(Food-Beverage-News.Com, November 28, 2014 ) Sebring, Florida -- This Thanksgiving, Americans are being encouraged to reduce their contribution to the mountains of food wasted every year. In the days leading up to Thanksgiving, the EPA has embarked on a social media campaign to raise awareness about the 34 million pounds of food that is thrown away in the United States every year. This waste is a source of methane, which the EPA on its website says has "21 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide." The campaign urges people that as they take time to pause and be thankful for the bounty harvests, they be mindful of how much of that bounty goes to waste and to take measures to avoid throwing out food.
Thanksgiving dinners usually mean lots of leftovers, a great deal of which ends up in the trash if not stored properly. The USDA offers some important advice for handling leftovers. Leftovers should be refrigerated within 2 hours and used up within 3-4 days if stored in the refrigerator; if frozen, used within 2 to 6 months. They also suggest dividing up leftovers into smaller portions in shallow containers for faster cooling.
"We feel it is very important to minimize food waste. One of the reasons we chose the King Sized Ice Trays as our flagship offering is because it can be used for freezing leftovers and making broth cubes in controlled portions." Said Kelly Taylor, the President and CEO of Acuisina.
Some food waste may not be as obvious. People often overlook the wealth of nutrition stored in a turkey carcass. The carcass can be boiled to extract the vitamins and minerals contained within to make a stock that serves as a delicious starting point for soups or to add flavor to other recipes. Information on how to make homemade turkey stock can be found on the Acuisina web site.
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