{"id":89898,"date":"2022-08-10T12:25:03","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T10:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/?p=89898"},"modified":"2024-07-29T10:47:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T08:47:33","slug":"no-more-rotting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/blog\/greenlifestyle\/no-more-rotting\/","title":{"rendered":"No more <i>rotting.<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"89898\" class=\"elementor elementor-89898 elementor-88801\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b12c287 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7b12c287\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7890a402 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7890a402\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Courage<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41fd3767 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41fd3767\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tphoto: lichtenford-design\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41ef989f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41ef989f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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That is the amount of food that is thrown into the trash in the United States every year. That is a frightening huge amount and it made me shiver when I started my research and remembered the sad looking lettuce that I had tossed the day before without even thinking about it.<\/strong><\/em> 40 million tons of food! And that is only the amount of waste caused by private households.<em>* Wow.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-163d8a\" data-id=\"163d8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72466e3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72466e3f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d75d4e9\" data-id=\"7d75d4e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37098818\" data-id=\"37098818\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d166926 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d166926\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summer trash?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65d85242\" data-id=\"65d85242\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72bae36 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72bae36\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9973e7d\" data-id=\"9973e7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d8645f\" data-id=\"5d8645f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50c7f95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50c7f95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Fruits and vegetables are what is thrown away most often \u2013 especially when its warm outside<\/strong><\/em>. Why? Some bought more than they needed, others used less than planned, and quite often the reason is wrong storage. But the latter is something that you can easily change.<\/p><p><em><strong>Did you know, that for example tomatoes do not belong into the fridge?<\/strong><\/em> They lose their aromas and taste bland. They prefer a dark, moist place and a temperature between 53.6\u00b0F and 60.8\u00b0F. The same applies to cucumbers. But you should not store them together, because tomatoes lose a lot of ethylene and that causes the cucumber to shrivel. Apples do the same, but that can actually help to quickly convert an unripe banana into a tasty one.<\/p><p><em><strong>And because we are in the middle of their season: Peaches and nectarines definitely belong into the fridge.<\/strong><\/em> Not on top of each other but nicely beside each other. Otherwise, they immediately <em>(!)<\/em> get bruises. The best thing is to buy only a few and eat them quickly.<em> Or \u2013 in case they got bruises after all:<\/em> Use them to make jam or smoothies. The latter is a great option for any kind of sad looking fruit or vegetable. Even for lettuce. <em>The combinations are limitless.<\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>And it is the same with old bread.<\/strong> In case it has turned dry despite the bread bag:<\/em> How about bread salat? Or croutons? Or \u2013 also very tasty \u2013 French toast? You find a delicious recipe in the article <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/mount-hagen-and\/greenlifestyle\/the-second-life-of-bread\/\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cThe second life of bread\u201d<\/a><\/em> here on our blog in the section <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/mount-hagen\/green-lifestyle\/\">\u201cGreen Lifestyle\u201d<\/a><\/em>.<\/p><p><em><strong>Which brings us right to what pairs best with French toast: Coffee. Coffee definitely does not belong into the fridge.<\/strong><\/em> It\u2019s way to moist inside. Also, coffee quickly absorbs odors \u2013 it would be a shame if your coffee tasted like cheese all the sudden. So, the best way to store it is hermetically sealed, in a dry and cool place. If you want to use the coffee grounds for peelings or to get rid of ants or snails, spread it out to dry in order to avoid mold.<\/p><p><em><strong>The good thing about these rather trivial household tips is, that you can actually make a difference with them. Food waste is responsible for a large part of the CO2 emissions.<\/strong> <\/em>On its website the German Federal Environmental Agency states, that <em>Germany could lower the greenhouse gas emissions caused by food waste by 9,5% compared to 2015. The precondition is that food waste caused by the retail sector and consumers is cut in half by 2030<\/em> (translated from German).<\/p><p><em>Well then\u2026<\/em><\/p><p><em>Source:<\/em><br \/>*<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifco.com\/countries-with-the-least-and-most-food-waste\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">www.ifco.com\/countries-with-the-least-and-most-food-waste\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a30991\" data-id=\"4a30991\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><b><I>Let\u2019s be honest \u2013 Who has not had rotten peppers or carrots in theor fridge before?<\/I><\/b> Rotten lettuce? That went directly into the trash? With a guilty conscience, but even the few good leaves that were left would have tasted terrible. But you can change that. <I>Here are some tricks for the proper storage of different types of food in and outside the fridge. <\/I><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3499,"featured_media":111743,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[144],"tags":[146],"custom_tag":[105],"class_list":["post-89898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-greenlifestyle","tag-courage","custom_tag-green-lifestyle"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3499"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89898"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89898\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89898"},{"taxonomy":"custom_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/custom_tag?post=89898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}