Written by: Kat Gal
You have all your meals and snacks mapped out for the week. You do your shopping for delicious organic produce. You are excited about your healthy recipes.
Then the day of cooking comes. You reach for your ingredients one after the other and… half of them are a brown mushy mess already.
Ugh. This is upsetting and discouraging, not to mention all the food you’ve wasted on trying to eat healthy.
“What’s wrong with my veggies?” you may ask.
The good news is, there is likely nothing wrong with the quality of the produce you are buying. The problem is the way that you are storing the produce. Each vegetable and fruit has a different ripening time. Some need to be refrigerated, others are stored best on the counter top.
By using some simple storing methods you can keep your fruits and veggies alive much longer, avoiding spoilage and helping your meal planning.
There are so many amazing greens, veggies and fruits on the planet that it is nearly impossible to list everything. If you can’t find something on the list, find something that it resembles the most and try that method. Don’t be afraid to experiment either, keep one piece on the counter top and one in the fridge to see how they each react.
Yes and no. Reusing packaging and storage bags is a great rule of thumb. Always keep packing for raw foods separate from ready-to-eat foods. Do not mix packaging used for produce and bags used for meat, eggs and dairy. Check your bags for spillages and discard soiled and damaged bags.
If your product gets completely rotten and spoiled, do not eat it. Composting is the best option, otherwise, toss it into the garbage.
If your bananas just get a little too brown for your taste or your tomatoes are too mushy to put in a sandwich, use them up. Spotty bananas and other lightly mushy fruits can be frozen for smoothies and frozen desserts, can be used for baking (hello, pies and banana breads!) and puddings and jams. Mushy tomatoes and other veggies can be used for pasta sauces, dressings and stews.
Sure thing! It is fantastic that you are ready for a healthy lifestyle full of greens, veggies and fruits. Now that you know how to store them, you can be sure they will be fresh and ripe when you need them.
You can find countless delicious recipes on our website and even more tips for a healthy lifestyle. As a start, why don’t you try my favorite green smoothie?
Ingredients:
Instructions: Place all ingredients in your blender and blend until smooth. Enjoy!
Eating lots of greens, vegetables and fruits is not rocket science, neither is storing them. Using these simple tips, you won’t have to deal with rotten foods. Healthy eating and meal planning is on.
What meals are you planning this week? Cooking together and exchanging recipes is so much fun. Share one recipe you are making this week. Pick a recipe you like from the comments section. Share your pictures of your kitchen creations.
And remember, we’re in this together.
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Glenn was in an accident with a hockey puck that made it so his mouth had to be wired shut! While he was going through recovery he found that Organifi Protein sustained him in a healthy way where he was able to maintain his muscle mass while still be able to loose weight.
-Tragedy Turns to Opportunity, Weightloss and Holistic Health
