24 Tips to help your food last LONGER

Are you a bulk food shopper? Addicted to Costco or the hunt to save you money? I KNOW I AM!! But what sucks is when all that food you bought in bulk goes bad in just a few days, your savings down the drain! It is a huge task to eat 10 pounds of tomatoes or drink 5 gallons of milk in one week. Most of us like to buy in bulk to save money and avoid frequent trips to the grocery store. (Thats me in a nutshell!!)

BUT how do you keep food from going bad too quickly?

Here are 24 pure genius ideas that I have found from around the net and have tried myself to help slow down your food from spoiling! Check em out and tell me what you think! Do you have some food saving tips that you would like to share? I would love to hear them, comment below or email them to me at GetFitWithJenna@gmail.com

1. What temperature do you have your fridge at?--- Most refrigerators are kept at 38°F, but temperatures can be turned to 36-37°F to extend food shelf life.

2. Separate potatoes, apples, and onions ---Sticking these three produce items together will cause them to spoil faster.

3. Wrap unwashed leafy greens in paper towel to help absorb moisture to slow it down from wilting and to last longer!

4. Honey will last forever--- While honey may become more solidified or change color over time, it does last forever. Keep it in a cool place and store in a tight jar.

5. Milk --- You can freeze milk in its original container and thaw when you are ready to use.

6. Want scrambled eggs for a year? ---Then store egg yolks in your freezer. Mix the eggs in a bowl with a little salt, place in an airtight freezer bag, and stick in your freezer.

7. Make your lettuce last longer.---Lettuce can be stored up to a month in a glass jar to stay fresh.

8. Preserve fresh herbs. --If you love fresh herbs, but hate to see them go bad. Freeze fresh herbs in olive oil. This prevents freezer burn and browning that happens when herbs get stuck in the freezer.

9. Wrap banana stems. ---Separate each banana and put plastic wrap around each stem to help bananas stay fresh up to four days longer.

10. Tin foil --- Wrap celery, broccoli, and lettuce in aluminum foil to help it stay crisp for four weeks or more.

11. Chop, blanch, freeze! --- If you can’t get through an eight pound bag of carrots fast enough, chop it up, blanch in hot water, and place in freezer bags, helps lock in the freshness for even longer! (Most fruits and veggies do well when frozen.)

12. No more moldy berries--- Wash your berries with vinegar just after you bring them home to get rid of mold. Use one part vinegar to ten parts water.

13. Keep your ginger fresh.--- Make small spoonfuls of fresh grated ginger and place on a parchment-lined tray. Stick this tray in the freezer until the ginger is frozen and then transfer the ginger to an airtight container and put back in the freezer.

14. Don't put tomatoes into the fridge!---- Everyone tends to think that placing tomatoes in the fridge will keep them fresh longer, BUT tomatoes should be stored at room temperature. Place them in a bowl lined with paper towel and keep the stems facing up to prevent bruising the top.

15. Apples last practically forever. ---Apples can stay fresh for over six months if stored in a humid environment around 30-35°F. Store apples in the crisper drawer of your fridge and separate any that are bruised or rotting from the bunch.

16. Put your carrots in a sandbox. ---Storing root vegetables in moist sand or sawdust extends freshness for several months.

17. Flip over cottage cheese--- A container of cottage cheese or sour cream will last twice as long if you put it upside down in your fridge. It creates a vacuum that inhibits the growth of bacteria that spoils food.

18. Throw out the tupperware.--- Use Mason jars to store food instead. These glass containers won’t get stained and can help food stay fresh longer.

19. Cheese--- Store cheese in parchment paper so that it keeps its flavor and stays fresh longer.

20. Store fresh pineapple upside down.--- Pull off the leafy top and flip your pineapple upside-down to redistribute sugars that sink to the bottom and help it stay fresh longer.

21. Onions--- Can last up to eight months when they are stored in pantyhose. Tie a knot between each onion to separate.

22. Freeze leftover tomato paste. ---To keep it fresh, place the unused in a plastic sandwich bag and create smaller portions inside the bag.

23. Let scallions grow--- Scallions can last three times longer when they are stored in a jar of water. Trim the amount you need and they will continue to grow.

24. Keep your leftover cake fresh (haha I know left over cake right!).--- Cake can last several days on the counter, weeks in the fridge, or months in the freezer. To keep the cake from going stale, place sliced bread on the open ends.

Now there is no need to worry about some of your favorite foods spoiling too fast. These tips are great to share with family and friends as they look for new ways to keep food fresh for weeks and months to come!

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