[Lifestyle] Charlotte Carter-Dunnted will appear on thousands of packs of Birds Eye Fish Fingers

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Frozen foods can be just as delicious as their fresh counterparts. I used a lot of frozen vegetables in cooking and notice no difference in terms of taste or texture – plus you can take the amount you need and it saves throwing away veg that's going off

I freeze any leftovers from meals and at the end of the month I make 'iffits' for dinner - If it's there, eat it! This means saving money, reducing food waste and making more room in my freezer for the next shop

Keep easy frozen meal components in the freezer for when you don't fancy cooking, so you don't waste money on a takeaway.

We’ve all been guilty of freezing leftovers and forgetting they are there.

Try splitting your freezer into three parts:

Add ons – in this drawer store your vegetables and potato products that you most regularly add in to meals

30-minute wonders – foods that can be popped into the oven and help get dinner in front of the family in next to no time. This could be fish fingers (or as my two foster children call them, freezer tapas) or a leftover meal

Not quite ready items – all of your meat, fish and other ingredients that need to be defrosted or added as a component to a recipe

Buy frozen BBQ food - there are lots of amazing options when it comes to frozen meat and fish. Instead of spending a fortune making numerous homemade dishes to suit different family members, simply pop some frozen fish or meat in the oven and finish it off on the BBQ. No one can tell the difference and there is far less stress (and washing up) involved.

Frozen foods can be just as delicious as their fresh counterparts. I used a lot of frozen vegetables in cooking and notice no difference in terms of taste or texture – plus you can take the amount you need and it saves throwing away veg that's going off

I freeze any leftovers from meals and at the end of the month I make 'iffits' for dinner - If it's there, eat it! This means saving money, reducing food waste and making more room in my freezer for the next shop

Keep easy frozen meal components in the freezer for when you don't fancy cooking, so you don't waste money on a takeaway.

We’ve all been guilty of freezing leftovers and forgetting they are there.

Try splitting your freezer into three parts:

Add ons – in this drawer store your vegetables and potato products that you most regularly add in to meals

30-minute wonders – foods that can be popped into the oven and help get dinner in front of the family in next to no time. This could be fish fingers (or as my two foster children call them, freezer tapas) or a leftover meal

Not quite ready items – all of your meat, fish and other ingredients that need to be defrosted or added as a component to a recipe

Buy frozen BBQ food - there are lots of amazing options when it comes to frozen meat and fish. Instead of spending a fortune making numerous homemade dishes to suit different family members, simply pop some frozen fish or meat in the oven and finish it off on the BBQ. No one can tell the difference and there is far less stress (and washing up) involved.

Steve Challouma, UK General Manager at Birds Eye, said: “We’re excited to be temporarily replacing our iconic Captain with Charlotte, who is a real champion of the benefits of using your freezer more.

“Frozen food has never been more relevant and important to the average household, as shown by the invaluable tips sent in by some of the UK’s savviest shoppers.

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“Saving money and reducing food waste are just two of the many benefits to using frozen food, something we’ve long been passionate about”

Richard Walker, Managing Director at Iceland said: “We’re delighted to be featuring a real customer on packs of fish fingers to be sold in our stores, reaching families at dinner tables across the UK.

“We know that there are millions of ‘tea time captains’ who shop with us every week, all of whom are experts in keeping weekly grocery bills down and reducing waste in the kitchen.”