The Proper Way to Store Fruits and Vegetables
October 21 2008, 12:38am
Storing our fruits and vegetables to keep them fresh sound simple enough, especially if you have the Handy Chart from the Divine Caroline (divinecaroline.com) site. “Food is expensive, and most people can’t afford to waste it. Print off this handy chart to keep in your kitchen so you can refer to it after every shopping trip. Then you’ll be able to follow-through with your good intentions to eat your 5 to 9 servings a day, instead of letting all of that healthy food go to waste.” [DivineCaroline.com | How to Keep Fruits and Veggies Fresh]
View the Handy Chart by Divine Caroline >> [image link]
It’s interesting to know that apples, apricots, avocados, bananas, cantaloupes, figs, honeydews, nectarines, peaches, pears, plums, and tomatoes are ethylene producers. Ethylene producers are fruits and veggies that give off an odorless, harmless, and tasteless gas called ethylene after they’re picked. This gas will speed up the ripening process of other produce in close proximity, so it’s best to keep these ethylene producers far from the already-ripe foods.
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