10 easy ways to keep your food fresh and save money

No one likes to see food go to waste, as it’s good food and money literally being tossed in the garbage! While it can be difficult to preserve food on a budget, it can be done with a little ingenuity and creative thinking. Treat herbs like flowers Putting herbs inside of a glass of water and covering them with a baggie can create an environment that keeps the herbs fresher longer. Wash berries in vinegar and water For any berries and fruits, be sure to wash them in a mixture of three parts water and one part vinegar prior to putting them in the fridge. The vinegar will kill off any extra bacteria and stop it from growing in the fridge, and the water will ensure that you don’t taste the vinegar when the fruit is brought out and eaten. Use the fridge for avocados The avocado – the fruit that is so elusive when it comes to when it is ready and when it is bad. However, there is an easy trick to circumvent this. The first is recognising the fridge as a preserver, so use it like one! Keep the avocados out of the fridge until they are ripe, and then store them in the fridge until they are ready to eat. Use cooler bags for lettuce Much like with herbs, you want to keep lettuce as cool as possible and keep it dry, so using a plastic container or bag to store the dried leaves in the fridge can help. Even better,… Read More