomato cut in to pieces after ripe well
Put freezer bag use for what ever required tomato chopped 🍅 make sauce , put in stew in soups etc
These are all great tips! I bet your freezer looks awesome!
@@JeffandLaurenShow yes very good food saver I got an extra freezer in garage
@@user-qk2pv7uu5g I've seen people just pop the loose pack pre-washed boxes out of their freezers and grab handfuls to drop into their sauces. I was windblown because I had no idea that no other prep was needed before freezing.
Spring onions in a glass of water makes them last long
Love this tip! ❤
Yep, if you are single. Men would knock that over, at least mine would
Thank you for sharing your saving food ideas🫶🏻🙏🏻
You don't actually need paper or cups in the muffin tins. Just use a spray or grease with butter. No need to use all that parchment paper.
Strore strawberries in jars last for up to three weeks
Great tips!
I like a lot of your ideas but it would be great to use a lot less plastic or none at all. Beeswax wraps are reusable and much more environmentally friendly. Or at least wash and reuse your plastic ziplock bags.
How do you know that she doesn't do that already?
Add Acid > To > Water
Water first. Then acid.
Incredible tips! 👍
It Would be nice to know how much longer things last by doing this. How long do lemons stored in water last?
Great tips! Thanks.
I've been doing the paper towel thing with the packaged salad for a long time 😄!
Some really awesome tricks! It'd be nice to see less single use plastic. Everything else is so amazing!
Thank you! Definitely something we are working towards using less of! ❤
You can wash and reuse plastic storage bags 🙂
I like the stuffed animal in the fridge- does it protect the strawberries?
😂 😅
We have a baby koala in the fridge because it serves my baby girl when she.s hurting herself.
When you have kids you become inventive 😂😂😂😂
Seriously, a kiss from koala and few cuddles can heal EVERYTHING 😂
I'll be using some of them tips absolutely great thanks for sharing your be saving me money no waste😊😊😊😊😊😊
Thank you! ❤
Great tips thanks for sharing!! ❤
Another money saver, buy some seeds and grow your own loose leaf lettuce and pick off the leaves as you need it 😁you can grow it in a pot inside. Here in the uk we sometimes get it where it’s still planted and you do as above. Then you never get wasted bags of lettuce with nasty slime
Thank you you guys
Are you the best ❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you for sharing. I love the hacks.
Best good hacks I have ever seen! Thank you.
Wow this is very good tips especially strawberry. Very good tips. ❤ thanks.
I tried this strawberry hack and it really works!! Lasted over 2 weeks with no sign of mold!
Been doing this stuff for years
Some of the tips are great and some would use sooo much of your time when trying to get something out of all that wrapping.... probably a good idea for bagels, not to eat them)))
Wow!! Fabulous!! Tyty❤
Glad you like it!
Regrow onions in water for weeks
This was great!
Great ideas👍🏽
Great tips but why not speak in your videos instead?? Never understood the silent video!!😅😅
Great tip!
These are great ideas.
I keep scallions uncovered in the crisper drawer for weeks. No need to waste paper towels or baggies.
An explanation of "what, and why" would be helpful, along with your "how."
Thanks❤
You're welcome!
LoL I'm doin the grapes thing when I'm getting home
Only God can help us now with all this extra plastic packaging.
Plastic waste will be nothing compared to ALL THE PHONES, CORDS, COMPUTERS , BATTERIES USED TO OPERATE TECH, LITHIUM BATTERIES, ALL THE TECHIE GADGETS arriving in our landfills in the very near future....😢
Not to mention the electric cars they’re pushing when their batteries go on the fritz… 😢
I did not know about the aluminum foil trick for celery. But I will try it. I usually get my celery and cut the stalks up and put into water.
How exactly does this save money, won't it be better to grow the herbs and fresh pick them ?
Majority of people don't have the time, care, space, etc to do that, plus this video was not just about herbs. It's saving money by preventing the food you purchased from going bad.
Excellent 🎉
Love these, thank you! If you have anything on how to make red bell peppers last longer that would be fantastic! Take good care!😊
Thank you! I often freeze them for fajita or stir fries if I can’t use them right away.
@@JeffandLaurenShow Aah! Of course! I've bought frozen before, but they always come out soggy, but maybe if they're fresh...?🤔 Stay happy, healthy and safe!😊
And p.s. you have a new subscriber! Looking forward to your future vids!😊
@@juliastraus4273 love to hear it! Welcome!!
Wrap each pepper (red, yellow, orange or green) individually in Glad Cling N Seal Wrap, don't wash the peppers! Put the peppers in your produce drawer, this works really well at keeping the peppers fresh for a longer period of time.
Excellent❤❤❤
Thank you!
There has to be a way to not use plastic bags for everything you freeze
You won't save money on paper towels, plastic wrap, and aluminum foil, though.
It really wasn't that much.
