Storing fruits and vegetables separately
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A tidy kitchen involves having a well-organized fridge. The arrangement of your kitchen should include organizing the way you store your veggies and fruits. Here is a key piece of information: you need to store vegetables and fruits separately.
You must be wondering about the reason. Basically, because fruits produce a gas called ethylene at high levels, which can be found in bananas and apples for instance. This gas contributes to ripening other fruits and vegetables rapidly. The solution is simply storing the veggies and fruits individually; each in its own drawer to avoid the whole problem.
Wrapping celery in aluminum foil
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You can buy two or three packs of aluminum foil, yet never regret doing that for it is quite handy in different situations. For instance, if you like taking your sandwiches with you to work, yet have no containers where to put your meals, you can simply use aluminum foil.
All you should do is wrapping your sandwich and put it in a plastic baggie if you got one. You can use the foil in your pan to avoid having your eggs stuck in it. It is very handy and useful. In the kitchen, you can use it to wrap celery to preserve its freshness and crispness.
Storing fresh bread in a kitchen towel and a paper bag
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The healthiest kinds of bread are the brown ones which are void of any preservatives. Using whole grain flour in baking your bread is very healthy. Either it is homemade or bakery bread, what matters is the lack of preservatives for a healthier diet.
However, the absence of preservatives may lead to having bread spoiled. The only effective way to keep it fresh for as long as possible is through putting it in a dry kitchen towel.
Put it in a paper bag instead of a bread box. You can preserve your fresh sourdough bread the natural way without drying and without using any artificial preservatives in the baking process.
Putting the greens in a storage container with paper towels
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Despite the fact that bagged greens are not very healthy, you still can use a very limited portion but not on a regular basis. Bagged greens can be easily spoiled, that is why once you buy them, try to put them in a plastic square food storage or snapware boxes.
But before putting anything in such containers, make sure you line them with a paper towel. Put the greens in and add another layer of paper towel. Thanks to the hard sides of your containers and storage boxes the leafy greens will be protected from being crushed.
The moisture will be absorbed by the layers of paper you used to line the boxes with. According to experimenters, the bagged leafy greens will still be eatable 10 days after this.
Keeping lemons refrigerated in a plastic bag
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The best fish dish you could ever have is one which is well-seasoned using several spices and lemon. Lemon gives a peculiar, yet a tasty flavor just like cheese. This acidic fruit with a shining yellow skin looks a bit like variegated lemon.
It is rich in vitamin C, but the contained sugar is low. In fact, what makes a good Moroccan Tagine is the fragrant preserved lemons. Lemon can be used in other instances as well, but what is important is preserving its freshness.
It was proved by some experimenters that keeping lemons fresh can be easily done through refrigerating them. Put the lemons, preferably cut, in a plastic bag and store them in your refrigerator until you need them. They could last for a month.
Keeping mushrooms in a paper bag
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Many people tend to consume excessively canned foods; while they can get the same foods fresh from the veggies market. This is much healthier than using those cans filled with food preservative substances that poison the food at a certain point.
If you want to build up a healthy physique and preserve a healthy lifestyle, opt for anything natural. Among the fresh veggies you can get from the market are mushrooms, which should be kept in a brown paper bag to remain fresh.
The paper will absorb the evaporated moisture from the fungi. Many tend to prefer hanging them, but putting them in a paper bag is a great alternative.
You can keep your food fresh naturally with simple tricks and hacks. If you have tried any of the hacks included in this article, tell us what you think by sharing your opinion in a comment.
