Stop wasteful consumption of food. With these trikami won’t throw away food – Virtual Russia

16 October we celebrate world Food Day. It is a good moment to do an inventory and think about how much food we throw away every day and what to do to prevent wstydliwemu problems. The paradox of our time is the fact that, on the one hand, bezrefleksyjnie the food we throw away in the trash, while others live on the brink of extreme poverty. But just a little knowledge and goodwill to this problem to minimize. How to plan purchases of food and dishes to reduce the amount of food waste we Have Lewandowską, a nutritionist with Naturhouse Morena in gdańsk.

in accordance with the results of the report of the Federation of Polish Food Banks, every third Pole admits food disposal. Often, in your opinion, will be in the basket, and why?
most Often in the basket are the products of everyday life, I mean strong, already bread, unused and faded vegetables, fruits nadpsute, unused until the end of the milk and milk products, meat and meat products.

How to plan meals for the whole family to reduce food waste?
a Proven way to limit release products make planned and deliberate, and not spontaneous purchases. Have to go to the store with a prepared list of necessary products. It is also just before the exit to the store, look in the fridge and see what is there and what is not enough. A good idea for some, may be spend a few days in digital format much, how many products of this type consume the inhabitants. However, if you already made the purchase, and it turns out that too many of them, feel free some of them can be frozen – the same applies to residues of finished dishes. Definitely worth it to plan a meal for your family in advance. Decide what will happen in the next few days for lunch and dinner, you can also try to determine the average portion, for example, meat on humans and, thus, to determine the size of the purchases for the days ahead. Niezjedzone remains of many of the dishes are suitable to freeze and remove from freezer for a “rainy day”.

And whether during the planning of purchases to think about our daily demand kalorycznym and how to do it correctly?
About the need kalorycznym too, but first and foremost about the nutritional value of what we buy. Taking the example of purchase of Breakfast – not to buy several packs of cereal in stock, because then it is easier to decide on large portions or just in case. We will choose unprocessed cereals such as mountain oat or barley, but not sweet cereal balls or flakes fitness that are healthy, have nothing to do. we think what we buy and how much we really need.

Why should you put on seasonal fruits and vegetables?
Seasonality is a great help in the preparation of healthy food, because our bodies are adapted to our family of products. Seasonal vegetables and fruits have better, real taste and high nutrients, as it does not spend a lot of days to transport from distant countries. Because of this, they are also cheaper because local. Here, too, we should remember about ecological and economical approach to product – lightly upholstered or less beautiful fruits are ideal for taking home food for the winter.

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