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> Veggies and especially fruit have to be eaten almost immediately or they go bad (mold). That seems like an exaggeration or maybe you're not storing them corr
by MichaelApproved 7y ago
> Veggies and especially fruit have to be eaten almost immediately or they go bad (mold).
That seems like an exaggeration or maybe you're not storing them correctly. What do you buy and how do you store it that won't last several days to a week?
- jerkstate 7y agoMold is a common problem for small soft fruit that come in plastic clamshells, like blueberries and raspberries. Often it has a little mold right from the store. I try to wash these in water with a some white vinegar as soon as I get home from the grocery store and then right in the fridge.
- MichaelApproved 7y agoAnd they last for several days in the refrigerator, right?
- jerkstate 7y agoThere can definitely be too much mold to eat right when you open it. You can usually return it, but for a couple of bucks it's a hassle. And if you don't wash it right away, even a small amount of mold will grow to more than you want to try to wash/cut off in a couple of days. I buy and eat a lot of fruit and my experience agrees with OPs, at least in some cases.
- MichaelApproved 7y ago> at least in some cases. So most of the time, fruits and vegetables keep for days and don't have to be eaten immediately, right? I'm being not picky because this is a conversation in a thread about how people throw out a lot of food. That waste is due, in part, to false sense of spoilage and OP was furthering that false sense.
- war1025 7y agoBlueberries and raspberries are an "eat on the drive home" treat for us. We do have giant 10lb bags of frozen berries that we keep at home. We get them from a Mennonite bulk food store. Not sure where else you can buy such things.
- logfromblammo 7y agoI have long suspected that the switch from basket-like paper containers to plastic clamshell containers has contributed to mold growth. By the time you buy it, it is already too late, because it has been sitting in that plastic moisture prison so long already. The mold is already there. If it were coming from my kitchen, wouldn't it affect the topmost fruits first, rather than the bottommost? Nobody seems to want to fix the mold problem. They blame you, the consumer, for not noticing that the thing you were buying already had mold hidden in the center of the packaging. The seller has a perverse incentive to keep foods sold by weight or by outward appearance moist. They even spray everything on the refrigerated bins with those stupid misters all the time. Cool, dry air would reduce the weight and generate a desiccated appearance over time. I don't remember this happening when I was younger. Is it a flaw in my memory, or do fruits show mold faster now?
- astura 7y agoBerries. If I don't eat them either the day I buy them or the next day they end up moldy
- notJim 7y agoRipe fruit in general needs to be eaten immediately. And unripe fruit is not worth eating.
- frenchyatwork 7y agoRipe fruit should usually last for 2-3 days, as long as it's not bruised or damp. Some things like tomatoes & citrus can last for even longer.
- frenchyatwork 7y agoIt probably depends on what you eat, where you shop, and how you store your food. I can't imagine it's easy to run a produce department and the whole produce supply chain. Often people pick food that's been sitting around for a while.