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Keeping Fresh Food EatableFiled Under: In the Kitchen

It is important to eat healthy, but keeping healthy foods fresh is not always easy. It seems that every time I purchase fresh fruits and vegetables, no body eats them (but if I don’t have them around, you can bet it will be the one thing that they ask for). The healthy choices sit on the table or in the fridge until they are mushy, brown, and fit only for composting.

This house is full of growing boys, and I want them to reach their full potential. It is also important for me to stay active and involved in their lives. A good, healthy diet will keep me on track to accomplishing all the goals needed for everyone in the home.

Throwing out food that has spoiled is not as painful when its vegetables that we grew in the garden. After all, it didn’t really cost us anything to have it around. But fresh fruit or vegetables are expensive when you buy them at the store – or the farmer’s market or road side – and we don’t have the budget to be throwing stuff out (I can just see the dollar bills floating to the ground to be carried off by the wild animals).

Keeping food refrigerated helps keep them longer.  Apples are especially good about keeping.  If the food (especially carrots, onions, and celery) seems near its end, it could be time to chop it up into cooking size and then freezing it for quick fix meals.  There are also many new storage containers that are helping to extend the life of the fresh choices we all want to make.

By finding ways to keep food longer I can make eating a healthy, fresh, and balanced diet an easier task for everyone.