A Waste of Money
By Kandase
@Kandae11 (56101)
April 1, 2025 10:37am CST
Vegetables are supposed to last longer when stored in the fridge, right?, well not exactly.
I bought a fresh, crisp looking bunch of pakchoi over the weekend planning to prepare a special meal early this week.
I stored it in the fridge and imagine my dismay this morning when l took it out. The leaves were soggy and limp and dark - only the tough stems were in good shape.
Maybe l should have left it on the countertop then l would have noticed when it started to wilt.
Do you have problems with vegetables stored in the fridge? I never have a problem with carrots or cucumber. Maybe there is a way to make some veggies last longer.
Picture shows how the pakchoi looked when l bought it last weekend.
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@Beestring (15137)
• Hong Kong
1 Apr
I have not encountered problems with vegetables stored in the fridge.
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@DaddyEvil (144933)
• United States
1 Apr
Sometimes Pretty will buy something that gets hidden in the fridge until I'm checking to see what we have and I find whatever she bought still in the plastic bag but looking like it was in the fridge for months. That always grosses me out.
She often buys a head of lettuce, eats a few leaves and the rest of it goes to waste. I won't eat lettuce.
I love bok choy! When Pretty cooks it with beef, she only wants the leaves and throws away the stems. I've rescued the stems out of the trash, washed them off and chopped them up for another round of beef and bok choy. I don't know why she throws the stems away.
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@DaddyEvil (144933)
• United States
1 Apr
@Kandae11 I've suggested she just buy a bag of cut lettuce since she won't eat very much of a head of lettuce but she tells me it's too expensive to buy it that way. I look at the heads of lettuce I throw away and wonder about her sanity at times. 
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@Kandae11 (56101)
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1 Apr
@DaddyEvil Ha,ha,ha. I must budget carefully. Stuff is so expensive here l can't afford to waste a dime.
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@snowy22315 (187145)
• United States
1 Apr
Not too much, but lettuce products seem to decay fairly quickly unfortunately.
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@allknowing (143270)
• India
2 Apr
I used to have problems with corriander leaves but I now add some sugar in the water where the stems are dipped and they remain fresh for days
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@allknowing (143270)
• India
2 Apr
@Kandae11 Yes. It works. Just try - may be on other leafy vegetables as well
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@aninditasen (16923)
• Raurkela, India
2 Apr
If I keep vegetables for too long in thr fridge it does get spoiled even carrots and cucumber.
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@aninditasen (16923)
• Raurkela, India
4 Apr
@Kandae11 I too buy less vegetables in summer.
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@much2say (57381)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Apr
I think there are ways we have to store each vegetable - not all the same way. Carrots do last for a long time, but I have heard uncut cucumbers are better left on the counter (I don't do that . . . but if I put them in the fridge, it has to not be in a bag or container or it will get slimy). Leafy ones like this I think are supposed to be in high humidity - but usually I cook it up right away before it gets wilty and yellowed.
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@Kandae11 (56101)
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2 Apr
My uncut cucumbers are left on the counter. I usually buy my fresh vegetables on the weekend a d last week l decided to try pakchoi instead of the usual calaloo a leafy greens which usually lasts at least 3 days in the fridge. I was wrong about the pakchoi , so in future l will use it immediately or the next day.
@RasmaSandra (83582)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Apr
I order groceries once a week so I have frozen or canned,
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@pitsipeahie (5132)
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2 Apr
I haven’t really had vegetables go bad in the fridge since I usually cook them within a few days. But for leafy greens like bok choy, you can try wrapping them in a paper towel before storing them in a container or a perforated plastic bag. It helps absorb excess moisture and keeps them fresh longer!
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