Vegetables, Vegetables!
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“If you like to talk to tomatoes, if a squash can make you smile…”
The two fridge baskets, full to the brim.
Yes, today my kitchen looked like a Veggie Tales reunion. All kinds and colors and shapes of vegetables, tons and tons of vegetables! Why? This week I joined an organic produce coop. I wasn’t sure I’d gotten my order in in time to get the first order today so when I went grocery shopping for my menu this past Saturday, I went ahead and bought some produce. Of course, Saturday night I got confirmation on my order… so now I have vegetables everywhere!
It’s a really good thing that we’re eating healthier and trying to eat more vegetables anyway. ;0) Well, not just vegetables but there was fruit involved too, of course.
I was already planning on pre-washing and pre-cutting my produce and storing it in greenbags, so today I HAD to tackle that to get everything to fit in my fridge. I spent about two hours, washing, drying, cutting, slicing, and storing vegetables into 18 gallon size greenbags, most of them full. Both produce drawers AND both fridge baskets are full as well as two bowls of fruit on the counter. WOW.
Produce drawers, full to the brim!
We have a LOT of produce! The greenbags should help it last long enough to get eaten though. The pre-cut carrots, celery, broccoli and cauliflower should make it easy to snack on veggies. The pre-washed lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, mushrooms and green onions should make salad making a breeze!
This was the first time I’ve ever prepped and bagged this much produce at once, but it felt good to have it done. I’ll be doing this every two weeks from now on — only next time, I won’t have just bought a bunch of stuff at the grocery store too!
Oh yeah.. and a bag of potatoes too!
Also in the last few days I’ve tackled scrubbing out my fridge, and dividing the 3 packages of chicken into smaller freezer bags. Between all those things, I’m feeling very on top of things in the kitchen.. Now the dishes and the laundry.. that’s another matter!!
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5 Responses “Vegetables, Vegetables!”
Have you used the greenbags before? What kind are they? Do they really work? I’ve wondered about them. I typically only go to the store once every two weeks, so we eat fresh for a couple of days & then have to rely on canned/frozen. If these work, they’d be great for helping us get more fresh veggies & fruits into our diet!
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I haven’t used the green bags before, this is a first. (I got the ones made by Brawny, I believe..) Let me say this: YOU SHOULD SEE MY CILANTRO!! It’s been in a green bag for almost a WEEK! And normally I have to use it in a couple of days or it starts to wilt. It still looks great. Everything else has stayed fresh too. I think we’ve gone through almost half of our fruits and vegetables already. Yum! ;0)
Hello there!
Just stopping by via 5M4M. Great blog you have here!! Love it!
It reminded me of the song Vega-tables by The Beach Boys (or Brian Wilson). You should listen to it!
OH MY GOSH. That is the weirdest (and funniest) song I think I’ve ever heard!!
And good blog material too. =P