Saving food: This is how frozen products help against waste

Von NAG Redaktion

Entdecken Sie, wie Sie mit Tiefkühlprodukten Lebensmittelverschwendung effektiv reduzieren können! Unser Artikel bietet 10 wertvolle Tipps zur richtigen Lagerung und Verwendung, ergänzt durch ein leckeres Rezept für eine schnelle Brokkoli-Pasta. Nehmen Sie am kostenlosen Webinar des Deutschen Tiefkühlinstituts teil und erfahren Sie, wie Sie Geld sparen und gleichzeitig das Klima schützen können.
Discover how you can effectively reduce food waste with frozen products! Our article offers 10 valuable tips for the correct storage and use, supplemented by a delicious recipe for a quick broccoli pasta. Take part in the free webinar of the German Fleet Institute and learn how to save money and protect the climate at the same time. (Symbolbild/MB)

Millions of tons of food end up in the trash every year! Yes, really heard! In Germany, almost two thirds of all food waste - proud 6.5 out of 11 million tons - are produced by us, consumers, in our own four walls! According to the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), the Germans call the main cause of the durability problems. But what if I tell you that there is a way to put an end to this dilemma?

The answer is in the freezer! During the nationwide week of action "save food together", which runs from September 29 to October 6, 2024 and at the same time marks the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, we will present impressive tips on how you can not only contain your food waste with freezer, but also be able to protect your wallet!

frozen products are the solution!

Did you know that around 49 percent of consumers have never disposed of frozen products? In comparison, fresh foods end up in the trash in 26 percent of the respondents! That should give us think! Why do we throw the good things away when we can use the power of the cold? The frozen technology is the gentlest way to make food durable. The shock frost gets all vitamins and nutrients, and without chemistry!

Here are 10 sensational tips to fight with frozen products cleverly against waste:

  1. freezer products have a longer durability and remain fresh without having to worry about preservatives!
  2. already pre -processed in many places , make it easier to prepare and save you time.
  3. The portion -appropriate removal ensures that nothing has to be thrown away. Perfect for your wallet!
  4. Frozen fruit and vegetables contain important nutrients and often comes from regional providers who use their crop surpluses.
  5. It is best to buy only at the end of shopping in the freezer in order to optimally protect the fresh products.
  6. and let your fingers from shaking test ! Ice crystals are not a sign of floated products!
  7. creativity is asked: Use remnants and give old dishes new swing with frozen vegetables!
  8. store your products in a energy -efficient freezer - that brings savings and the environment is happy.
  9. regularly defrosting the freezer improves the function and reduces energy consumption!
  10. The best before date is not a final end! Just check food by smelling, looking and maybe trying.

    11. kitchen magic with frozen products!

    Fee a simple recipe? Here is our fast broccoli pasta for four hungry eaters:

    • 400 g pasta
    • 2 packets of TK broccoli
    • ½ liter of clear broth
    • 2 pieces of melting cheese (cream taste)

    cook the pasta in slightly salted water and cook the TK broccoli in the broth. Mix both in a saucepan and stir in the melting cheese. Season as desired - and a delicious dish is ready!

    also use our free consumer webinar on October 1 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., where nutrition experts show you how to use frozen waste with frozen products. Register quickly!

    The German Fry Institute e.V. takes care of the lobbying and provides information about the advantages of the frozen industry, which provides over 80 million people with fresh food every day. In 2023 they recorded a record consumption of 49.4 kg per capita in Germany!