How To Make Produce Last Longer & Reduce Waste 🙌🏻25+ Tips!
How To Make Produce Last Longer & Reduce Waste 🙌🏻25+ Tips!
We were able to lessen our food waste by making simple changes to how we store our produce, so we decided to share these tips with you so they can help you do the same!
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You can also take basil and freeze it
Helpful video – thanks — I put my mushrooms in a paper bag and perfect – I only have one setting in the middle for both drawers lol
Loved thissss
Awesome I new to your channel I going to try this.
It’s so weird that in most grocery stores, they have potatoes and onions next to each other
Very enjoyable video with very good information. Thank you so much for doing the work for us and sharing.
Ziploc bags are 100% reusable. Simply wash them out just as you would wash out that expensive bag – in the dishwasher or with warm soapy water. I’ve been using the same set of 24 Ziploc bags for almost three years, and they’re all in great shape. Stasher bags are $56 for 5, while large Ziplocs are $5 for 24. Like Stasher bags, Ziplocs are dishwasher safe, microwave safe, and sous-vide ready, and, like Stasher bags, Ziplocs are free of BPA, BPS, and other phthalates. Granted, Ziplocs aren’t oven safe, but if you’re cooking/baking in anything other than glass, ceramic, stainless steel, cast iron, or clay, you’re cooking unsafely. Yes, Stasher bags are made of silicone and Ziplocs are made of plastic, but if you’ve ever seen someone with silicone poisoning, you’d avoid that stuff like the plague. Remember that it took over 100 years for the dangers of BPAs in plastics to be discovered, so if you don’t believe science will ever discover health risks from using silicone, you’re kidding yourself. Not to mention, silicone mining does massive and catastrophic environmental damage to soil, waterways, and habitats.
For years my mom stored potatoes together with onions and I always wondered why the potatoes would grow eyes so quickly 😅
I buy almonds, cashews, a tiny amount of pistachios, and several small bags of pumpkin seeds (from Dollar Tree) every month. I can’t imagine a person having nuts go old unless walnuts and pecans that i use mainly for baking.
This was very informative! Thanks!
Another game-changer tip: you can keep the growing process going with spring onions (aka scallions in the US) for up to a month by popping in a very tall glass jar or vase of water on the shelf at room temp. I lightly trim the tops (the dark green bit), remove any brown or over-dried skin from the root part then dunk the bulbs into in a couple of inches of water. Be sure to change the water every 2-3 days as it will quickly start to smell very strongly and remove any new slimy bits from the bulbs to keep them going longer. You’ll see new pointy shoots growing out within days, it’s quite satisfying 😌 Find the tallest jar you have as they increase in height fast and will start to collapse sideways!
I always feel so guilty when I throw out food. This is really going to prevent me from doing so moving forward!
That was terrific. Thank you… going to my fridge right now and using your tips.
Good job on this video.
I have to say the towel hack in the fridge drawers is sometbing i am so wowed abiut and why didnt i think of this lol
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bananas have ethlylene gas and should be kept separate rom other fruits and veggies unless you wan the gas to ripen unripe fruits…..nuts are great in the freezer too…ginger in the freezer lasts the longest
Got that refrigerator that provides ALL food information, what you have, what you don’t have. Too bad. A hacker could mess that up but even worse, your government could soon tell you what you can and cannot purchase – or if you are of the top 10%, the high society, you won’t have to worry about that. Just sharing my thoughts.
Great tips! Thanks!!
I keep my Potatoes in the fridge….they last over a month. Same with Garlic, Onions, bananas and so on.
Onions and Potatoes: Store separately to prevent potatoes from spoiling faster due to ethylene gas from onions. Keep in a cool, dark place, preferably in a bag or drawer.
Tomatoes: Store at room temperature on the countertop.
Garlic: Store in a bowl on the counter, not in the fridge.
Fruits: Mangos, bananas, and plantains: Store on the counter to ripen.
Apples and citrus: Store in the fridge to prevent deterioration.
Vegetable Broth: Collect vegetable scraps in a bag, boil with water and seasonings, strain to make broth.
Fresh Herbs: Store in water like flowers in the fridge, except basil, which should be kept at room temperature in water.
Avocados: Store on the counter to ripen, then move to the fridge to stop ripening.
Asparagus: Store in a cup of water in the fridge.
Nuts and Seeds: Store in a cool, dark place, preferably in the fridge.
