are bagged salads LESS convenient?
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wearystar
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i love those bagged salad mixes from the grocery store, for the convenience and the variety of lettuces within the mix. however, i find that they only last 3-4 days after being bought UNopened, and only a day or two (if i'm lucky) after being opened.
i feel like in order to eat them before they turn i have to eat a whole bag the day i get home from the store... which is not what i really want.
does anyone else have this problem? or a way to fix it?
i feel like in order to eat them before they turn i have to eat a whole bag the day i get home from the store... which is not what i really want.
does anyone else have this problem? or a way to fix it?
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I have had this problem with the Fresh Express bags salads too. It's very annoying. I like to add a salad to my lunch. I will by the bag Sunday and by Wednesday its turning colors. It really sucks!! I can only think to buy small fresh made salads daily which isnt too convenient or cheap.0
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I like the Spring mix that comes in a plastic box, forget the brand. It had a great blend of greens and is super yummy. I swear I would rather eat liver than iceberg lettuce...0
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just put it in a ziploc baggie when youre done with it!!0
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after opening the salad put it in an airtight (like tupperware type) container. Put a paper towel on the bottom and another paper towel on the top. The towels will help absurb some of the moisture and you can get an extra 2 or 3 days out of your bag.0
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I like the Spring mix that comes in a plastic box, forget the brand. It had a great blend of greens and is super yummy. I swear I would rather eat liver than iceberg lettuce...
The tip about the paper towel is so true though, it helps so much. I do that with chopped cucumber and bananas, too!0 -
Same here. I found that the fresh bags are really efficient to keep the lettuce crispy and fresh longer.
(like these : http://www.evertfresh.com/?q=node/7)0 -
I love the bagged salad mixes! I can usually eat an entire bag in 1 day, so it works for me! You are right, though...they get "nasty" after a few days...try putting the whole bag in a tupperware bowl...seems to last a little longer.:happy:0
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after opening the salad put it in an airtight (like tupperware type) container. Put a paper towel on the bottom and another paper towel on the top. The towels will help absurb some of the moisture and you can get an extra 2 or 3 days out of your bag.
Thanks for this idea! I'm going to try that out this week. I get SO irritated when my salad goes brown a day after opening.0 -
after opening the salad put it in an airtight (like tupperware type) container. Put a paper towel on the bottom and another paper towel on the top. The towels will help absurb some of the moisture and you can get an extra 2 or 3 days out of your bag.
Wow I will definitely have to try this. I've been having the same problem the poster has so hopefully this tip works. I'm so tired of having to throw stuff out and wasting money.0 -
I like the Spring mix that comes in a plastic box, forget the brand. It had a great blend of greens and is super yummy. I swear I would rather eat liver than iceberg lettuce...
Marketside! I love those. They last FOREVER. I had salad that lasted well over a week before it started to turn. I quit buying bagged because of the same reason.0 -
I like the salad in the plastic box too -- I think the brand is "Organic Girl". You can get spring mix, baby spinach, etc.0
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I eat entire bags in one meal! So lunch can be at least 100 g of mixed leaves with other stuff added. Today I had 190 g of bagged salad leaves and beetroot (along with some prawns and humous -yum!) and could barely finish it. This is the stuff you can eat tonnes of as it is what our bodies crave, just remember to be careful with dressings is you use them. Unless your bags are much, much bigger where you're from, get used to filling up with veggies0
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The ones that come in the plastic tubs last longer.0
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after opening the salad put it in an airtight (like tupperware type) container. Put a paper towel on the bottom and another paper towel on the top. The towels will help absurb some of the moisture and you can get an extra 2 or 3 days out of your bag.
Wow I will definitely have to try this. I've been having the same problem the poster has so hopefully this tip works. I'm so tired of having to throw stuff out and wasting money.
This works! I do this with my regular heads of lettuce as well!0 -
I buy the different greens separately and cut them for use. Seems to last longer that way.0
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Before they seal the bag they actually fill it with some kind of chemical to keep it fresh, as soon as contact with air is made it goes down hill really quickly.
http://www.modifiedatmospherepackaging.com/Applications/Modified-atmosphere-packaging-fruit-vegetables.aspx
My local supermarket sell leaves that are still 'alive' in soil (sounds odd but it works) you just put it in the fridge and pick the leaves as required. Its stays fresh for ages!0 -
I like the Spring mix that comes in a plastic box, forget the brand. It had a great blend of greens and is super yummy. I swear I would rather eat liver than iceberg lettuce...
In my area that's Earthbound Organic.
I no longer buy bagged lettuces, for the same reason (plus buying heads of lettuce is cheaper). What I do is store them in these containers: http://www.amazon.com/Progressive-International-LKS-06-Lettuce-Keeper/dp/B000OUY2QO . These things will seriously keep your lettuce crisp and tasty for 2 weeks! I own three of these and store all of my veg in them--it even keeps avocados from turning brown and cut tomatoes from getting mushy.0 -
If you don't already own one, I would highly recommend a salad spinner. It will spin a lot of the moisture out of the leaves and they keep longer.0
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I like the Spring mix that comes in a plastic box, forget the brand. It had a great blend of greens and is super yummy. I swear I would rather eat liver than iceberg lettuce...
Same here, and we add fresh romaine to it to mitigate the price and make it last longer. Sometimes we get the spring mix half and half, which is half spring mix and half spinach.
We used to do the bagged salads--not worth it, price-wise. Too costly, AND they go bad in a matter of days.
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good ideas, thanks!
i would buy more than one type of lettuce/full heads and make my own, but i'm the only one who eats salads at all in my house, so i usually never finish those before they turn either lol. i've tried whole heads of romaine, but i just don't go through it...0
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