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ost households spend a great deal of money on food during the

holidays. Unfortunately, this frequently brings about food wastage.

Also, it means that plenty of otherwise still edible food find their

way to your city’s landfill. If you still have leftovers in your house, below are a

few practical tips to help you lessen food waste.

Give them away - If you still got cookies, candies or other goodies from the

holidays, consider giving them away to kids in your neighborhood or to your

young relatives. To avoid overindulging in leftovers and minimize food waste,

have resealable plastic bags and food canisters at hand during parties so your

family and friends can take home some of the food.

Store them properly - Remember to store all remaining food in airtight, clear

plastic keepers to ensure that they're going to keep well longer. Know which foods

must be put in the freezer or just in the refrigerator. Generally, soups, cooked

vegetables, pastries, and even breads all freeze really well with small loss in

quality when thawed correctly. Thawing then freezing back food over and over

again will affect its quality negatively. To prevent this, freeze as you plan to

defrost. Whenever you put a excess into the freezer, store them in smaller portion

sizes that way you are going to thaw what you need.

Use them in other dishes - With a bit of creativity and some assistance from some

other ingredients, it is easy to turn your leftovers into something more delicious.

For instance, turkey, ham, chicken, and vegetables could be added to sandwiches,

quiches, omelettes, and salads. You may also cut down portions of high calorie

holiday staples by combining them with vegetables. Bread is also a holiday staple

and one that you possibly have many leftovers. Fortunately, bread lends itself well

to many other recipes. For example, you can create croutons out of them which

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you can then serve along with soups or salads. You can also make various kinds of

toast, such as French and Cinnamon toast, using day-old bread. Another recipe you

can make from leftover bread is bread pudding. You may also make bruschetta. Go

here to get best bruschetta recipe.

Be food safe - Many foods will keep well in the fridge

for two to three days, and even a week, still, if a leftover

dish already seems or smells bad, throw it out so you can

prevent food poisoning. When reheating leftover food,

they need to be reheated to no less than 75°C in the

center.