The incredible hack to ensure you get the absolute freshest Tesco food
As use by dates fall by the wayside on fruit and veg there's an alternative way to judge freshness by looking at the packet.
Each day there is an absolute deluge of fresh food wasted across the UK. In a bid to tackle this many supermarkets have removed use by dates on products as many of the items are still perfectly edible, despite being a few days older than the suggested date.
But supermarket staff still need to understand which is the freshest food of the bunch - so they can rotate it and update it accordingly.
Now one TikToker - @moneymumofficial - has shown how to game the system to ensure you pick only the newest stock.
On a clip she has uploaded to the platform she explains more and the system used by staff.
On the footage you can see the bargain hunter shopping for leeks with the footage captioned “Want to know a hack for buying fresher food?”
She explains that the food is coded by month and day. Each month of the year is given a different letter - starting with A for January.
The code on the features leeks is F22 - which would mean June 22. Finance Girl Bargains is another TikTok user who talked about the topic.
She shared a video and the caption on screen read: “Tesco staff training taught me the higher the number the fresher the product.”
And there are many shoppers thankful for the hack to help them bag the freshest finds. One said: “OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I always get so confused!”
“Goodness thank you I had no idea what this meant on packaging.” However others pointed out that other supermarkets have a different coding system.
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Meanwhile, Debra Hutt, an expert at manufacturing company Wren Kitchens, has revealed how to keep potatoes fresh for the maximum amount of time.
She said: “The key to keeping potatoes fresh and ensuring they last is to store them in a cool, dry and dark place. Any exposure to heat, direct sunlight or moisture will make them sprout and eventually spoil.
"Your potatoes may even turn green from being in the light as photosynthesis can prompt the production of chlorophyll and even solanine, a poison that can be harmful if ingested in large amounts."
While some of us keep potatoes in the fridge Hutt recommended against doing so.
She continued: "Although there is some debate whether potatoes belong in the fridge, this is often too cold for them and can turn the potato’s starches into sugars, leading to discolouration.
"The best place for a potato is a pantry, ideally in a mesh or hessian bag where some air can get to it (definitely not in a sealed plastic tub), and away from other produce.”
