For some reason, using all your groceries before they go bad is actually a pretty hard thing to do. In fact,food wasteis such a problem, theNational Resources Defense Council报道说，美国人并没有吃大约40％的食物。是的，互联网告诉我们有很多方法可以keep avocados from browning和面包变得陈旧，但是即使我们使用这些技巧，我们仍然偶尔会发现自己凝视着垃圾桶不好的食物。这是怎么回事？
首先，您可能会在超市过度使用它。Sarah-Jane Bedwell，R.D.，L.D.N。，主持人与莎拉·简（Sarah-Jane）做饭，告诉自我，如果你不去grocery shopping with a plan，您更有可能购买过多的东西，或者春季不需要的东西。而且，如果您的购买比一周之内吃的更多，那么赔率就不会在它变坏之前就不会去。
Even if you are doing your due diligence and making grocery lists, avoiding food waste can still be hard. Maybe you find you just don’t have time to cook every night, or you forgot about an ingredient you bought, which Bedwell says can happen a lot with produce left in fridge drawers.
伸展食物是值得的，不仅是为了环境的缘故，而且也是为了钱包。在这里，您会发现11种疯狂的简便方法使您的食物持续更长的时间 - 不需要花哨的东西。这些想法中的一些甚至可以用于似乎已经变得不好的食物。因为，是的，您可以恢复一块陈旧的面包。您只需要发挥创造力。
1. Use a spiralizer to turn broccoli stems into noodles.
The next time you buy a big head of broccoli, instead of simply tossing the stems, use aspiralizer将其变成西兰花“面条”（Boodles？）。这是Food Blog的创建者Ali Maffucci最喜欢的技巧。她说，这些面条比用西葫芦制成的面条要多一点，因此它们更适合与诸如丰盛的bolognese之类的东西配对。
2.当您发现绿色枯萎时，将它们扔进冰箱中以添加到冰沙中。
If you notice a sad bag of spinach in your fridge and some of the leaves are still salvageable, don’t throw it away. Instead, toss anything inedible, pack the rest in Ziploc baggies, and store them in the freezer. Frozen leafy greens aregreat in smoothies或（如果您想保持咸味），意大利面，蔬菜蘸酱，甚至只是被炒。
3. Store ginger in your freezer at all times (it’s easier to handle when frozen anyway).
There are many foods you should放在冰箱里at all times, and ginger is one of them. This knobby flavoring agent lasts infinitely longer in your ice chest than it might on the counter or in the fridge, and it’s easier to peel and grate when frozen.
4. Buy a bunch of bread when it’s on sale and freeze what you don’t immediately use.
如果您注意到超市在全麦面包上进行销售，请俯冲一堆，然后在冰箱中存放额外的面包。面包将在冰箱中保持两到三个月的状态，只要您，它的味道就会像您一样好正确解冻.
5.将陈旧的面包变成面包屑或面包屑。
Bread gone stale? Don’t toss it! Instead, transform it into croutons. Bedwell does this by cutting her bread into cubes, spritzing it with olive oil, sprinkling it with herbs, salt, pepper, and maybe a bit of Parm, then broiling them until they’re extra crispy.
另外的选择？将它们磨成面包屑，并用它们涂上所有的东西baked chickento arancini.
6.将胡萝卜，萝卜和萝卜蔬菜加入香蒜酱。
香蒜酱不仅是为罗勒。只要您使用大量的其他调味剂（盐，帕尔姆，胡椒粉，油，natch），您几乎可以将任何绿色变成那种decade废的酱汁。那么，为什么不使用您不会使用的果岭呢？胡萝卜，萝卜和萝卜绿色都很好。那些经常被遗忘的茎除了垃圾箱以外的房屋，因此请尝试将其扔进下一个香蒜酱中。
7. If the thought of eating veggie bits and ends grosses you out, cook them into stocks instead.
Making your own stock is both proof that you’re an adult (see, Mom?!) and an excellent way to make use of the parts of veggies you might not want to eat. Throw onion ends, carrot greens, even those broccoli stems in a pot with lots of water, maybe some chicken bones if you’re into that whole meat thing, and a handful of spices. Let it stew for many, many hours. You’ll know it’s ready when your house smells delicious. Transfer it to some plastic food storage containers, and save it for later use in everything from risotto to stew. (You can freeze it, too.)
8.在水和盐中保存柑橘皮（它们是惊人的调味剂）。
Just like carrot greens, citrus rinds don’t automatically belong in the garbage. Preserve them by placing them in a jar with a simple salt-and-water mixture for at least two weeks. When they’re ready to use, add them to whatever you like—dice the rinds and sauté them with a bit of butter and garlic to make a decadent pasta sauce, or add them whole to slow-cooked stews for a citrusy flavor punch.
9.烤剩下的土豆皮成脆皮薯条。
使用剩余的柑橘皮背后的同样想法也适用于剩余的马铃薯皮，尽管略有不同。完成剥皮时，用一汤匙的橄榄油和一点点的盐和胡椒粉将皮肤扔掉。然后，将它们均匀地散布在烤盘上，让它们roast在灼热的热烤箱（425度）中，持续10至12分钟。结果？您一生中最清脆（也是最健康的）筹码。
10. Combine your meat with mushrooms to make it last longer.
贝德威尔告诉自我说：“为了使地面肉进一步发展，在任何需要它的食谱中加入半磅切碎的蘑菇或蘑菇茎。”她说，蘑菇的质地和味道与肉无缝融合在一起，它使您可以一口气使用更少的肉 - 稍后再使用。另外，这是一个很好的简便方法cut a few calories，如果那是您有兴趣做的事情。
11.以一种富有创意的汉堡友好方式重新利用少量剩余的鱼。
Bedwell says, “If you have a little bit of fish leftover from a meal but not enough for another full serving, save it anyway and make it into a salmon cake.” All you have to do is combine your fish leftovers with an egg and some panko bread crumbs, then shape it into a patty and fry it in a little oil. Eat it over a bed of greens or serve it burger-style on a bun.
