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Storage of Fruits and Veggies to Help Stretch Your Dollar

Nikki Karetov. Storage of Fruits and Veggies to Help Stretch Your Dollar. Objectives. To identify the consequences of food waste and how it applies to you and your family To recognize how wasted food affects families monetarily

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Storage of Fruits and Veggies to Help Stretch Your Dollar

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  1. Nikki Karetov Storage of Fruits and Veggies to Help Stretch Your Dollar

  2. Objectives • To identify the consequences of food waste and how it applies to you and your family • To recognize how wasted food affects families monetarily • To distinguish what exactly causes fruits and vegetables to expire • To practice newly learned tips and tricks in the home

  3. Food Waste What is food waste? – Any food that gets discarded Where does it come from? • Transportation • Restaurants • The home

  4. How Much is Actually Wasted According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, 40% of the food in America goes uneaten That's $165 billion of food per year Consequences: • Environmental Impacts • Wasted Money

  5. Did You Know?? About 2/3 of wasted food comes from food not being consumed in time?

  6. How Much Money Are We Really Throwing Away? $22-$43 gets thrown away per month, or about $340-$516 per year Imagine yourself...

  7. How Does This Impact You and My Family? The average family of 4 spends between $1,365 to $2,275 on groceries per year according to the Washington Post $115-$190 per month

  8. Retrieved from www.nrcg.org

  9. Causes What in particular is causing my produce to go bad? Ethylene gas • Gas naturally given off by all plants to help it grow and helps with fruit ripening • Gas production is continuous, sometimes causing fruits and veggies to become over-ripe, and eventually moldy, rotten, and in the compost

  10. Tips and Tricks Refrigeration will slow the rate at which ethylene is produced, however, keep in mind that not all produce should be stored in the refrigerator. * Identify on handout which belong in the refrigerator and which belong on the counter top to ensure maximum freshness

  11. Tips and Tricks Continued Demo

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