Using Leftovers

Question 1

How leftovers should be stored

Answer 1

Leftovers should be stored correctly and unless frozen used within 48 hours of when they were made. Cooked rice should be used within 24 hours.

Question 2

What store cupboard ingredients(s) could you use to supplement a leftovers dish?

Answer 2

STORECUPBOARD ITEMS NEEDED - SPICES, OIL, SEASONING, CHUTNEY, PASSATA…… ETC

Question 3

Reducing food waste tip …
Plan

Answer 3

Plan your meals for the week and use a shopping list to avoid buying unnecessary foods.

Question 4

Reducing food waste tip…
Cover and chill

Answer 4

Cover and chill leftover food and store appropriately. Enjoy it the next day, or freeze it for another time (if suitable for freezing)

Question 5

Reducing food waste tip…
Measure

Answer 5

Measure foods like pasta and rice before you cook them. People often guess how much of these foods are needed and make too much,

Question 6

Reducing food waste tip…
Be creative

Answer 6

Be creative and add unused fruit to salads (e.g. chopped apple, grated carrot), or to smoothies (e.g. soft bananas, plums). Add unused vegetables to curry or bolognese (e.g. courgettes, mushrooms)

Question 7

Reducing food waste tip…
Bread

Answer 7

Bread - keep it in the freezer and just take out what you need to save waste.

Question 8

Reducing food waste tip…
Vegetables

Answer 8

Vegetables - making a soup is a great way to use up vegetables that are going past their best.

Question 9

Reducing food waste tip…
Milk

Answer 9

Milk - you can freeze milk at any time up until its ‘use by date. You could pour milk into ice cube trays and then use the cubes straight from the freezer when cooking, in dishes such as soups or sauces, or pop them straight into a cup of tea or coffee.