Tired of your salad going bad before you can eat it?

Thanks for the tip. I also buy the bagged salad, as I will eat salads for lunch several times a week, but I always end up throwing out about half the bag. I will be sure and try this with my next salad purchase, not only will it make the salad go further, it also saves money in the long run.

Wow, a week or more is a really long time! If I have to buy salad I like to buy salad leaves with more sturdy leaves, like chinese cabbage, as they last longer. Alternatively, if I can get lettuce which still has some stem, putting it in a glass of water in the fridge helps to keep it going. Of course, the best way of keeping it fresh is to grow it yourself of course! Of all the things you can grow, I reckon pick and come again salad leaves have got to be one of the most money saving and you can grow them easily in a window box or similar.

I have stopped buying the salad in a bag because I'm the only one that eats it and I lose at lest a half a bag every time. So now I buy the whole head and wrap it in ton foil and it keeps a good long tome. but I will try you suggestion and see what happens. I like the bagged salad because of the variety. If it works then I will be abe to buy more than one kind of lettuce and make my own salad mix.

dragon - oh, the wise dragon speaks again. You always have original thoughts to share, and I see you helped so many people, including me! Did you know you can keep celery fresh by storing it in a closed jar, filled with water in your 'fridge? This helps me, because being single, I can't eat a whole bunch of celery before it gets limp. Sorry it took me so long to respond. travel lightly, anawar out

This sounds like a great tip, thanks for sharing! my problem is that our fridge seems to get very cold at the bottom where the salad boxes are - no matter what the temperature dial is set at, the salad always freezes - and then of course it's extra soggy when it defrosts again!

hi dear that is a good idea the paper balls will keep extra moisture away..will surely try it out sounds very good..thank you for the tip dear

I am!! Even with a family, I always have some left. I will have to try it. We all need to save, when we can.

That sounds like a good idea. We do not buy the pre-bagged kind anymore because my husband says they are more expensive, so I have to buy separate lettuce and the other stuff. So I guess I have to cut it all up into separate containers, but there s the problem, not enough plastic bowls to hold one week's worth and also what about the tomatoes? I wish there were large enough plastic bags to protect lettuce, because mine lasts about two weeks tops.

Thank you for the tip, I am not a lettuce eating person, but my daughter is always getting on my case to eat more salads. So when I buy a bag I usually let it go bad before I can eat it. This way maybe it will last long enough for me to finish a bag. Do you know if this will work if you add anything to the lettuce or it has to be by it's self to stay fresh?

thanks for the idea, i will also try it..

Thank you for sharing. I will have to try to remember this tip next time I get salad. We throw out over half a bag from it going bad, each time I buy it .

Thank you for this really informative post. I will try this at home and hope it will also work for me .

I will have to try that. That's a good suggestion. Thanks for sharing. That's kind of like putting the slice of bread in the cookie container to keep them moist. Thanks.

Wow, what a great tip - thanks. I love salad. I put all kinds of vegetables in it. However, I usually don't buy the largeer bags, because I end up throwing so much of it away. Now, I can save some money with the bigger bags and still get to eat it all before it spoils. Thanks again.