Weight management tips for the fine folks of Cypress, TX
We know as well as anyone focused on their health that eating healthy can be expensive. If you've gone to all the trouble of going to the grocery store and purchasing plenty of fresh, healthy produce, you deserve to get to actually eat all of that fresh, healthy produce instead of throwing your hard-earned money in the garbage along with yellowed broccoli and mushy apples. That's why we're happy to share these tips for keeping produce fresh longer to aid weight management with all of our friends in Cypress, Texas.
Keep fruit and veggie friends close and enemies further
There are certain groups of produce that just don't get along. There are two reasons for this. The first is that most fruits emit a high level of ethylene gas, which is a ripening agent. This is great for helping fruit get ripe and flavorful, but because most vegetables are sensitive to ethylene gas, it will cause them to spoil faster. So those separate crispers for vegetables and fruit? Yep, they're built into your fridge for a reason.
The second reason you need to keep some produce items apart is a little more intuitive. Odor-heavy items like garlic and onions may impart their flavors on fruits like apples, so keep the items with heavy and distinctive smells away from milder flavors.
Use your refrigerator real estate wisely
It may seem like immediately sticking all of your produce in the fridge will help it last longer. Alas, fruits and veggies can be fickle beasts. Some items simply do better on the countertop where there's less moisture.
Your countertop (or cabinet) produce party should include potatoes, winter squash, onions, garlic, tomatoes and bananas. Fruit that should ripen on the countertop and then be transferred to the fridge includes peaches, plums, apples, mangos, avocadoes, melons, pears, kiwi and citrus fruits.
Pretty much everything else? Pop it in the fridge.