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Healthy Tuesday

How to keep your fruits/veggies fresher for longer.

1. Keep your fridge clean

Very Important!

2. Don't store tomatoes in the fridge.
Their storage time varies from 3 weeks to 2 months depending on how ripe they are when you buy them.
To make them last longer, keep in a pantry or on the counter because low temperature makes them lose their flavor and taste

3. Keep your onions in nylon stockings. They get rotten quickly. They are best kept in a cool, dark place. If kept well, they can last up to 8 months.

4. Put Potatoes in a dark and cool place.
Plastic bags are not best for storage. Paper bags are better. Otherwise, place them in a box with newspaper under.

5. Don't store veggies and fruits near a gas stove or an area that tends to have heat or smoke.
Heat is known to increase the ripening process. When exposed, they get ripe too soon.

6. Freeze ripe bananas for your smoothies.
If you've bought bananas that are ripe but you want to store them for longer, simply remove the peel, cut into 2, put into an airtight bag. You can leave them in the freezer for up to 3 months.
You can use them for smoothies and homemade ice-cream.
Easy right?

7. Store potatoes and apples to keep them from sprouting.
Apples are potatoes best friend because they can keep all the sprouting away but onions? They're not great companions.. They make potatoes turn bad faster!
Classic example for the quote "Evil communication corrupts good manners"😬

8. Keep citrus fruits such as oranges on the counter. They should kept away from direct sunlight, in room temperature and in open space. It prevents mould. Don't store in the fridge 🙂

9. Don't store fruits and veggies in glass containers.
Keep ginger in the freezer.

10. Don't keep cucumber in the fridge. They don't like the cold. It makes them spoil faster. Also keep them away from bananas, melons and tomatoes.
They're not friends 😋