The secret to fresher food? Dedicating a few extra minutes to prepping and storing your groceries.
We partnered with Fresh & Easy, a new kind of market, to bring you 17 of the best hacks we’ve seen for keeping your favorite foods fresh. Put them to use and you’ll start mistaking your kitchen for your local farmer’s market. Minus that weird guy with the guitar.
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Refrigerate Cut Avocados With Cut Onions
Avocados are creamy, delicious and nutritious but you don’t always need the entire thing at once. To keep your avocado halves green, refrigerate them in a
container with a cut onion.
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Soak Sliced Apples In Ginger Ale
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Wash Berries In Vinegar
How do you get your berries to last longer? It’s all about how you wash them. Try out this
vinegar bath to keep your blackberries, strawberries and blueberries fresher than ever.
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Store Mushrooms In A Paper Bag
Instead of refrigerating mushrooms in the plastic container they came in,
store them in a brown paper bag to keep them firm and dry.
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Freeze And Preserve Fresh Herbs In Olive Oil
You may be used to freezing vegetables and fruit to keep them fresh but did you know freezing basil, chives and rosemary works wonders too? Put herbs in an
ice cube tray filled with olive oil or melted butter before freezing and you’ll be able to enjoy flavorful meals more often.
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Store Onions, Garlic And Shallots In A Paper Bag With Holes
Putting onions, garlic and shallots in
punched paper bags keeps these flavorful veggies firm and fresh.
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Store Cookies With A Slice Of Bread
A slice of bread keeps those irresistible cookies you bought from the store tasting freshly baked for days.
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Separate Lettuce With Paper Towels
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Wrap Celery In Foil
Covered in aluminum foil, unwashed celery stays crisp and ready-to-use in soups, salads or as a snack for up to five weeks.
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Pack Prepared Salads In Mason Jars
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Peel, Cut And Freeze Ginger
Katie Kimball of Kitchen Stewardship
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Refrigerate Nuts And Seeds
Rachel's Nourishing Kitchen
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Store Potatoes With An Apple
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Put Asparagus In Water Under A Plastic Bag
Asparagus stays fresh uncooked for about three days but this
super-easy trick using a glass jar, water and a plastic bag keeps your veggies crisp for a full week.
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Give Eggs The Eggs-Water Test
Try this simple trick to see which eggs are old and which are ready for the frying pan.
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Freeze Lemons And Limes In Ice Cubes
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Spray Fruit And Veggies With A DIY Wash
Lilly Childers of Listotic.com
Keep fruit and veggies fresh and clean with this
DIY wash made of water, lemon juice and baking soda.
For more kitchen hacks, visit Fresh & Easy's Pinterest page.
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