16 Ways to Hack Your Freezer

Freezing is nature's natural preservative and it can be a difference maker in your diet, health and time management.

Benefits of Freezing

• Doesn't require extra preservatives

• Freezer items retain their micronutrients and macronutrients better than fresh items

• Convenient, accessible and time saving

• Can leave precooked meals ready for busy days

• Extend food life for 3-12 months

• Generally Cheaper and money is saved by not throwing out spoiled food

• You can use what you need while leaving the rest in the freezer

• Gives you access to favourite foods despite the season

• Allows you to buy items in bulk when on sale while consuming at your own convenience

• Easier to control portions (nutrition panels are on packaging)

• Kills bacteria and pathogens

• Better for crop management

16 Best Freezer Hacks

• Flavoured ice (Use for drinks so you dont “water them down”)

• Bread (Bread is cheaper in bulk so it can be frozen, defrosts quickly and you can use it as needed)

• Meat (You can combine with family or friends to purchase a cow and freeze it)

• Buying and freezing fresh Fruit and vegetables (Allows for convenience, you don't have to worry about expiry and it can be used as needed)

• Baked goods like cookie dough and pies

• Nuts and seeds which can go rancid if left out

• Butter, Cheese, yogurt and milk (Pour some milk out so it doesn't expand the container)

• Cooked lentils, soups and stews

• Eggs, ginger and herbs

• Cooked rice and pasta for later use

• Label and date anything homemade

• Freeze things in usable portions

• Freeze things flat and file vertically

• Take things out of boxes

• Vacuum seal items