Produce Prep

My husband and I are too busy to grocery shop every week, so when we go we always buy for two weeks. This can make keeping produce fresh very difficult so I decided to share what I do to keep everything lasting until we go shopping again!

There are four important things to keep in mind:

1) paper towels are great to use to absorb any moister getting into containers or released from the vegetables as they ripen. Collecting the moister allows the produce to last longer

2) washing produce (mostly leafy vegetables and roots) will make them ripen and rot faster so only wash them as you use them

3) it is important to remove any rotten or quicker to rot pieces before storing. This is why I removed all leafy parts of the clergy as they ripen quickly.

4) keep in mind that as vegetable and fruits ripen, they release a gas that causes other produce stored with it to go bad faster. This is why you should not crinkle the celery closed so that the gas will not be trapped inside.

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