How to keep food fresh (without plastic film)
MoonMoon silicone food bags are fabulous! They are food-safe, lasts for years and easily recycled at end of use. Silicone acts like plastic, but isn’t! Save money on disposable plastic wrap. Sold in various sizes.
Clingfilm is not polluting to sell, but bad to make, as it releases ‘nurdles’ into waste streams, which look like fish food and mean marine creatures end up eating plastic.
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Many uses for silicone food bags
- Ideal to seal fresh food (expel extra air to reduce bulk)
- Store fruit or sandwiches
- Store sauces or cooking ingredients
- Freeze lquids (stand bags upright once frozen).
- You can even use them for storing wet swimwear
Don’t overfill for freezing or ovens!
How to clean silicone food bags
Pop them on the top rack of a dishwasher (open to avoid pooled water). Or wash by hand with warm soapy water, then rinse and dry upside down. For odours, just soak in warm water with baking soda or a little cleaning vinegar, then wash as normal.
At end of use, just send it back for recycling!
Moonmoon silicone food lids
This brand also makes silicone food lids, which you can use to replace clingfilm, to put over food to keep it fresh. If using tinned ingredients, it’s good for safety to pour leftovers into a bowl.
Before recycling cans, rinse/remove lids (pop ring-pulls over holes). Then step on upper cans to ‘pinch’ inner rims together, to deter inquisitive wildlife.
Moonmoon reusable silicone sandwich cases
Moonmoon Reusable Silicone Sandwich Cases are ideal to keep sandwiches fresh, without use of clingfilm. These rigid cases prevent your lunch from getting squashed, while the airtight leakproof seal locks in flavour.
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The sandwich box opens fully for effortless filling and cleaning, and the seals keep sandwiches and pastries from drying out, replacing the need for single-use wraps.
The sandwich box can even be used in the oven or airfryer with temperatures up to 230 degrees. Leave slightly open when heating.
How to clean silicone sandwich boxes
After use, either wash by hand or pop in the dishwasher. The transparent design lets you see what’s inside, and the smooth surface can be easily labelled with a washable label for easily family meal prep.
For odours, just soak in warm water with baking soda or a little cleaning vinegar, then wash as normal.
At end of use, just send it back for recycling!
Use them for storing or freezing food
You can also use these sandwich cases for fridge storage, or freezing leftover pastries, cake and bread.
Vegan wax wraps (to cover food or bowls)
These vegan wax food wraps are sold in a set of 3 large 12 inch square wraps, ideal to cover bowls, wrap sandwiches, store bread, fruit, vegetables and snacks. Also good to keep unsafe foods (like citrus) away from pets.
Made using a vegan-friendly wax coating, they become soft to mould with the warmth of your hands, creating a breathable seal around food and containers. Ideal to replace plastic wrap.
Not for nut allergies. Due to flammable tree resin, keep away from heat (microwaves, dishwasher, ignitions, ovens). And pets, due to pine wax. Do not use for meat/fish, as they cannot be washed to kill bacteria.
How to use vegan food wraps
Just use the warmth of your hands to shape the wrap around food or containers. Once cool, it will hold its shape naturally.
Vegan food wraps should last up to a year. At end of use, just bin to naturally return to the earth. These wraps are made with cotton fabric, vegan soy wax, jojoba oil and pine resin.
How to care for vegan food wraps
Hand-wash gently in cool water with mild soap and air-dry. Avoid using heat or hot water.
Refresh with the vegan wax wrap refresher. Just place the block in a glass bowl over a pan of hot water to melt, then place your wrap on an oven tray lined with parchment paper.
Use a (clean) paintbrush to apply the melted wax mix to your wrap, and pop the wrap in the oven for a couple of minutes to distribute. The wrap will be very hot. Leave to cool on a tray.
Freshglow (keeps produce and bread fresh)
Freshglow (a USA company) was inspired by the founder’s grandmother who used organic spices to keep food fresh. These are sheets of reusable paper (for fruits, vegetables, bread and cheese) impregnated with a blend of organic spices, to keep food fresher for longer. Just drop a sheet into the crisper drawer (or under fruit in a bowl). One sheet should last four weeks.
Keep away from children and pets. Food wraps are not vegan.
The organic botanicals help to stop bacterial and fungal growth, helping produce to last two to four times longer. One ingredient is fenugreek, so the sheets smell a little like maple syrup.
It’s rarely sold in England but wholesale orders are welcome (Lakeland sell something similar, but it may not be of the same quality).
FreshPaper bread saver sheets
FreshPaper Bread Saver Sheets are based on the same idea. Again just drop a sheet into the bread bin (or a container with baked goods) to keep them fresher for longer. One pack of 8 sheets should last around 3 months.
Never give stale bread (nor crackers or pizza crust) to garden birds or wildfowl, due to choking hazards or mould. Also don’t give leftover sandwiches, as salt can harm and butter can smear on feathers, affecting waterproofing and insulation.
24 million slices of bread are thrown away each day in the UK alone. You could of course visit a baker to only buy what you need (or just toast slices straight from the freezer).
