Vegetables, fruits and berries should definitely be in the diet. Especially when they are seasonal. But these foods are quite finicky and can start to spoil quickly. This can be avoided if you know a few simple tricks.

The FoodOboz editorial staff will tell you about the flyhacks that will help to keep vegetables, fruits and berries fresh longer. All of them are very simple.

Washing berries with vinegar

Make a 1:3 mixture of vinegar and water and rinse the berries with it. This will keep the fruit fresh longer. Various bacteria will disappear and mold will not appear. After you have washed the berries with such a mixture, rinse them with ordinary water. Then do not forget to dry them and put them in the refrigerator.

Storing lettuce leaves with paper towels

Lettuce leaves begin to rot due to the accumulation of excess moisture. So it needs to be absorbed. Paper towels are perfect for this. Place them together with the greens in an airtight container. Then replace them if necessary.

Lemon juice for avocado freshness

When cut, avocados begin to darken and spoil rather quickly. To prevent this from happening, use lemon juice. You just need to splash the product with it. And if the avocado is peeled - put it with the onions. The vegetable will prevent oxidation.

How to keep carrots fresh

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When carrots lie on an open surface, they begin to shrivel and become covered with a white coating. Therefore, a good solution is to put the vegetable in a container with water and put it in the refrigerator. Also, you can wrap the peeled carrot with a film with bubbles and put it in the refrigerator. The second method is suitable when there is little enough space in the refrigerator to place a container with water.

How to keep bananas fresh

If bananas are just lying on a plate, they turn black and soft quite quickly. But ordinary food film will help to prevent this. And if the fruit has already started to change color - they can still be saved. Slice the fruit and just freeze it. Such pieces will do.

Earlier OBOZREVATEL reported, what fruits and vegetables can not be stored in the refrigerator