what to do with overripe or damaged fruits and vegetables?

In summer, purchased fruits and vegetables must be consumed very quickly. In fact, these foods tend to mature faster at this time of year. To avoid wasting and please the whole family, France Dimanche offers you some tips in order to reuse overripe fruits and vegetables.

Did you know ?60% French people throw away fruits and vegetables (Source: YouGov, 2021)

Make jam or compote

Anti-waste tips being one of the best known, the jam and the compote are simple and effective recipes to save your fruit from the trash. Banana, apple, pear… all will be delicious in a compote or jam!

How to make a compote?

1. Peel, core and cut your fruit into small cubes.
2. Cook them in water for 20 minutes until the pieces soften.
3. Once your preparation is complete, you can also put it in a blender to obtain a very smooth texture. If you don’t have one, a fork will do just fine.
4. Add cane sugar, honey, vanilla or even cinnamon for more flavors.

And a jam?

1. Peel, dice and seed your fruit.
2. In a saucepan, simmer the fruits with half their weight in sugar for several hours, stirring occasionally.

>> To read: Recipe for tiverta tomato and verbena jam

Create your own facial and hair treatment

Fruits and vegetables have many benefitsso much for our body only for our skin or our hair. Avocado, banana, raspberries, mango, apricot, grapefruit… It’s up to you to vary these foods into nourishing, softening and repairing mask !

>> Read: Coconut, Avocado, Grapefruit… which moisturizing and revitalizing charlotte from Bear Fruits is right for you?

Making drinks

Milkshake, smoothie, soup or even juice… to consume your overripe fruits and vegetables, mix them ! Fast, economic And simple to make, these drinks are ideal for stocking up on vitamins and being in shape as you approach the end of the year!

How to make a milkshake?

1. Have fruit, milk and vanilla ice cream.
2. Mix everything and serve chilled!

How to make a smoothie?

1. Take fruit, yogurt, ice cubes and sugar
2. Put everything in a blender for a few seconds. It’s ready !

>> Read: Here is the smoothie recipe that is all the rage among the stars!

And a soup?

1. Wash, peel and cut the vegetables into cubes.
2. Pour olive oil into a casserole dish and heat.
3. When the oil is hot, add your vegetables and seasonings
4. Add water to your vegetables
5. Cook everything for 45 minutes, at medium temperature.
6. At the end of cooking, insert the blade of a knife into one of your vegetables to check if they are ready.
7. Put everything in a mixer or blender.

>> Read: Louis de Funès’ cabbage soup!

Do a pasrty

You can use your overripe fruit in many baking recipes, for example by making muffins, cakes, tarts or even crumbles. It’s up to you to know how to innovate by testing new associations!

>> Read: Discover this delicious Banana Bread recipe!

Freeze your fruits and vegetables

If you can’t use your overripe fruits and vegetables right away, cut them into pieces and store them in the oven. freezer. You can reuse them in one of the tips given above!

Donate your food to your neighborhood or to an association

Instead of throwing away your unsightly fruits and vegetables, pass them on to your relatives or give them a association who will redistribute them.

And what to do if your fruits and vegetables are really too damaged?

If your fruits and vegetables are too ripe, consider compost to transform them into a very rich soil for your plantations.

LR