Freshpaper (organic bread saver sheets)

Most bread on sale is wrapped in plastic, but this is actually not good to keep bread fresh, as it traps  moisture, and causes the crust to soften and encourages mould growth. Bread is one of the top food waste items (often because loaves are sold in too-large a size for one-or-two person households.

FreshPaper Bread Saver Sheets are one of our ‘not sold here but should be’ posts (Lakeland stores sell something a bit similar). Inspired by the founder’s Indian grandmother’s method of using oils to preserve food (there’s also a version for the fruit bowl), they basically keep bread fresh for longer.

If making bread, keep fresh dough (and salt, dried fruit, onion, garlic) away from pets. Also don’t give leftover stale/mouldy/crusty bread to garden birds or wildfowl (due to salt and fat, which can smear on feathers, affecting waterproofing/insulation).

Just drop a sheet into a bowl or bin containing baked goods, and the organic spices keep them fresher for longer. Ideal for fresh-from-the-bakery or homemade bread, and also good for anything else. This brand has over 5000 good reviews!

One pack of 8 sheets should last around 3 months, and pays for itself in two weeks, due to saving money on bread that goes stale too soon.

WRAP research says around 900,000 tons of bread is thrown out each year in the UK, along with 750,000 tons of potatoes and 490,000 tons of milk. Yet we have people not being able to afford food. And enough food waste on earth to feed every single hungry person on earth.