Nobody likes going to the grocery store. Especially right now. That’s why extending the life of the food you already have is so important. These tips will help you get more out of your veggies.
Even though shopping has changed, our dietary guidelines haven’t. We still need to eat more fruits and vegetables. But it seems like they simply don’t last. We either go to the store and stock up on them only to see them go bad without eating them – or we end up making more trips to the grocery store to buy smaller amounts.
Learning how to properly store your vegetables can help you prolong their shelf life, so you don’t have to choose between wasting time and money. And we’re here with some tips to help.
Prolong the shelf life of your vegetables..
How long do vegetables last in the fridge? Usually not as long as you need them to. But with these tricks, you can extend their shelf life – and their freshness.
Broccoli
There’s nothing quite as delicious as fresh broccoli. But keeping it fresh means giving it plenty of air and moisture. There are a few ways to do this. You can either stand your broccoli stem-side up in a vase of water, or you can loosely wrap it in damp paper towels while it’s in the fridge. If you need to freeze your broccoli, make sure you blanch it first because freezing it raw results in drab, shriveled broccoli. Fortunately, blanching is easy. Just boil for three minutes or steam for five.
Carrots
To keep your carrots orange, fresh, and delicious, remove their leafy tops, which tend to draw moisture out of the carrots. Then seal them, unpeeled, in a plastic bag and place them in your refrigerator’s crisper drawer. This will keep them fresh for up to two weeks.
If you’re buying pre-trimmed or baby carrots, submerge them in water and keep them in a tightly covered container. Just make sure you change that water frequently.
When extending the shelf life of your carrots, here’s a pro tip: peel and blanch them first. And never store your carrots next to your fruit.
Onions
One of the biggest tips to storing your onions is keeping them out of sunlight. Like complete loons, onions tend to crave dark cool spaces that are well ventilated and dry. If you take this one tip into account, your onions can actually last up to six months. The other watch-out when storing your onions is to never place them near ripening fruits due to the strong sulfur compounds that can end up tainting those fruits. And never store them in a fridge. Dark, dry, well-ventilated. Easy.
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