7 ways to keep your produce

Have you ever bought a bunch of veggies or fruit only to be able to eat half of them??

That has happened to me. I would go to the farmers market and get the freshest veggies and go to use them a few days later and they are rotten. And it also makes me wonder what they put on veggies at the grocery store because they stay longer.
Families tossed out an average of 470 pounds of food per year——about 14 percent of all food brought into the home——at an annual cost of $600. Every day, they discarded more than half a pound of fruits and veggies. In total, Americans chuck a fourth of all the produce they buy, mostly because it’s gone bad. I want to share with you some amazing tips I learned while I researched tips and tricks how to keep them.

1. Shop in the freezer section for fruit and veggies. Yes farmers market has the best fruit and veggies and there are ways of preserving them. Which I will share in the next couple of tips. During the winter when there isn't that much fresh fruits and veggies. They are flash frozen when they are at their peek of ripeness. The nutrients are not lost. So you wont have to deal with fruit or veggies that don't taste rip. Because they are not in season.
2. Pick the freshest veggies from your garden. Harvest your veggies first thing in the morning and begin the freezing process right off. Veggies that have been sitting for a couple of days loose their freshness.
3. Do refrigerate the following gas release fruit

•  Apples
  • Apricots
  • Cantaloupe
  • Figs
  • Honeydew

       4. Do not refrigerate the following gas release fruit and veggies

•  Avocados
  • Bananas, unripe
  • Nectarines
  • Peaches
  • Pears
  • Plums
  • Tomatoes

       5. Keep these away from gas releasing foods

•  Avocados
  • Bananas, unripe
  • Nectarines
  • Peaches
  • Pears
  • Plums
  • Tomatoes
  

        6.  EAT FIRST:  Sunday to Tuesday

• • Artichokes
  • Asparagus
  • Avocados
  • Bananas
  • Basil
  • Broccoli
  • Cherries
  • Corn
  • Dill
  • Green beans
  • Mushrooms
  • Mustard greens
  • Strawberries
  • Watercress

       7. EAT NEXT: Wednesday to Friday

• • Arugula
  • Cucumbers
  • Eggplant
  • Grapes
  • Lettuce
  • Lime
  • Mesclun
  • Pineapple
  • Zucchini
•  
• EAT LAST: Weekend
• • Apricots
  • Bell peppers
  • Blueberries
  • Brussels sprouts
  • Cauliflower
  • Grapefruit
  • Leeks
  • Lemons
  • Mint
  • Oranges
  • Oregano
  • Parsley
  • Peaches
  • Pears
  • Plums
  • Spinach
  • Tomatoes
  • Watermelon
• AND BEYOND:
• • Apples
  • Beets
  • Cabbage
  • Carrots
  • Celery
  • Garlic
  • Onions
  • Potatoes
  • Winter squash

I had no idea that you had to separate your veggies and fruit. I use to put them in fridge and that was all I did. And most times I left all the veggies I got in one box from the farmers market. No wonder they all would go bad. I learned most of this from vegatarian times.

Thank you for taking time to read this. If you have any more tips you would like to share with me leave it in the comment section bellow. I love learning new tips and trick about fruit and veggies.

Tawnya Cummings