Food safety is a big concern of mine, perhaps because I worked
in the restaurant industry for many years. I’ll have all those
rules and regulations ingrained in my brain forever! There’s
nothing that bugs me more than seeing perfectly good produce go
in the garbage because it’s been allowed to spoil. If you’re
like most people, you likely buy way more than you can eat in a
week… you have a big fruit bowl on your kitchen counter filled
with a variety of different fruits… you throw all your veggies
in your refrigerator’s crisper drawer. Are you nodding your
head? The following are some tips that I hope you’ll find
useful. - Don’t buy more than your family can eat. Many
vegetables can last for weeks if properly stored, but most start
going bad after a few days. - Buy in season. Prices are better,
and so is quality, since the produce most likely doesn’t have to
travel as far to get to your grocery store. - Don’t buy produce
just because it’s on sale! Asparagus may be super cheap this
week, but if no one in your f