[PUP] Keeping fruits and veggies fresh

[Chris Rietmann]

As I'm still landlocked and in the reading, researching and earning and
saving my money to actually do what you folks do please take anything I post
with a grain of salt - I haven't even worked my way up to newbie yet.
But.one of the topics I've been reading up on is provisioning, and
specifically the challenges with keeping fruits and vegetables fresh aboard
for extended periods of time.  For the first time ever, I actually bought
something off of an infomercial to try a possible solution.

 

The product is Debbie Meyer GreenBags, which are advertised to keep fruits
and veggies fresh.  The science behind this is (allegedly - decide for
yourself) is infusing plastic bags with a mineral form of Zeolite, which
absorbs ethelene gas (gas let off by fruits and veggies during ripening and
as it sits around).  Remove the ethelene gas and fruits and veggies last
longer before spoiling - ethelene causes fruits and vegetables to overripen
and no longer be edible.

 

Tonight we had salad with dinner - we bought romaine and iceberg lettuce
almost 3 weeks ago.  I've got apples that are the same age and are still
fresh.  Everything we've tried has lasted way, way longer than storing it in
the fridge, etc.  Tomatoes - same thing.  You can wash stuff before you put
it in the bags but everything must be dry.  The results we've seen have been
unreal and as we look to cruising and enjoying fresh foods these might make
a significant difference.  

 

Anyway, the website is www.greenbagstore.com - I'd be interested if anyone
has tried them or thinks they might be worthwhile.  They're not cheap, but
are reusable up to about 10 times and you should use the same bag for the
same fruit or vegetable (a bag for romaine, bag for tomatoes, bag for
bananas, etc.).

 

Chris Rietmann