Celery and Carrots: Store cut-up pieces in jars of water in the fridge to stay fresh and crispy.
Crisper Drawers: Line with towels to absorb moisture. Keep fruits and vegetables in separate drawers due to ethylene gas. Set the fruit drawer to low humidity and the vegetable drawer to high humidity.
Cucumbers: Wrap in towels and store in reusable bags in the fridge for whole cucumbers.
Greens: Rinse, dry, and store wrapped in towels in the fridge to absorb moisture.
Broccoli and Cauliflower: Transfer to a bag with a towel inside and keep ends open for airflow in the fridge.
Ginger: Store dried and patted in a sealable container in the fridge.
Berries: Wash in a vinegar-water solution, rinse, and store in a container with a towel in the fridge.
Mushrooms: Store in a cardboard container or a cloth bag in the fridge.
For self:
Don’t put onion and potatoes together
Keep potatoes and onion in a cool and dark area
Tomatoes don’t go in the fridge, neither garlic
Mangoes go on the counter (not fridge)
Store herbs in the fridge like flowes 5:18
Nuts in the fridge and dark area
Broccoli and cauliflower store in a sealable bag open with a towel in the fridge 12:48
Soak the berries in vinegar 14:08 to wash, store in a container with a towel on the fridge
Don’t put fruits and vegetables together
83 yrs old and learned a lot from your video. Sharing your channel with children and grandchildren.
Great tips! How do you prevent fruit flies while keeping produce out on counter? We don’t have AC, so I typically have to put tomatoes in fridge, the towel in container helps a lot.
I kw this is an old video but i need to add a hack tht reli works well.
Avocodos! Pain in the neck just lk she sd… BUT… I Now put them in a huge drink pitcher as they become ripe and submerge them in water. I’ve had them in there for over 2 weeks and pull out one at a time.. they’re perfect.. 🤷🏼 it’s great ..
Great info! Thanks from 2024!
I got sick BM & vomiting ftom my new sister in law moldy vegetables ftom Salvation army or church . Send me in the hositpal a day . I will never visit yo the cooking
They actually teach this info in Denmark schools. Amazing for you to help us here in the states. Thank you
So helpful! Thank you!!
Awesome video! Super helpful tips. Thank you!
Thank you for all the great ways to save our produce form spoiling ✌️
Love your video, very smart young lady, you should be a teacher and teacher this to the younger generation. Congratulations to you!!!!❤
So how would you store a tomato after it’s cut? And same for onions
Great ideas. Like the large jars
Omg! Thank you! I can’t afford for my produce to keep going bad.
What about the little flies. They drive me crazy! All around the house
Nice job young lady, very thorough, very articulate and nicely organized. I thank you!
Yes! Geek on girl, the numbers show we have a gap of knowledge in this.
Tip: It sounds as if you are using your greens for smoothies, then you can freeze all your greens … and berries!
But i don’t want my bananas to ripen.. how does this help
Very helpful! Thank you
I always store my kale leaves for at least 2 weeks in a tall jar or glass of water in the fridge, just cut the ends off and change the water once or twice a week. They stay nice and firm this way. Black kale (Cavelo Nero etc) seems to stay firmer for longer. Store in the door as it needs a lot of head-height.
Very useful, thank you
You turned my world upside down, I’ve been doing everything wrong! Little running to separate my onion from the potatoes lol
I love you share, thank you.
I thought almond milk didn’t need refrigeration???
Out of curiosity why don’t u guys use paper towels? Great video! I took plenty notes ❤️
Regarding banana’s: I see a VERY ripe banana sitting on your counter which looks like it is rotting/deteriorating….. If you leave them sitting on the counter after they reach the perfect ripeness, they WILL rot very quickly! I let my banana’s sit on my counter until they reach my preferred ripeness. Then, I put them into the refrigerator to stop the ripening. The outer skin may turn dark in the frig, but, the interior of the banana stops ripening and stays good for another 5 – 6 days. This saves throwing out a whole lot of rotten bananas!!! Regarding nuts, if you have more sitting on the shelf than you can use within a few months, you can save the excess in the freezer in a sealed container for a year or so. You are spot on regarding storing the greens like kale. This method really keeps them fresh much longer! I also wrap up my fresh mushrooms in paper towels to retard them from rotting, but don’t wash them first as they are too porous and will soak too much water and rot. Great idea of a bag for the mushrooms. Lots of good tips. Thanks! 💖
how do you wash the cloth?