Every year, millions of kilos of food end up in the trash, either because they have expired, have gone bad or simply have to make room in the fridge to store the new products they have bought, a bad practice that should end as soon as possible.
However, while the wealthiest people try to become aware (something quite difficult), ordinary users, we can make use of certain applications that will help us prevent food waste with tips, advice and tipsI know that, although they seem obvious, it is likely that they have not crossed your mind.
One of the products that usually ends up in the garbage are fruits and vegetables, with almost 50% of the total in Spain. Much of the blame is not only on the users, since the ripening process in most cases is accelerated by the previous harvesting process when the product is green and is stored in freezers.
Use a blender
The solution to the waste of fruits, vegetables and vegetables is to use a blender. In Amazon we can find liquidators for 30 0 40 euros. With this device we can do quickly and in seconds rich vitamin shakes when the fruit begins to ripen. In this way we will avoid having to throw the fruit away when it has begun to ripen and we do not feel like eating it.
While it is true that using a blender is not an application and requires an investmentIf we regularly buy fruit and most of the time it ends up in the trash, thanks to smoothies, our body will appreciate it as well as our pockets, and I say this with knowledge of the facts.
noodle
With Nooddle we are not going to save money on day-to-day purchases by taking advantage of last-minute offers from supermarkets, however it will help us when it comes to open the fridge and see what we can eat with the ingredients that we have in the fridge at the moment, which will help us avoid having to throw away the food that is about to go overboard.
Depending on the ingredients that we enter in the application, some recipes or others will be displayed. The app is available for free download but includes in-app purchases to get the most out of it, purchases ranging from 0,99 euros to 39,99 euros.
Too Good To Go
One of the best-known applications in Spain is Too Good To Go, an application that pone in contact with both restaurants and a supermarket with ordinary users, so that they can buy the food that is about to expire in batches or the food that has been left over at a lower price and without forcing them to throw it into the container.
I live in a town with less than 30.000 inhabitants and there are several supermarkets and restaurants that use this applicationn, so there is no reason to start using it even if you don't live in a big city.
We save eat
This platform works in the same way as Too Good to Go, putting both supermarkets and restaurants in contact with consumers. Thanks to this application, if we are awaiting notifications, we can get hold of lots of food at a reduced price so that the supermarket wins as much that it does not have to throw it away as the user who saves a few euros in the purchase.
I don't waste
Behind the Yo no waste application is an NGO, NGO that is in charge of putting people who usually market products in contact with those who need them most. The application is intended for soup kitchens, food stores… Not for the general public.
Phoenix
Phenix puts us in contact with food establishments that want to avoid throwing food away at all costs by offering lots of food that we can collect directly from food establishments. Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Bilbao and Seville.
This platform is also available for restaurants, fishmongers, butchers, bakeries… The application allows us to establish a series of filters to select the time at which it is best for us to pick up the orders. In addition, it offers us a loyalty point system for each of the purchases.
The hive says yes
Buying fruit or vegetables in a supermarket can cost a lot, a price that is getting more expensive due to the different intermediaries from when it is bought from the farmer until it reaches our table. With La colmena says yes, we find a platform that allows us to buy quality products directly from local producers.
We can not only buy fruit and vegetables, but also cheese, wine, meat… We can place orders directly through the application and go to the distribution point closest to our home. Or, we can use the home delivery system.
Glad to eat you
Thanks to Enchanted to eat you, we can happroach us with lots of food that have not been sold throughout the day in grocery stores at a discount of up to 50%. Through the application we can select the lot that interests us the most and pick it up.
Unlike other applications of this type, with the Enchanted application to eat you, you can pay directly Once you select the lot that interests you the most, so that once you get to the supermarket to pick it up, you don't have to queue.
Geev
Through Geev, we can donate all those food or decoration products that we have in our home but that we do not plan to use, so it is also an excellent option to avoid having to throw away the oldest food from our fridge when we have not made a forecast when making the purchase and everything does not fit us in the fridge.
The application is available for your download for freeHowever, for all those users who want to obtain a greater number of products at a good price, we can make use of a monthly subscription (7,99 euros) or annual (29,99 euros).
Oil
Olio is an application that puts us in touch with local stores to share leftover food and household items before preventing them from ending up in the trash. In addition, it allows us to contact our neighbors anonymously when we plan to get rid of food that we are not going to eat and thus help other people who may need it.
Obviously, you only have to donate the food or products that we would be willing to eat or use. To advertise the products that you no longer need, you must take a picture of them and add a brief description along with the collection address (if we do not want to meet in another place). In addition, it is a fun way to meet new neighbors, especially if we are new to a city, neighborhood, town ...
All the apps that I have mentioned in this article, make use of the location of our smartphone to find the stores and restaurants closest to our position, so we must allow access to the GPS of our device once we install the application.
