How to keep produce fresh.?

Question

I keep produce on hand to feed my guinea pigs. The best answer I found was to keep it wrapped in paper towels. This works better than the tupperware and fits more neatly in my (small) refrigerator drawer. However, after a day or so, the leaves get limp. Having four piggies can be very expensive when you can't keep the produce fresh. I usually buy enough to get them through about 2.5 - 3 days and then buy more.

Does anyone have a good idea for keeping produce (romaine, green leaf, red leaf, cilantro, parsley) fresh for at least 3 days.

Answer 1

when you get the lettuce clean and fill your kitchen sink with cold water and about 1/8 cup of salt. Toss the heads of lettuce in the water, let sit for 10 minutes. remove and spin dry in a salad spinner or towel dry with a clean towel or paper towels and store in a ziplock bag. the lettuce should last for about 3 to 5 days.

or

Buy your lettuce at a farmers market. the lettuce you buy at the grocery store is 7 to 10 days old when you buy it. Lettuce at the farmers market is no more than a couple of days old and generally has been picked within 24 hours of sale and should stay fresh with little effort on your part for 7 to 14 days

http://www.localharvest.org to find a farmers market near you

Answer 2

There are some tips here.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/ck_cg_st...

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/ck_cg_wa...

Answer 3

you can buy stay fresh bags, and they really do work. we buy ours from the supermarket and you just wash them out after use and use them again