Taking Steps to Keep Produce Fresh

Stop throwing food away!

That's one of my new money-saving strategies. It ties in with meal planning, and making a shopping list, but it goes further than that. I have noticed, particularly with produce, that too many times the food goes bad before I have a chance to use it.

Too many times I have thrown away strawberries that became moldy, or mushrooms that became slimey. No more! Part of the problem, of course, is not sticking with my meal plan. But sometimes plans change and produce needs to remain unused for a few day. I am determined to learn the proper way to store food so that it lasts as long as possible.

With a new focus on meal planning  and some tips and tricks for keeping produce fresh, I can reduce the amount of food that is wasted.

Check out these posts for some tips I have recently implemented:

• Keep Strawberries Fresh Longer
• Keep Asparagus Fresh Longer
• How to Store Mushrooms
• Keep Tomatoes Fresh Longer