When we eat, we often end up throwing parts like the core of an apple or the skin of a kiwi into the trash can. It turns out that many of these “waste” are edible and even useful. When you buy food, especially organic, don’t throw away what you don’t need next time.
Broccoli stems and leaves
Most of us love broccoli florets, but the stems are quite edible. They can be rubbed with salt or sprinkled with vegan mayonnaise for a great side dish. Broccoli leaves are especially beneficial because they contain carotenoids, which are converted into vitamin A.
Finely chop the stems and add to the stir-fry
Add to soups
cut into salad
Make juice
Peel and peel of an orange
Most of us only see orange peel as packaging. But the rinds and the white part between the peel and the fruit are very helpful. They contain antioxidant flavonoids, including hesperidin. Hesperidin is a strong anti-inflammatory substance and lowers cholesterol levels. The antioxidants in orange peels help clear the lungs.
The orange peel itself is too bitter to eat. But it can be added to tea or jam. A good drink is a decoction of orange peel with ginger and cinnamon, sweetened to taste. There are many recipes that use orange peel. Orange peel is good as a body scrub and as a mosquito repellent.
orange peel tea
Recipes with orange peel
kitchen cleaner
Deodorant
Mosquito repellent
Pumpkin seeds
Pumpkin seeds are rich in iron, zinc, magnesium, calcium, and also contain fiber and vitamins. They contain a lot of tryptophan, which improves sleep and mood (tryptophan is converted in the body into serotonin). Pumpkin seeds are anti-inflammatory and reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, and arthritis.
Roast and eat as a snack
Eat raw straight from pumpkins and zucchini
Add to salads
Add to homemade bread
peel from apples
The peel of apples contains more fiber than the apple itself. It is rich in vitamins A and C.
Another reason to eat apples unpeeled is that the skin contains an antioxidant called quercetin. Quercetin improves lung function, fights cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. If you are overweight, then you will be glad that ursolic acid from apple skin increases muscle mass at the expense of fat.
Eat the whole apple
Tops of carrots, beets and turnips
If you buy these vegetables in the market, then they will most likely be with tops. Don’t throw it away! Just like other greens, it is rich in vitamins, calcium, iron, zinc, magnesium and many other useful substances. The rumor that carrot greens cannot be eaten is completely unjustified.
Add to sauté or roast
squeeze juice
Green cocktails
Add to soup
Carrot tops can be finely chopped and used for side dishes or salads
banana peel
There are many Indian recipes that use banana peels. It contains more fiber than pulp. Tryptophan, which is rich in banana peel, will help you sleep soundly. If you don’t feel like chewing banana peels, you can use them for cosmetic purposes. Apply them to your face and it will moisturize the skin and cure acne. You can rub them on your teeth to whiten them. Banana peel relieves swelling and soothes itching. On the farm, banana skins are used to clean leather and polish silver. Do you still have unused peel? Put it in a jar and fill it with water. Then use this solution to water the plants.
Use in cooking
Eat to get rid of insomnia and depression
Use for skin care
natural teeth whitener
Helps with bites, bruises or rashes
- Use to clean leather and silver