Guest guest Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 I appreciate the time it took to type this information out. Marsha , Libby Mung <Charming12u wrote: > > Hi all, > > If you are lucky enough to have a Wild Oats near by, > this month in the free magazine they have, there just > happens to be an article about storing your produce. I > couldn't find it online, so I'll type up the important > stuff > > American families toss on average 470lbs of food per > year. Just an FYI > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > The worse thing you can do is seal produce in an air > tight bag. You want your veggies to breath. > > There are some products out there that absorb the > ethylene gas that some foods put off. One is called > the E.G.G, another is Extralife. > > When you shop, get everything else first, an then get > your produce. The goal is to get it home cool, before > they can respire quickly. > > Keep produce whole, don't yank the stems and stuff off > until you are ready to use them. > > Don't refridgerate onions, winter squash or garlic. > Store them in a cool dark place. > > Refridgerate these gas producers: Apples, Apricots, > Cantaluope, figs and honeydew. > > DONT refridgerate these gas producers: Avocados, > bananas (unripe), nectarines, peaches, pears, plums > and tomatoes. > > Keep these away from the gas producers: Banana's > (ripe), broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, > cauliflower, cucunmber, eggplants, lettuce and other > leafy greens, parsely, peas, peppers, squash, sweet > potatoes, watermelon. > > The following is a list of what to eat in order, if > you want to do a once a week shopping trip (Sunday is > the start day) > > Eat first (Sun-Tues): Artichokes, asparagus, avocados, > bananas, basil, broccoli, cherries, corn, dill, green > beans, mushrooms, mustard greens, strawberries, > watercress. > > Eat next (Weds-Fri): Arugula, cucumbers, eggplant, > grapes, lettuce, lime, mesclun, pineapple, zucchini > > Eat last: Apricots, bell peppers, blueberries, brussel > sprouts, cauliflower, grapefruit, leeks, lemons, mint, > oranges, oregano, parsley, peaches, pears, plums, > spinach, tomatoes, watermelon > > And beyond: Apples, beets, cabbage, carrots, celery, > garlic, onions, potatoes, winter squash. > > > Good luck! > Libby > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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