Healthy Everyday – There are times when we are shopping for fruits and vegetables at the market or supermarket to excess because just happy to see it or its price is relatively cheap. In fact, some types of fruit and vegetables have the characteristics of perishable and fast decay.  If you do not like to waste food, it will attempt to keep fruits and vegetables to keep them in fresh condition. Not all fruits or vegetables turned out to have the same storage method. They require different storage techniques to be fresh and lasting longer. If you know the tips to keep your food, you certainly can present the best food every day.

The kind that does not need refrigeration

There are several types of fruits and vegetables that do not need to be stored in the refrigerator for several days. Fruits and vegetables should be stored in a dark place with room temperature, keep away from direct sunlight and heat.

* Banana: Save the bananas in the fruit bowl for about three days first, then insert it into the refrigerator.

* Apples: Place in a bowl of fruit for the first five days and then put in refrigerator.

* Orange Bali (Chakotra): This fruit stand is placed outside for seven days.

* Plum, black raspberries, and other hard stone fruit species: While still raw, these fruits do not need to be placed in the fridge, just put in a brown paper bag. But as soon as they mature, the fruit must be cooled.

* Onions and potatoes: They do not require refrigeration, keep it in a dark and dry.

Which require refrigeration:

* Sweet beets, carrots, and turnips: Cut off the green top and store in a dry bag.

* Cucumber, Japanese cucumber, bell pepper (capsicum) and squash: Place in plastic bags or special bags in the refrigerator, they also must always be in a dry state.

* Leafy Vegetables: This species need special attention. Clean leaves and let it dry. As seen already dry, store them in plastic bags or special bags in the refrigerator.

* Corn: Save the corn with the fibers to prevent the corn kernels are dry.

* Mushrooms: Store mushrooms unwashed in a plastic bag.

* Legumes: if you do not want to be used immediately, store beans in a plastic bag.

It is important to keep all the fruits and vegetables in a separate bag to increase the level of their freshness. Fruits and vegetables release ethylene gas, odorless gas, which accelerates ripening of other fruits and vegetables around them and can cause premature damage.

Some vegetables categorized as ‘heavy breathers’, for example spinach. These vegetables can damage the vegetables around it if kept together.

More Food Storage Tips

* Meat and poultry: Raw foods should be kept in a special place of meat, and should be used within two days. If you need long-term storage, wrap the meat with aluminum foil and freeze. Bacon and ham should be covered with a cloth dipped in vinegar.

* Fish: Because the fish has a strong scent, do not keep fish with other food, to prevent food exposed to the smell of fish. Fish should be immediately incorporated into the freezer.

* Eggs: Fish can be stored in an egg carton storage area or enter a rack that contained eggs in the refrigerator.

* Milk: Milk has a tendency to absorb any flavor easily. Therefore, keep the milk from the food that has a strong aroma.

* Cheese: Because cheese easy quick-drying, wrap cheese in wax paper or plastic cover before storing.

* Spices: To maintain the aroma of the spices in a long time, always keep the spices in glass bottles.

* Grains: For fresh seeds in a longer time, store the seeds with a few bay leaves in an airtight container.