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10 Reasons You


         Should Never


         Throw Away


         These Vegetable


         and Fruit Peels



        If you have been throwing fruit
        and vegetable peels in the bin then   is gently rub your shoes with the  to make you feel revitalized & keep
        stop doing it now because there are   inner side of banana peel. Do this  your skin hydrated.
        several ways in which you can use    for 2 minutes and see the result.
        these kitchen wastes. So let’s reduce   Get rid of ants with cucumber     Add  carrot peels in
        our  food  waste  and  start  enjoying                                    smoothies or cake - You can
        new uses of these kitchen scraps.    peel  -  Ants  hate cucumber peel    enhance the flavour and taste of your
        Fruit and vegetable  peels often     and they try to avoid it at all costs,   simple smoothie or cake by adding
        contain more nutrients than the part   so if you have ants problem in your   some carrot peels in it. Carrot peels
        we usually eat, so why not harness   house then just put generous strips   is also used as vegetable and sweet
        that goodness, whether on the skin,   of cucumber peel along their entry   dish.
        hair or elsewhere.                   point.  You won’t  need  any  other
                                             toxic & expensive chemicals to get   Avocado peels for hairs - You
        Ways to Use  Vegetable               rid of ants. The result will be better   can use the leftover avocado peel
        and Fruit Peels                      if the cucumber is more bitter.      or skin for your hairs.   Avocado

                                             Boost  smoothies  with  apple        peel will make your hairs shiny and
        Use potato peels to lighten          peel  -  If you are  looking to add   healthy. In addition, dried avocado
        dark circles - Potatoes contain      some  more  fiber  to  your  diet  then   peel  can  be  utilized  to  make  a
                                                                                  nutritious tea.
        vitamin C and enzymes, which are     go for apple  peels.  The  next  time
        both great for delicate skin around   you prepare  an apple  pie or tart,  Make  stock  with  mixed
        the eyes. Enzyme  catecholase        save the peels in a freezer bag. Use
        present in potatoes is well known    them when you are in a mood for a    vegetable peel - To make stock,
                                                                                  simply  collect  vegetable  peels,
        to lighten the skin tone. It will also   morning smoothie. Just put the apple
        help  you get  rid of wrinkles and   peels in and blend until smooth for   stalks,  roots,  ends  &  leaves. After
        dark circles.                        a little extra boost of fiber.       washing chop them  roughly and
                                                                                  boil in water for at least one hour.
        Make  orange  peel  tea-             Make  dishes  sparkle  with          Keep the vegetable stock in freezer.
        Orange peel is very useful, so why   lemon  pulp  -  Lemon  not  only  Use fruits & vegetables peels
        not drink its benefits? It is also very   works as a degreaser, but the
        delicious  in  taste.  Simply  dry  out   citric  acid present in it also helps   as compost - One of best ways to
        the orange peel, add several pieces   in removing stains and spots from   utilize fruit and veggie peels is for
        in a pot of hot water & leave it for   dishes. All you need to do is put   composting.  These food waste can
        an hour or so.                       lemon peel with the pulp into your   add  nutrients  to  the  soil.  All  you
                                                                                  need to do is do a little research as
        Polish  shoes  with  banana          dish water to remove  grease &       to how to make compost at home.
                                             make glasses and silverware shine.
        peel  -  Though it  sounds a  little                                      Hope the article was useful to you.
        funny, but it actually works. If your   Use peach peel as face scrub-   If you have anything to add to this
        regular shoe polish is over and you   Save  peach  peels  and  put  some  then do write in the comment box
        find your shoes very dirty then just   sugar to the inside of the skin. Scrub  given below.
        try banana peels. All you need to do   your face gently with the peach peel


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