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Lorna Hughes

Stop fruit and vegetables from going mouldy with five expert tips

If you're opting for more meat-free meals, trying to improve your diet or just getting a taste for salad as the weather warms up, your fridge is likely to be packed with colourful fruits and vegetables. But the healthy food stuffs are also be very particular with how they like to be stored.

One wrong foot and you could end up with sprouting potatoes and mouldy melons. Too Good To Go says Brits throw away 80 million usable food items each week, including 30.9 million fruit and vegetables.

To mark National Vegetarian Week, the unsold food app has shared some of the best tips and tricks for making your food go further and reduce waste. Here are five things to think about when storing your fruit and veg:

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