Interesting food facts of the day! ❤️
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Did you know that there are fruits that continue to ripen with time (climacteric) and fruits that do not ripen further after harvesting (non-climacteric)?
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Ideally non-climacteric fruits are harvested at peak ripeness.
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It’s best to store climacteric fruits on your counter at room temperature until desired ripeness, and then refrigerate. ❄️
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Climacteric fruits include apples, apricots, avocados, bananas, kiwi, mangoes, nectarines, peaches, pears, plums, tomatoes. 🍎🥑🍌🥝🍐🍑🍅
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Non-climacteric fruits include bell peppers, berries, cherries, citrus (oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruit), cucumber, eggplant, grapes, watermelon. 🍉🍓🍒🍊🍋🍇🍆🥒
Did you know that all fruit juice/smoothie waste is avoidable? 🍊🍎🤤 . According to WRAP’s study in 2009 on U.K. household, more than half the fruit juice/smoothie is wasted due to ‘prepared or served too much’ and the rest ‘not used in time’.
Did you know you can contribute to the world even in your candy choice? Simply buy your candy from sustainable manufacturers! 🍭🍡🍬 . Also, to reduce waste, you can always give your unfinished candy to your friends, family or colleagues! Tag a friend who should do this!
Happy weekend! Time for a weekly shop? If you’ve bought too much vegs over the weekend why not consider freezing your 5a-day? 🥦🍅💛🥒🥕 . 🖐🏻🖐🏽🖐🏿 Some fruit and veg will lose their texture when frozen – you can deal with this by freezing them pureed or stewed. This applies to tomatoes (use the puree for pasta dishes or pizza), strawberries (use the puree in smoothies or as a sauce for other fresh fruit) and apples (use stewed apple on your porridge or muesli, or as the base for a fruit crumble).
🌟Food Storage Tips 🌟 Do not store fruits and vegetables together🥕🍏🍊🍠 . Fruits that give off high levels of ethylene (the ripening agent) can prematurely ripen and spoil surrounding vegetables. . Check our stories for more tips!
Happy National Chili Day! 🌶🌶 . The fourth Thursday in February honors one of America's favorite winter dishes–chili, which is also known as chili con carne (chili with meat) 🥩🌶✨ . You can always save your proteins and veggie leftovers for and end of the week stir-fry, soup, stew, fajitas/enchiladas, casserole or chili 🌶🌶🌶 to reduce food waste!
Interesting food facts of the day! ❤️ . Did you know that there are fruits that continue to ripen with time (climacteric) and fruits that do not ripen further after harvesting (non-climacteric)? . Ideally non-climacteric fruits are harvested at peak ripeness. : It’s best to store climacteric fruits on your counter at room temperature until desired ripeness, and then refrigerate. ❄️ : Climacteric fruits include apples, apricots, avocados, bananas, kiwi, mangoes, nectarines, peaches, pears, plums, tomatoes. 🍎🥑🍌🥝🍐🍑🍅 . Non-climacteric fruits include bell peppers, berries, cherries, citrus (oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruit), cucumber, eggplant, grapes, watermelon. 🍉🍓🍒🍊🍋🍇🍆🥒
30 Day Food Waste Challenge is happening now! Keep an eye on our stories to get tips on reducing food waste! 🍎🍉🍊🍌🥝🍇🍆 #30dayfoodwastechallenge
Rise and shine!! 🌞 It’s time for some fruity smoothies. 🍓❄️ If you happen to have bought extra berries or fruits at home, freeze them before they expires and turn them into some juicy smoothies!! Our fav smoothie recipes coming up on out Facebook page soon!!
🥞 ! HAPPY PANCAKE DAY !🥞 we hope you’ve whipped up a good batch of pancakes at some point today whether you prefer crepe or American style 🤤 LIFE HACK❗️don’t assume pancakes only taste good with lemon, if you have a juicy lime lying around that’s about to go to waste squeeze that baby on stack pronto and thank us later 😍
🍇🍉🍒 FREH FRUITY AND ALL THINGS JUICY 🥝🍓🍋 Who doesn’t love some juicy ass fruit to keep those energy levels up! How do you like yours?! We love ours in smoothies, stirred into porridge or even better made into sweet jam to top our toast! Stewing gone off fruit is a great way to reduce waste that many people forget! Head to our Facebook page for some of our favourite jam and chutney recipes #BiteMe
#BananaDramaaaa 🍌👁 Ever wondered why our logo is a banana?! Well bananas are the worlds no.1 most wasted fruit, with the UK wasting over 1.4 million whole bananas daily!! Bananas can be eaten even when they are brown and spotty so be sure not to chuck them! Or eat them our favourite way by popping them in the freezer and chucking them in your smoothies 🍑 #PeelTheBanana #BananasForYou ❤️🍌
EAT YOUR GREENS 🥦🥒🍏 They’re delicious and nutritious ✅ Oh and UK homes waste 19% of all fresh vegetables and salad bought, so even more reason to get your #5ADay 😃 Finding us annoying yet?! 🤣 #DontBinMe #BiteMe #LoveFoodHateWaste
🌈 JELLY TIME JELLY TIME 🌈 Anyone else keen on these beans ?! 🤣 At #BiteMe we go totally nuts for jelly beans and can’t wait to let you all know on a secret project we’ve been working on ... #PatienceIsAVertue #JellyBelly #BiteMe 🍓🍊❤️
Let’s be real people...have you ever wasted a sausage or two 🙄😬🌭 Yep well no hiding now as a new report shows that the UK waste over 1.5 million sausages a day ⁉️ #ThinkBeforeYouChuck and keep that sausage for tomorrows lunch or whack it in tonight’s risotto! #SausagesAren ’tJustForBreakfast #BangersAndMash #SausageParty 🤭 (Full report on our Facebook page, link in bio 👌🏼)
HAPPY SUNDAY PEEPS 👀🌞The weekend calls for one thing and one thing only ... #PANCAKES 🤪 Yup you know the drill, recipe for these beauties is on our Facebook page NOW so hit the link in our bio and wip’ em up!! But be sure to stuff your face with every last bite, wouldn’t want any going to waste now would we #HolyCrepe #FlippinPancakes #BiteMe
🍋🎵Oranges and Lemons 🎵 🍊8% of all fresh fruit wasted in the UK could be avoided!! 8%!! Want to know one of our top tips to reduce this... make sure you only buy what you NEED! Over estimating weekly food shops is the number 1 cause of food waste in the UK...so don’t be a greedy guts and #ThinkBeforeYouBuy 💶 #BiteMe
Not sure what to do with those random last few veggies on a Sunday evening ?! 🥦🥕 Well follow the link in our bio and try our delicious new pasta sauce recipe for those random bits and bobs #LettuceEat #BiteMe
Second post on our account and we’re brining you a shocker... Did you know that 24 million slices of bread are thrown away in UK homes everyday❗️Yep you heard ... 24 million...that’s alot of sandwiches! Think before you throw people! #WasteNotWantNot #StopLoafingAround #BiteMe