With energy bills and the cost of living continuing to rise, many people will be looking for ways to cut back on expenditure wherever and whenever possible.
This mindset of course extends to our food as we will want to clamp down on waste and avoid making multiple, pricey trips to the supermarket each week.
And it turns out you can do just that by thinking about the way you put your groceries away.
As reported by Dublin Live, Tessa Clarke, from the food-sharing app OLIO, has offered a few tips that will help shoppers reduce how much food they waste in a way that's also beneficial for the environment.
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Clarke has advised on how to store your food in a way that will allow for a few extra days of freshness, giving you time to enjoy perfectly tasty products that may have otherwise gone bad and ended up in the bin.
Her big top tip is never to store milk in the fridge door - yes, really!
Shoppers are instead advised to store dairy products at the back of the fridge where it's the coldest, so as to get the maximum shelf life.
Although milk can be frozen, the bottle should only be three-quarters full so as to allow for expansion once it's inside the freezer.
And when it comes to ensuring bread lasts for longer, shoppers are encouraged to buy whole loaves rather than sliced, wrapping these in reusable cotton bags which they should then store in an airtight kitchen container.
Meanwhile, Clarke claims open avocados should be kept inside a Tupperware container with a slice of onion, with this measure stopping the avocado from turning brown.
Bananas need to be wrapped up in tin foil or a beeswax wrap to preserve freshness, while berries should be washed in a water and vinegar solution before being placed in the fridge.
Clarke continues to advise that tomatoes are stored on the kitchen countertop, not inside the fridge, while she claims that cake will retain its moistness if stored with a slice of bread placed on top of it.
Shoppers are also advised to have a specific "eat me" fridge shelf for food that they know will go off, allowing you to focus your attention on products that need to be consumed first.
Clarke adds that if you know you won't get around to eating a product before it goes bad, you could always consider giving it away through the OLIO app, where half the food added is requested by other users in just 30 minutes or less.
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