You already know that fresh produce is full of vitamins that nourish your body on the inside. Tip: tuck peels for one to two days in an air-tight container in the refrigerator until you have enough to truly enhance your bath. The water draws the naturally occurring essential oils out of the fruit peels, creating a spa-like aromatic retreat that makes you feel invigorated and refreshed. Save your fresh orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, and clementine peels to toss into a hot bath. Here are seven of my favorite ways to give produce leftovers another purpose: Soak in Fragrant Citrus Oils When I transitioned to using natural cleaning and beauty products in my home, I got a little creative. Recycling food has been second nature to me for years. Trimmings and cores are placed outside for the squirrels and birds to eat while the vegetable and fruit peel leftovers get used in DIY projects around my house.

The bulk of it, however, never goes in the trash. I’ve also used verified calorie values from MyFitnessPal.After I whip up a breakfast smoothie or salad for lunch, there are typically lots of leftover food scraps: apple cores, lemon peels, kale stems. This chart is based on the assumption that an average fruit weighs 85g and an average segment weighs 8.5g.

The conversion table below shows more mandarin/satsuma/clementine portions to help you quickly work out the weight and calories for your portion. Two average-sized 80-90 gram mandarin oranges contain around 76-86kcal in total. This is the amount recommended as part of the 5 a day fruit and veg portion. The recommended portion size for mandarin-type easy peelers (including satsumas and clementines) is 2.

Dried clementine peel