How To Make Produce Last Longer & Reduce Waste 🙌🏻25+ Tips!

We were able to lessen our food waste by making simple changes to how we store our produce, so we decided to share these tips with you so they can help you do the same!
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[juukame]

See, this is the kind of standard info that should be taught in every school at some point.

[raquelrodriguez]

1:01 - Onions and Potatoes
2:17 - Tomatoes
2:40 - Garlic
2:58 - Mangos, Bananas, Plantains
3:33 - Vegetable Stock / Scraps
4:40 - Fresh Herbs
6:03 - Avocado
7:09 - Asparagus
7:39 - Almond Milk
8:10 - Nuts and Seeds
8:50 - Carrots and Celery
9:27 - Refrigerator Crisper Drawers Pt. 1
9:51 - Cucumbers
10:50 - Kale and Greens
12:15 - Broccoli and Cauliflower
12:52 - Ginger
13:25 - Berries
14:39 - Mushrooms
15:40 - Citrus
16:29 - Apples
16:54 - Crisper Drawers Pt. 2

[yolandamarrero-lopez]

I actually slice my cucumbers and store them in water, as you do with the carrots and celery. They last for longer, and they’re ready for me to use in my salads!

[peggyugrich]

I'm an 80+ year old lady who has really enjoyed your video. So many of your suggestions are things I've never heard of before. Thank you for this informative show! ❤️

[lindapeterson]

Another tip: add a pinch of salt into the celery container. I learned that in college science class: it helps celery stay crisp

[slohivid]

The carrots and celery in the water works really well, however the colour and nutrients can leach into the water, so if your water is pure or filtered, you can use it for juices, smoothies or soups (double use). Also sew the tea towel on 2 sides to form a "pocket" and your greens go in. Lasts for ages. Great video. 😀

[acaciamendoza]

This is how i found out i’m storing everything incorrectly lol

[autumn]

From a pecan growers daughter: keep nuts in the freezer! They will be great for over a year!! No real thaw time...just a few minutes!

[empresssk]

Been using these storing methods from your video for nearly a year now. I feel like such an adult! No more wasted produce!!

[mbulelobam]

The dad in me is crying at the sight of a fridge open this long .

[olivebaker]

What a great young informative gal. I'm an old lady and by golly, I've learned some good tips from her. Never too old to learn!

[rbrown]

Excellent advice and I’ve been doing almost all these for years. Well done - how can we teach this to kids before they leave school so there’s less waste?
I have a few tips too: keep ginger in the freezer just as it is, then grate from frozen - it grates easier when frozen and goes straight back, keeps for months.
I cut the bottom off broccoli and cauliflower on returning home from the grocery store, then put in basin of cold water overnight in fridge - the cold water firms up the veg and it keeps for ages because it thinks it’s growing!
Buy reduced mushrooms, lay on a tray covered with net, in sunshine for 4 hours and it will make vitamin D which is essential for vegans. Also, then slice them and dry in the airing cupboard or oven on very low, after which you can keep them in an airtight jar. Store bought dried mushrooms very expensive, homemade ones easy peasy and cheap!
Good video.

[LoreleiMission]

With all this produce wrapped in towels I think I need to find a set of towels printed with the names. "Broccoli towel!" "Cauliflower towel!" Then I'll know what's wrapped inside

[nlbhaduri]

Ginger does well in the freezer. Grate it directly from the freezer, also peels well with the back of a spoon straight out of freezer.

[marianevarez]

This was a self discovery just by doing it but avocados in aluminum foil in the fridge they don't brown one bit even half sliced SOOOO FRESHHHH give it a try

[ampm]

When my apples get soft I chop them up throw them in a pot with a bit of water and cinnamon power and cook till soft and its a yummy apple desert that can be stored in a mason jar in frig

[suzannahweiss]

Every single thing you said/showed was crucial for me. I literally had to go move potatoes away from onion, throw my herbs in watering jars, put the lemons and limes into the fridge, unpackage my garlic and change the humidity settings. I loved the whole thing

[rustichillbilly]

When comparing veggies to what we got decades ago, yes, they do go bad quickly, but it's because they're older when we purchase them. Even 20 years ago vegetables were fresher when we purchased them

[cutemagnets]

Cloth bag hack: old T-shirts cut up & made into bags (rags to bags)

[johnjanedoe]

Just leave the basil in the water longer and it'll grow roots. Then plant them. Take cuttings from the plant (prune it) and eat the cuttings or make more plants with them. Endless supply of basil!