Here’s some storage advice to help you reduce food waste and keep your loose fruit and veg fresher for longer.
Apples Refrigerate in bag
BananaStore in their bags in a coolplace (avoid refrigerating)
BerriesRaspberries, blueberries, blackberries, blackcurrents & gooseberries - keep in theoriginal packaging & refrigerate
BroccoliRefrigerate in bag
CarrotsRefrigerate in bag
CucumbersKeep in the original packaging & refrigerate in the crisper draw
GrapesKeep in the originalpackaging & refrigerate
Herbs - fresh cutBasil - store at room temperature.All other herbs - refrigerate in original packaging
Kiwi fruitRefrigerate in bag
LemonsRefrigerate in bag
LettuceKeep in the original packaging & refrigerate
Mango & papayaKeep in a cool place (avoid refri
MelonsKeep them coolor refrigerate
MushroomsRefrigerate in a paper bag (available instore)
Onions Store in a cool, dark & dry place
Oranges Keep them cool or refrigerate in a bag
PearsRefrigerate for freshness& ripen at room temperate for a softer, juicer eat
PeppersRefrigerate in bag
Pineapples Keep in a cool place(avoid refrigerating)
PotatoesKeep in bags in a dark,cool place
RhubarbKeep in the original packaging & refrigerate
Strawberries Keep in the original packaging & refrigerate
Stone fruit (ripe)Peaches, nectarine, plums,apricots & cherries - refrigeratein packaging
Tomatoes Keep them cool or refrigerate in a bag
Saturday, June 21, 2008
It's time to go BANANAS
The expression "going banans" comes from the effects of a banana on the brain! This is because bananas contain typtophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, and generally make you feel happier!
Besides, bananas gives enough energy for you to do a 90-minute heavy-duty workout. No wonder you see the world's tennis players eating bananas in between games. Bananas are said to control depression, anemia (because of fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt. In fact the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to the risk of blood pressure and stroke.
Research has shown that the banana can help learning better by making students more alert. In fact, 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school(England)were helped through their exams by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch!
The banana is said to calm the stomach and with some honey and milk added to it, it can build up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and rehydrates your system.
Besides, bananas gives enough energy for you to do a 90-minute heavy-duty workout. No wonder you see the world's tennis players eating bananas in between games. Bananas are said to control depression, anemia (because of fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt. In fact the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to the risk of blood pressure and stroke.
Research has shown that the banana can help learning better by making students more alert. In fact, 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school(England)were helped through their exams by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch!
The banana is said to calm the stomach and with some honey and milk added to it, it can build up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and rehydrates your system.
The good old banana is wonderful for mosquito bites as well. Rub the affected area with the inside of a banan skin-- no more irritation!
And if you are overweight and at work, reasearch has shown that instead of eating comfort foods like chocolate and chips, a banana provided an equally good substitute.
The banana not only neutralises over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach, it also helps people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 the fruit contains, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in it, helps the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.
The banana not only neutralises over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach, it also helps people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 the fruit contains, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in it, helps the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.
And if you have a wart, try taking a piece of banana skin and placing it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape and see the wart vanish in a few days.
Compared to apple, the banana has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals.
It is also rich in potassium, so may be we should say that 'A Banana a day keeps the doctor away!'
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