A waste is a terrible thing to mind

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It bugs me that I throw out so much produce. I get free fruits and vegetables once a month or buy them in the store but they’re always spoiling before I can use them. I always say I’m going to use them up but I always end up throwing away some apples or celery etc. such a waste.

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Have you tried storing them in the fridge if you aren’t going to eat them for awhile?

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I know a lot of people just leave apples, bananas and the like just sitting out

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Can you make some dishes/recipes with the produce you know you don’t usually use that can be frozen for later?

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Sorry, my suggestion was kind of obvious. Don’t mean to insult your intelligence. I just know that a lot of people leave fruit out and fruit in the fridge lasts much longer generally.

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We have been getting extra snap benefits because of the Covid crisis. Normally, I can just almost make my snap benefits pay for the food I eat. Now I have extra groceries. It’s nice, because I can be more selective about what I eat, instead of getting most of my protein from the freezer at the Dollar Tree. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not complaining. I’m grateful for anything I can get.

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This is the reason i buy these rarely.

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I don’t eat fruits and vegetables (or very rarely), problem solved! :stuck_out_tongue:

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Some fruit actually doesn’t belong in the refrigerator .

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I buy frozen vegetables and blueberries.
Problem solved.

I would never buy fresh produce.

Shoppers place their dirty hands on them.

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Generally, we keep apples, bananas, pears and the like outside of the refrigerator as well. However, if you are experiencing things going to waste too quickly…most fruits will last longer in a refrigerator.

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Depending on what you are trying to save, a really hot water bath can kill bacteria on the skin that causes rot. I can keep strawberries over a week by dipping them quickly in a hot water bath.

Try chopping and freezing. Why don’t you tell us the fruits and veggies you get and we can research ways to save them.

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Can I tell you how much I enjoy that a person with the handle @anon4362788 is giving advice on how to prevent skin rot? :wink:

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Hey, if you know it gotta show it!

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