This Is How You Can Keep Your Food Fresher

If we had a flower for each time we throw away food that got wasted on our kitchen shelves, we would currently be walking on our large flower garden.

Many foods tend to lose their freshness with time, and because we don’t always feel like eating it, we leave it there, forgetting it, and finding out at the end that its time has come and there is no better solution but to throw it out in the trash.

We all feel awfully bad for throwing food away and wasting it for such a simple reason, which makes us hope we have a way to make it last longer, especially that we don’t find it spoiled until we really want to consume it.

Luckily, there are a few hacks that can really help our foods stay alive a little longer in our house.

Bananas are known to become bruised very fast and very easily, which is why it is recommended to hang them up. However, there is another way that will definitely make them last for a longer time, and it is wrapping the stems with plastic wrap. It is an effective way to make the fruit stay fresh for a longer time.

The reason is the plastic wrap will stop ethylene gases from being released, which is the reason why the ripening process becomes faster.

Brown sugar is not often used by people, which is why it is not a shock finding it hard every time we grab it from the pantry. So, we always find ourselves wasting too much of our time just trying to soften it again.

Well, the way to do that is actually easy: If you know that you are not a regular user of this sugar, store it in an airtight container with a slice of fresh bread or apple slice. The sugar will soften in a day or two, and it will then be ready to use. Don’t forget to remove the fruit completely from the container!

Tomatoes are our favorite vegetable (fruit!) to cook, eat, and add with all of our salads. This is why we tend to buy a large amount but regretting it every time because they lose their freshness easily. Here is what you need to do:

You shouldn’t keep the tomatoes stored in the refrigerator; it should be stored somewhere at room temperature. The tomatoes should be placed upside down (the stem must be a downside). This hack will decrease the airflow to the tomato and reduce the moisture from leaving the vegetable (fruit… we don’t know!).

Potatoes are also known for turning brown or gray after being sliced, and the reason is the vegetable releases starch that starts to oxidize, leading to that color. Obviously, we don’t want to consume potatoes that look like that.

In order to keep them white, you need to cover them in cold water as soon as you slice them up. The water will keep its color and freshness for over 24 hours if you placed it in the refrigerator.

Apples are such magical fruits that can keep us away from the doctor and also keeping our potatoes from getting spoiled. Due to the ethylene gas, the apples can prevent sprouting on the potatoes.

So if you want to keep your potatoes fresh, eat an entire apple and leave only one slice, place it in the same bag as the potatoes, and then store it in a dark, dry place. You will be surprised when you see the effects of it.

It is important to put your wilted salad greens in an ice water bath before you decide to toss them. Just soak them and let them sit there for a little while.

When the greens are soaking, the water will *magically* rehydrates the cells of the leaves, and you will be able to see them firming back up. Once they are fully nourished again, you can remove them from the water and start preparing them for cooking.

Berries are some of our favorite foods to consume, but we tend to lose them easily. However, a little preparation can help them stay fresh for many other days. So before you store them, make sure to wash them in a mixture of three parts water and one part vinegar. The latter will act as a mold killer and natural disinfectant.

After that, make sure the berries are completely dry before placing them in an airtight container. The latter must be lined up with a paper towel to keep the moisture away from the fruits.

Who doesn’t like cheese? I know, right! It is this generation’s biggest obsession and none of us has a problem with it. However, after slicing hard cheese, it will start drying out and crumble.

To avoid that, you should rub butter over the parts that were cut in order to help the cheese to get possession of its moisture. The next step is to place it in an airtight container or wrap it with a plastic wrap, then place it in the refrigerator.

If you are planning to store whole winter and summer squash, make sure to rub it with vegetable oil till it leaves a slight shine.

The oil will aid the mold spots from getting softened or spoiled. You will notice how the vegetable oil will help you stay fresh for a week, and even for months. Just store it in the pantry and don’t be worried about it at all. It feels nice to go back to the squash, finding it as fresh as the first day you have bought it.

The source of life is water, and without it, everything on earth would be nothing but dry dust, even human beings. So you have to always count it to keep your food as fresh and healthy as you need them to be.

Instead of putting carrots, radishes, and celery in the refrigerator, you will need to prepare them by cutting them into small pieces, store them in a water container, and then place them in the refrigerator. All of your food will stay fresh and crisp for the day, and even for weeks!