Comments on: TT: Washing and prepping veggies

By: Diana

Diana — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:59:20 +0000

My husband and I always have people comment on what healthy eaters we are in the grocery store line. It’s pretty funny. I always pre-prep our meat when we get home from the grocery store. We buy in bulk so seperate it into portions and freeze it individually (sometimes in marinades for when we need something fast). I don’t really prep veggies because my husband loves to be my prep chef and take care of all the washing and chopping while I take care of other parts of the menu.

By: Dee

Dee — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:15:06 +0000

We live in northern Mexico & I have to soak all of my produce with purification drops (*they contain some iodine or other type) It can be labor intensive but then you are all ready to cook. I have learned though the strawberries keep longer if I wait till just before we are going to eat them or clean them & flash freeze. Good blog:)

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:57:44 +0000

Joan, foil, really?!! I must try this and will report my findings!

By: Joan

Joan — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:03:05 +0000

I do that too. It’s saves me a lot of time when I get home from work. Also, here is a tip for you. Wrap washed celery in tin foil, and it stays fresh for weeks!!! Try it.

By: Becky

Becky — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:32:21 +0000

We try to make an effort to do that with our bell peppers b/c you’re right in that we’re far more likely to eat them (even just as a snack) if they’re already cut than if they’re whole.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:06:55 +0000

No, everything stays fresh. Sometimes I’ll have to pick a few pieces of lettuce out that went brown but that’s about it.

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:55:04 +0000

Really? And the veggies don’t go yucky???? Hmmm.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:36:37 +0000

I’m a lazy prepper (is that a word?)

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:06:09 +0000

Thanks for these tips! I love doing it all at once too. But I just wipe my celery off because I’m dirty. :)

By: Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:43:29 +0000

Heather, just regular ziplock storage bags. :)