This morning, I went downtown to the local farmers market, and got a big bushel of grapefruit. I love going there; they have the best produce.
I wanted to walk you through what I do once I bring them home. Even though today I am using my grapefruit as an example, I do this with all of my fruits and vegetables. It’s pretty simple; soak, rinse, pat dry, bag and refrigerate. See below:
This big glass bowl works great to soak all of my produce in; I fill the bowl with good water.
*Alkalized water from a filtered system in the house.
Beastly Tip #1
- You can always purchase a bucket and use it for just your fruits and veggies.
Once I fill the bowl, I add one dropper full of silver to the water.
*Using the silver ensures that no harmful residue is left on the fruit.
Beastly Tip #2:
- I find myself saving glass jars and empty bottle droppers for my kitchen. I can always put them to good use. You can pick up something similar to this at a local medical supply store.
I pat them dry, and let them air dry, before I place into storage bags.
Beastly Tip #3:
- Make sure the produce is thoroughly dry before you place it in the bags.
I picked these green bags up at Bed Bath and Beyond; they contain zeolite which absorbs ethylene gas in produce. This enables produce to stay fresh longer and helps reduce the loss of vitamins.
*I found these fun bright colored clips at Big Lots. They were inexpensive and work great to seal the bags.
Beastly Tip #4:
- Instead of dumping the used alkalinized water down the drain, I pour it on my patio plants. They grow like weeds because of it.
Did you find this article helpful? I would love to hear from you; please leave a comment in the section below.
good tip. I will try it!
Thanks, Linda. Let me know how you do.
These are very helpful hints. I am going to take more thought when washing my fruit.
Thanks, Linda. I’m glad you found the article helpful.