6 tips for purchases without waste
In the face of the sad percentage of those people who cannot even go shopping, there are those who give themselves to overconsumption without restraint or respect.
Sometimes, we make purchases without even being aware of them, almost because of some animal instinct that leads to accumulating and storing an infinite number of boxes and packages of food products, which most of the time will have to be thrown away.
Here, in this regard, some simple but effective advice on how not to waste food and money, keeping in mind the well-being of the Planet and health, fighting against those forces that drive us to buy, buy, buy!
1. Do not go shopping if you are hungry
It is known, this is also a strategy well known to those who follow diets or particular diets. In fact, research has shown that shopping when you are hungry leads you to buy more caloric foods on the one hand and buy more of everything on the other! This mechanism also applies to non-food products.
2. Don't shop when you're tired
A Swedish study has found that even when shopping is tired or sleepy, you buy more calories and more . Furthermore, there is a tendency to buy ready-made and industrial products, more refined, more expensive, with greater waste in packaging and less genuine.
3. Buy your personal containers
For the pantry, the fridge or the fridge uses airtight glass jars or plastic containers . This way you can save on the product by buying unpackaged, fresh, bulk and wholesale foods. We talk about fruits and vegetables, but also about meat, biscuits and rusks, tofu, bread and spices. This is also a good way to keep track of when the portions are about to finish and buy new products without unnecessary surpluses.
4. Do not buy in "big"
This is especially true for food products, as if it is true that something is saved on a larger quantity, it is also true that these products almost never all end up in the belly of the consumer, but very often in the dustbin, considering also the expiry date .
5. Do your shopping frequently
Buying little and often, without doing the giant shopping once a week, has its beneficial effects: you can be free from food planning, buy fresh and genuine products (perhaps going to the market or directly to the farm and to the farmer), the food remains in the refrigerator for a shorter period of time. Finally, for these mini expenses, it also affects the fact that you use a small basket or small bag instead of the big trolley that craves to be filled!
6. Do not be seduced by balances and offers
If something you really need and is on the list, no problem, but when there is something on offer and you want to buy it just because "so you make a deal", forget it. All this could lead to throwing away what you bought, which you really didn't need.
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