Skip to main content

Food Huggers: Product Review

Set of Four Food Huggers
If there is one thing I hate, its wasted food.  Some estimates suggest that North Americans throw away 1/3 of the food we purchase.  That's appalling!  With me though, its almost an obsessive thing.  It makes me crazy to see food go to waste.  That's tough when you have kids because they are the worst about wasting.  My kids ask for food, then change their minds a second later, even if said food gets put in the fridge for another time, let me reassure you, the next time they are in a mood to eat it, it has long ago gone green and fuzzy. It makes me totally nuts.

Of course, produce is usually the first thing to spoil, particularly if it has already been washed and cut.  But how many times have you used half a lemon or lime, then wrapped the rest in plastic wrap, only to come back a few days later and find its already slimy?

Food Huggers are a great solution if you are looking for something to help you cut down on the waste.  They are reusable BPA-free plastic thingies that you seal your cut produce into to help retain freshness.

I was lucky enough to receive a set, as well as a set specifically for avocados.  I was a bit sceptical about how well they would fit but was very impressed when the largest sized one fit around half of a humongous cooking onion I had that was oblong in shape.  Even though the hugger is round, it stretched perfectly around my onion and kept it fresh until I needed it a few days later.

Honestly, it is worth it to cut down on food waste.  It saves you money and Food Huggers are far more environmentally friendly than plastic wrap.

You can purchase them online for $14.99 for a set of 4 and $9.99 for a set of 2 avocado huggers.

Note: I was provided with a set of Food Huggers but all of the opinions on this blog are my own.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Japanese 7-Spice Kelp Noodles

I love trying new spices and seasonings, so I am very excited that the President's Choice Black Label line now has a bunch of new spice blends available.  My most recent find: Shichimi Togarashi, or Japanese 7-Spice blend. It's a combination of crushed red chili flakes, sea salt, Szechiuan peppercorns, black and white sesame seeds, poppy seeds, orange zest, wasabi powder and nori seaweed flakes. I make Japanese-inspired dishes all the time, but resort to the same old flavours most of the time: miso, soy, sesame, ginger and garlic.  I was so excited to be able to liven things up a bit. This dish is easy and tasty, although be warned that this seasoning packs punch.  I used 1 tsp, which ended up being too spicy for me, and I have a high tolerance for heat!  I recommend 1/4-1/2 tsp, or, if you don't like heat at all, make your own at home and omit the red chili flakes.  You'll get all the flavour without the heat. I served these noodles with a mix of seafood (

Blackfly Coolers: Product Review

Summer is over! Well, at least if you're a student. Officially it doesn't end for a few weeks, and it certainly still feels like summer. Yeah, I hate it. This f*cking hot, humid weather needs to end NOW! We made the most of our last weekend of the summer with our annual trip to the CNE on Friday, with a crowd of friends. It wasn't unbearably lot, thank goodness, and the girls and their friends had a blast on the rides.  Saturday I had to work, and Sunday was errand day. Monday we took the girls berry/apple/pear picking but didn't last long due to the heat. I organized the house to prepare for the construction workers starting back up yesterday, while Adam took the girls for a swim in our neighbourhood pool. Yesterday was the first day of school. Grade 2 and Grade 5. Yep, the girls are growing up.  We are fortunate that the girls don't have much anxiety about school, they are so much more confident than I ever was as a kid! But now, in the midst of our reno ch

How to Look Like a Celebrity

Okay, I know you're going to be interested in this post! I am sure virtually every woman in North America has wondered how Hollywood celebrities achieve such 'perfect' bodies.  Well, at CAN FIT PRO last week, one of Hollywood's top fitness trainers, Eric the Trainer , was there to tell us fitness professionals the secrets! Eric the Trainer, gave several presentations, and I caught the one on Celebrity Secrets, and it was most interesting!!!  I also found some of what he said rather disturbing. First off, he was very upfront about the fact that celebrities come to him for improve their appearance.  Not to improve their health or athletic performance.  To look their best.  He admitted that his approach then, is entirely dedicated to that end. Male and female celebrities are trained in completely different ways because Hollywood wants women to be lithe and thin and in his words, "look like they dropped out of heaven looking this way without every having ste