Louise Weaver-Lowe from Warrington said:
With two hungry boys to feed, these ideas save me a fortune.
Storage & Tools
Fridge Tips
Keep the fridge at a cool 1 - 5 degrees and chilled food will stay fresh for longer. Our most perishable (and often most expensive) food is kept in the fridge, so keep tabs on their use-by dates - the freezer may be the option for food we won't get round to eating in time.
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Lunchbox idea for fussy eaters
For kids who don't like sandwiches, try making a healthy pizza at the weekend and serve it cold in their lunch. Let them help you, you will be suprised at what they will eat if they have made it "themselves"!
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Keeping Tomatoes fresh
Keep tomatoes cool or in the fridge for freshness. Bring to room temperature prior to eating especially if adding to a salad.
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Keep Your Broccoli Cool
Broccoli stored in the fridge in a loosely tied plastic bag retains its freshness and quality for longer than broccoli stored loose in a vegetable rack at room temperature.
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Storing Apples
Store apples in the fridge for freshness and quality. Keeping them in the fridge in a loosely tied plastic bag will also help stop them shriveling up. Add to the fruit bowl to bring to room temperature prior to eating, although I bet we all know someone who loves the teeth chilling, ‘fresh from the fridge’ taste!
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Storing Carrots
Carrots stored in the fridge retain freshness and quality for longer than those left out of the fridge. Carrots stay fresh and hard for even longer by chilling them and keeping in the packaging or loosely tied in the free vegetable bag they were brought home in.
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Storing Kiwi Fruit
Store kiwi fruits in the fridge for freshness. Keeping them in the fridge in a loosely tied plastic bag will also help stop them shriveling up. Decant to the fruit bowl to bring to room temperature prior to eating.
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Storing Melons
Melons stay fresh for longer if kept in the fridge.
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Keep ripe fruit longer:
Keep most ripe fruit in the fridge to make it last longer.
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Storing Oranges
Store oranges in the fridge. Oranges keep their freshness and quality for much longer than those stored at room temperature, and keeping them in the fridge in a loosely tied plastic bag will also help stop them shriveling up. Add to the fruit bowl to bring to room temperature to taste their true Mediterranean sweetness.
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Storing Pears
Store pears in the fridge for freshness and quality. These nutritious fruits can last for much longer if kept in the fridge rather than at room temperature, and keeping them in the fridge in a loosely tied plastic bag will also help stop them shriveling up. Add to the fruit bowl to bring to room temperature prior to eating.
