Wednesday 28 September 2022 10:56 AM Sainsbury's urges shoppers to freeze EGGS which can extend their shelf life trends now Dairy Cheese: Once grated, cheese can be stored in the freezer and easily added on top of dishes. Store in a reusable freezer bag or reusable container. Yoghurt: Instead of letting leftover yoghurt go to waste, just pour onto a baking tray with non-stick baking paper on, scatter some leftover fruit across it and you’ve got yoghurt bark to snack on. Once frozen, the bark can be broken into large pieces and stored in reusable freezer bags. Eggs: You can freeze raw eggs, just crack them individually into resealable containers. If you’re going to need just the yolks or whites for a particular recipe you can freeze the two separately. Fruit Pineapple: When a whole fruit is larger than the portion you’re wanting to eat, freezing is a great way to reduce waste and save the rest for later. Chop up a pineapple into bite-sized chunks and freeze portions in reusable containers or reusable freezer bags. Raspberries: Any kind of berry can be popped in the freezer, for easy adding into smoothies, cakes or crumbles. Store them in reusable freezer bags or reusable containers. Grapes: Instead of letting leftover grapes go bad, freeze them to turn them into healthy alternatives to hard boiled sweets by eating them straight out of the freezer. Store snack-sized portions in reusable freezer bags or stacked in reusable containers. Vegetables Peppers: Slice a variety of peppers up and freeze them in reusable freezer bags – when making a stir fry or fajitas you can toss a mixture straight into the pan. Fresh herbs: Instead of letting fresh herbs go bad and throwing them away, chop them up and add them into an ice cube tray with some olive oil. This way, you’ll be able to easily add them into any future dishes you’re making. Courgettes: You can grate leftover courgette to be added into omelettes, savoury muffins and much more! Just grate it up and pop it in a reusable freezer bag or reusable container. Meat and fish Mincemeat: When freezing meat, most people just throw it straight in the freezer in the packaging it came in. However, if frozen flat it can be stored in a much more space-savvy way, allowing you to pack much more into your freezer. Take mincemeat out of its packaging and freeze it in reusable freezer bags. Salmon: If your salmon is getting close to its use by date, chop larger salmon pieces into smaller portions and store in reusable freezer bags. Chicken: Before freezing chicken, dice it up and pop it in a reusable freezer bag – that way you’ll save time when it comes to cooking! Cupboard items Chickpeas: As long as they are dried properly, tinned chickpeas can be portioned out and frozen in reusable freezer bags for easy adding to curries, stews or defrosted and blitzed up to make hummus. Coconut milk: If a recipe only requires half a can, the rest can be decanted into ice cube trays for easy adding into future curries or soups. Coffee: We can all relate to making a coffee and forgetting to drink the whole thing before it’s gone cold. In this situation, most people throw it down the sink, but instead it can be frozen in ice cube trays and used to supercharge future iced coffees. Bakery Croissants: Not many people realise that you can freeze croissants after baking. Got some pastries left over after a breakfast buffet? Chop them up, and pop them in reusable freezer bags to be used in future bread and butter pudding recipes. Bread: Separate out bread slices and pop two slices in a reusable freezer bag. This way, all the slices won’t get stuck together, and you can defrost the perfect amount to make a sandwich. Scones: Baking a whole batch of scones, but don’t want to eat them all in one go? Just pop them in reusable freezer bags or reusable containers. Source: Sainsbury's All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility