How do you keep your salad veggies from going bad?

DaFunkyUnit · 02-13-2006, 12:37 PM

You know those pre-made Salad-to-Go bags that they sell at the groceries?

Once you open the bag, how do you keep the salad from turning all brown and gross?

esme · 02-13-2006, 12:42 PM

i always buy the resealable bags ....those always work for me.

DarkFury · 02-13-2006, 12:47 PM

Gallon sized ziplock works for me.

nickel · 02-13-2006, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by DaFunkyUnit

You know those pre-made Salad-to-Go bags that they sell at the groceries?

Once you open the bag, how do you keep the salad from turning all brown and gross?

they do seem to spoil fast after you open them. i liked them for the convienence, but lately i've switched back to preparing my own from "scratch" because the salad stays fresher so much longer.

zippyjuan · 02-13-2006, 01:06 PM

AIr is the key. It turns brown from oxidizing. Keep out as much air as you can when you reclose it. They will not keep forever though. Just eat them more often. Or buy a head of lettuce- it will usually be cheaper and last longer.

DaFunkyUnit · 02-13-2006, 01:26 PM

how long do you keep the salad for?

i noticed that after 2-3 days, the lettuce has gone distustingly bad.

MrGreg · 02-13-2006, 03:46 PM

What is this salad you speak of? Is this some new kind of tasty animal to eat?

Itsme · 02-13-2006, 04:13 PM

I buy a bag of spinache lettuce, and one of snap peas. I noted they are so low in calories that I can eat 1/2 the bag and still only take in 100 calories...so for me they go so fast (just a few days) that they never go bad.

sizemic1 · 02-13-2006, 05:31 PM

It's the air and moisture that makes them go bad.

ArkiStan · 02-13-2006, 06:46 PM

Life is too short and beautiful to be eating plain lettuce. Get mixed greens/spinach/mesclun.

hapoo · 02-13-2006, 07:17 PM

toss it. Preferably with syrup or jelly.

DarkFury · 02-13-2006, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by hapoo

toss it. Preferably with syrup or jelly.

"Prison style" eh...

Didn't know ya swung that way there... hapoo.

(suspect)

Grimm · 02-13-2006, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkFury

Didn't know ya swung that way there... hapoo.

(suspect)

Yes we did.

The best way to keep vegitables from spoiling is to eat them while they are fresh.

Memo · 02-14-2006, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Itsme

I buy a bag of spinache lettuce, and one of snap peas. I noted they are so low in calories that I can eat 1/2 the bag and still only take in 100 calories...so for me they go so fast (just a few days) that they never go bad.

I also go for the spinach. It lasts longer and you can throw some on like a sandwich.

hapoo · 02-14-2006, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkFury

"Prison style" eh...

Didn't know ya swung that way there... hapoo.

(suspect)

only for you DF

ewww, i just grossed myself out hehe

DarkFury · 02-14-2006, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by hapoo

only for you DF

ewww, i just grossed myself out hehe

/me loads a pillow case full of cans of soda and cuts off your HBO subscription...

No more Chris Rock and Oz for j00....

(Although I don't think either of those shows are still on anymore.)

Burzhui · 02-15-2006, 09:24 AM

I eat them

attgig · 02-15-2006, 10:04 AM

i've heard some lemon juice slows down the browning.

riskykougra · 02-16-2006, 05:52 AM

I think the reason the prepared salads go bad so fast is because they are cut with a knife or something and not ripped with hands. I used to work in a restaurant and you could always tell when one of the cooks used a knife to cut the lettuce instead of their hands because the blade of the knife always seemed to make the lettuce turn brown much faster...

molecularfire · 02-17-2006, 06:19 PM

The best way to keep vegetables from going bad.

Leave them in the ground.

blueindian · 02-18-2006, 06:27 PM

make sure you adjust the bins in your fridge properly, one for fruits and one for veggies, and then keep stuff in the right bin. those bins are there for a reason.

DarkFury · 02-18-2006, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by blueindian

make sure you adjust the bins in your fridge properly, one for fruits and one for veggies, and then keep stuff in the right bin. those bins are there for a reason.

Honestly, I have some those bins in my fridge and when you take em out... there is nothing different about them (as far as veggies versus fruits).

It's just storage in mine.

And unsealed veggies will still turn brown in them.

blueindian · 02-19-2006, 05:37 AM

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Originally Posted by DarkFury

Honestly, I have some those bins in my fridge and when you take em out... there is nothing different about them (as far as veggies versus fruits).

It's just storage in mine.

And unsealed veggies will still turn brown in them.

you don't have the little moisture adjustent slide thingey? both of mind look the same, but that little slider makes all the difference in the world.

BigJon · 02-19-2006, 09:32 AM

The worst thing about those pre-packed salad bags is half of them are already brown in the store. You have to hit up the store on the right time around here cause they'll leave the browning lettuce bags on the shelf all week long.

We've kind of switched to "make it from scratch" unless we know we'll eat the whole bag that night...if company is over or something.

02-13-2006, 12:37 PM	#1
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esme Commander Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 1,089	i always buy the resealable bags ....those always work for me. __________________ -Esme ..... "There is no remedy for love but to love more."

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zippyjuan Picture of the Day Guru Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 8,756	AIr is the key. It turns brown from oxidizing. Keep out as much air as you can when you reclose it. They will not keep forever though. Just eat them more often. Or buy a head of lettuce- it will usually be cheaper and last longer. __________________ I add new pictures to my photo gallery pretty regularly. You can see them here if you are interested: http://www.pbase.com/jeffryz

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MrGreg Captain Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 1,529	What is this salad you speak of? Is this some new kind of tasty animal to eat? __________________ -The nerd formerly known as vectorcalculus

02-13-2006, 01:26 PM	#6
DaFunkyUnit Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: the peanut gallery Posts: 3,909	how long do you keep the salad for? i noticed that after 2-3 days, the lettuce has gone distustingly bad.

02-13-2006, 04:13 PM	#8
Itsme Vice Admiral Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 4,813	I buy a bag of spinache lettuce, and one of snap peas. I noted they are so low in calories that I can eat 1/2 the bag and still only take in 100 calories...so for me they go so fast (just a few days) that they never go bad.

02-13-2006, 05:31 PM	#9
sizemic1 Owww, I feel good! Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Beautiful Temecula CA Posts: 2,002	It's the air and moisture that makes them go bad. __________________ [___] (O lllllll O) []==O=[]

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ArkiStan Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Location: Recession Central Posts: 5,898	Life is too short and beautiful to be eating plain lettuce. Get mixed greens/spinach/mesclun.

02-13-2006, 07:17 PM	#11
hapoo Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield USA Posts: 9,276	toss it. Preferably with syrup or jelly.

02-15-2006, 09:24 AM	#17
Burzhui hot in velour pants Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: New York City Posts: 9,198	I eat them __________________ ____________________ IF A FAT GIRL FALLS IN THE WOODS DO THE TREES LAUGH?

02-15-2006, 10:04 AM	#18
attgig Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: the burbs of baltimore Posts: 11,924	i've heard some lemon juice slows down the browning. __________________

02-16-2006, 05:52 AM	#19
riskykougra Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Too close to the North Pole. Posts: 562	I think the reason the prepared salads go bad so fast is because they are cut with a knife or something and not ripped with hands. I used to work in a restaurant and you could always tell when one of the cooks used a knife to cut the lettuce instead of their hands because the blade of the knife always seemed to make the lettuce turn brown much faster... __________________ I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.

02-17-2006, 06:19 PM	#20
molecularfire Admiral Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Walking through a lemon grove looking for one good orange Posts: 6,134	The best way to keep vegetables from going bad. Leave them in the ground. __________________ Disclaimer - The above opinion should not be taken as medical advise. My only advise is to talk to your doctor. If you are stupid enough to take anything I say seriously, you have nobody to blame for your cranio-anal inversion but your stupid self. I may not be smart enough to do everything but I am dumb enough to try anything. - Beastboy.

02-18-2006, 06:27 PM	#21
blueindian Vice Admiral Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: down in the ghetto Posts: 4,142	make sure you adjust the bins in your fridge properly, one for fruits and one for veggies, and then keep stuff in the right bin. those bins are there for a reason. __________________ yeah, pretty much we missed the boat on that one. but it's still here. get you some.

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02-19-2006, 09:32 AM	#24
BigJon Vice Admiral Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In the kitchen...skinning onions... Posts: 4,946	The worst thing about those pre-packed salad bags is half of them are already brown in the store. You have to hit up the store on the right time around here cause they'll leave the browning lettuce bags on the shelf all week long. We've kind of switched to "make it from scratch" unless we know we'll eat the whole bag that night...if company is over or something. __________________

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