It’s so funny to think that not that long ago, Dom used to cut the cubes by hand and pack them loosely in a bag! Our wheels are probably our best innovation as they allow you to save space in your freezer, portion-size, and ensure that the cubes don’t clump up together during transportation. 

Whether you recently discovered our products in your grocery store, or just ordered your very first box, this article will give you all the steps to get the very best out of your Evive smoothie taste-testing journey!

Before you get started, we always recommend that you run your smoothie wheel under water for a few seconds. It makes it so much easier to pop the cubes out!

Make your smoothie WITHOUT a blender

1. Pop all the cubes in a bottle, a mason jar or your Evive shaker.
2. Cover the cubes with 240 ml of your liquid of choice (we recommend plant-based milk or water) and close the lid.
3. Let thaw for a few minutes & shake vigorously (play your favourite song while you do it!).

Make your smoothie WITH a blender

1. Pop the cubes in your blender.
2. Cover the cubes with 240 ml of your liquid of choice (check out all our liquid recommendations for inspo!). 
3. Close the lid and blend away.

Need a few tips to get your ultimate smoothie texture? Here are some suggestions:

Whichever preparation method you prefer to use, don’t forget the last and most important step of all: enjoy EVERY SINGLE SIP of your Evive smoothie!

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The first thing you need to know is that all our products—whether they’re smoothies, soups, meals, or muffins—have one thing in common: they respect a set of golden rules. Moreover, all our smoothie flavours are made of fruits and veggies, incredible superfoods AND plant-based protein. All that goodness packed into a ready to consume, blender-free format.

At Evive, we believe that frozen is the new fresh. That’s because the organic frozen fruits and vegetables in our smoothies are actually more nutrient dense than if you bought them at the grocery store. Most grocery store produce is picked before it’s even ripe, which reduces its nutritional value. 

Additionally, our unique frozen cube concept also helps us to drastically reduce food waste. We use 100% of what we buy for the production of our products. We use fresh fruits and vegetables, picked at their peak ripeness and blended, without accounting for the aesthetic aspect and this ensures that Evive’s food waste is less than 5%. In addition, since our smoothies and meals are portioned and then frozen, there’s little risk of food waste in your household.

Since day one, we’ve been aiming to find innovative ways to elevate food and allow you to get more from life. Our convenient products will always be here to support you on those days where you may not have all the ingredients you need in your fridge or freezer or are just simply too pressed for time! 

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Over the span of a single year, the average American family will waste a third of the food they purchase, and 63% of the food that is being thrown away could have been eaten. Since 1974, in North America alone, food waste has increased by 50%. So, what changed?

Over the last decade, food has become more than just something that fuels our bodies; it is a topic of conversation, a subject to dissect. Widely represented on social media, it consumes our daily feeds, yet we hardly think twice before throwing away an odd-looking carrot or a bruised apple, which eventually leads to bruised or imperfect fruit making up 40% of food waste.

Seeing the rise in food waste and its effect on the planet—food waste releases a greenhouse gas that is 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide and represents 8% of total emissions—has encouraged companies such as Loop Mission to develop alternative ways to reduce food waste and waste in general. Loop Mission is dedicated to repurposing foods deemed as “imperfect” into cold-pressed juices, thus reducing waste of perfectly viable produce. Other companies are promoting the benefits of freezing fruits and vegetables to elevate their sustainability and maintain their nutritional benefits.

Curiously enough, studies have shown that health-conscious households tend to waste more food since their diets are centred around fresh fruits, vegetables, and other perishable items. That is why, at Evive, sustainability starts even before the ingredients have made their way to the warehouses.

We use fresh fruits and vegetables, picked at their peak ripeness and blended, without accounting for the aesthetic aspect, therefore making Evive’s food waste less than 5%.

Since produce does not lose its nutritional benefits if bruised or imperfectly shaped, or even after freezing, we aim to reduce our carbon footprint by using these products as much as possible. Moreover, since our smoothies and lunches are portioned off and frozen into cubes, there is little chance of food waste on the consumer side of things as well.

To lend a helping hand and reduce food waste, follow the three R’s: reduce, reuse, and recycle, and try to:

What are some of the ways you and your family are reducing food waste in your household? We want to know!

L’article The Low-Hanging Fruit to Solving Food Waste est apparu en premier sur Evive Blog.