We all know that you should wash your fruit and veggies before you eat them. But did you know that if you wash them with a produce wash before you store them they will last longer?
I have had strawberries stay fresh in my refrigerator for three weeks after using my DIY Produce Wash. No mushiness. No mold. Just firm, fresh berries.
And guess what? My DIY Produce Wash is a super simple recipe that you can do in your own kitchen with two ingredients. Both of which almost everyone has on hand. So let’s get started.
DIY Produce Wash
5 parts water
1 part vinegar (white or apple cider)
Just fill a bowl with water, add vinegar, and mix. Then you add your produce and let it soak.
I leave mine in for about 10 minutes. Then rinse and put in the fridge. The vinegar will kill the bacteria and mold spores on the fruit, keeping them fresh longer.
See? Easy peasy. And now your fruit will last for weeks instead of days. And don’t worry, there’s no vinegar taste leftover. You can even do more than one kind of produce at the same time. I have strawberries and blackberries bathing here.
You can use this for fruit and veggies. Any kind of produce really. So wash up!
Have you used this method to wash your produce before?
I have done this before & it totally makes fruit last longer!
I love this! Much easier than I thought. Pinned!
I’ve never done a rinse before but I know I should! Now I have no excuse since it’s so dang easy!!
this is what I need. produce totally comes to die at my house! pinning
Good to know!
I need to do this! Especially if it makes it last longer. what a great idea!
I’ve never seen this before- very cool! Does it work only with berries, or can you use it with veggies or leafy greens as well?
It works with all kinds of produce. Obviously you don’t want to soak things like mushrooms or heads of lettuce, since you don’t want them to have water sitting in them. But you could do the outside.
I’ve used vinegar to wash my veggies and fruit especially if the aren’t organic. I also use vinegar when cleaning my chicken…I put a splash of vinegar and squeeze of lime in a bowl of water when washing my chicken before I season and cook it.
I just did this tonight and I’m seriously impressed! There is no vinegar taste at all and it was so easy! Thank you so much!!