We have summarized a few tips for you here so that you can manage to handle food more sustainably and economically.
Better storage and preservation
One of the most important topics for avoiding spoiled food is correct storage and preservation. Cheese or cut vegetables should always be packed airtight and stored in the refrigerator. This prevents food from spoiling too quickly. For this, it is worth taking a look at the
Tupperware Catalog August 2019, for example, because you can find food storage containers in a wide variety of sizes and for pretty much all areas of application. For all dry foods, it is also recommended to use classic glass containers. You can find a set of preserving jars for airtight food storage particularly cheaply this week at Tchibo. Furthermore, you should also fill the freezer for preservation. Before bread gets too dry and ends up in the bin, you can also slice it and freeze it. This way, you always have a few slices ready for the toaster later. Fruit and vegetables should also be frozen shortly before they are no longer edible. After all, you can later use the frozen fruit wonderfully for smoothies, for example.Best-before date
Everyone has probably thrown away food because the best-before date (MHD) has been exceeded. But the name already indicates that it is about the "minimum shelf life". The MHD therefore does not automatically mean that the goods have expired and belong in the trash. The MHD is a recommendation from food manufacturers and generally states the date until which the food retains its specific properties, such as taste or consistency. Nevertheless, most foods can be enjoyed without hesitation days – and sometimes even weeks – after the MHD. Before the originally packaged yogurt or sausage is thrown away and wasted senselessly, you should rather test the smell and taste of the food again. In many cases, it should be worth it and also contribute to counteracting food waste.
According to the BMNT, around 157,000 tons of packaged and unpackaged food (including food scraps) end up in the trash in this country every year! Broken down to per capita consumption, this means that every Austrian resident throws away 19kg of food per year. This amount of wasted food is shameful on the one hand, considering that