Freeze ginger yhen peel as needed to easy
Someone once told me that the nutritional value drops each day the food is stored. Buy less and cook and eat right away.
You're spending a fortune on plastic bags and paper towels. So no, you're not saving.
It's not that expensive. How much yall thing this stuff costs??
Wrap carrots in tin foil too! Last longer n I do it with me celery as well.. been doin it for yr plus
Fascinante.?Gracias
good tips
I think we should avoid aluminium foil at all and a lot of plastic with food. Then we have aluminium and plastic in our food. Buy less waisted less.
I call bull any money saved is spent on foil , bags ,tissue etc
You can wash and reuse foil. If I use the same ziplock in the freezer for cheese or spinach, I leave it folded in the freezer door when its empty. I never leave it out.
Most people reuse bags, and a little piece of foil or paper towels isn't going to cancel the value saved. All those tips show food with multiple servings in one package, not like she's going to go open it up to use it all at once.
Oh my goodness 😊
How do you make iceberg or head lettuce last longer mine always seems to go bad so fast I've tried paper towel in a plastic bag and that doesn't work
Interesting 😊
So cool. Thanks for this. I will do this with the lemons in a jar of water and all the great tips. 👍 yes, butter has a very special place on its own. 👑 . 😅 the salads I get go bad quickly and strawberries. Was that a cucumber 🥒 or a zucchini you put with the big spoon 🥄 🤔 and the celery and bread 🍞 idea awesome 👌 👏 im so glad I found your video. 👋 👋 sweet ideas. ✌️.
Cucumber 😊
Very cool 😎
Hello, there is a squirrel in your fridge.
😮
Plant the spring onions❤❤❤
Should label the things that are wrapped in paper towel
Thats alot of plastic used
What about Spinach? How can you make it last longer?
I've doing this for decades.😮
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Ginger does not need to be peeled. This is definitely not learnt from a chef. U can simply wash it and scrub the dirt down and cut it. This is how it's being down in Asia where it comes from.
All that plastic you're..."saving"
They're expensive af and they go straight to the landfill.
I actually wash and reuse my plastic zip lock bags. I don’t want them at the land fill, if possible.
Once I don’t use them for my food items, I will start to use them for around the house. Ie storing Lego, puzzle (because the box broke), toy/game pieces... etc.
I also use them in the car for children clothing, so if we are on the road and they get dirty, I have clean clothes for them to change into. But I don’t know if it is safe to use the bags so much like that though, especially after using it for food? But so far, we have not had issues.
The only time I throw them out is if there is a hole in them or if my kids rip it accidentally when they try to open the zipper, which does happen on occasion.
💯 I Do The same thing!
Agree. easily washed, especially after these non messy uses 👍🏻
Where I live that kind of plastic can be recycled actually.
So much plastics 😭
объясните, пожалуйста, зачем покупать сразу 6 лимонов и думать, как их лучше хранить, если можно покупать по одному и иметь всегда свежий? 🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️
Anche no la plastica e l'alluminio, io li tolgo e li metto nei contenitori di vetro
Wow I saved this video! Thank you for sharing! 🤍
Glad it was helpful!
And how much of your "savings" are spent with this awful amount of kitchen towel, one way plastic etc? 😂😂
Buy only as much as you need - THAT saves money!
That only saves money if you let bulk buys go to waste. A restaurant would instantly go bankrupt with your suggestion.
I'm confused about the tomatoe paste.. what's the point of any of that when you usually end up using the whole can?
Maybe the dishes you make call for the entire can, but the dishes I make usually call for tablespoon amounts. A lot of recipes do actually.
@@brittanyd8103 Sloppy Joe's is all I ever used it for 😑
Pretty much how it's done
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what about the avacado ???i bet they are pro's with the avacado.
How about carrots 🥕 how to make them last longer???????
Why put shavings from a potato in the freezer?
Edit: oh gosh nm those are lemons 😂🤦🏻♀️
Got me TOO for a minute 😂
I would like to have all the money this lady spent on those large thick plastic ziplock bags she was using, they cant be cheap.
They're really not that expensive. And most people reuse them so 🤷🏾♀️
Peeling the ginger with a spoon seems like hard work! 😔
It's the easiest way really.
I freezing mushroom slice put in a container ready for pizza
Chopping pepper green red freezing for pizza or others
I think aluminium foil is bad for you.
Yeah I think that’s just when you cook with it though.
Don't eat it then. It's bad if you've fillings in your teeth 😅😂
It's safe.
Eingeschweißter Salat, Gurke in Plastik, Sellerie in Alufolie... wie widerlich ist das denn 😢😢
Nichts davon möchte ich essen. Wie kann man sich nur so vergiften
Literally no one has time or pat for all this 🤦🏻♀️
Id rather do these things if it means keeping food fresh for longer. And yes, everyone has time to. The same ones who say they hv no time spend hours on Tik Tok every single day😂
You put all in plastic 🫣