Keep spinach fresh in fridge by storing it alongside one cent kitchen staple

Spinach may be the superfood that's packed with vitamins that are believed to fight off heart disease and cancer. But let's face it, it also has a knack for becoming a unseemly goopy mess in if you cook it for a little too long on the stove or just wilting into a slimy heap in the fridge in no time. Just one week of neglect, and your once vibrant bag of greenery devolves into something nobody wants to touch.

Keeping spinach too close to ethylene-releasing fruits like apples and bananas spells disaster, speeding up its downfall. However, Carleigh Bodrug, a vegan nutrition expert, spilled the beans on a foolproof trick to keep your spinach sprightly on the Zoe Science and Nutrition podcast . She advises: "So if you get a box of spinach, you can put a paper towel in it and it will make sure to absorb some of the moisture.



" World's most nutritious seeds are 'healthier than most vegetables' Potato storage hack stops them sprouting and keeps them fresh for weeks No paper towels? No problem, as Carleigh suggests: "If you don't have paper towel in your home, a clean cloth will work just fine." The method works wonders for kale as well. Just chop it, tuck it in a glass container with a clean cloth, and watch its shelf-life stretch impressively.

A standard 88-sheet roll of kitchen roll is currently on sale for just $0.72 at Walmart – meaning it costs less than a cent for a sheet. Dodging the wilt isn't the only savvy move Carleigh recommends.

She's busting the myth that frozen veggies are vitamin-deficient by encouraging us to stock our freezers for a nutrient-rich stash that lasts. She explains: "Frozen vegetables in particular are often more nutrient-dense than the fresh, especially if you have your food shipped in, because they're harvested and then frozen right away." Carleigh explains that fresh vegetables inevitably start losing some of their nutrients while in transit, whereas for frozen produce, time stands still.

"It's just as good as your stuff that you're buying fresh," she says. Plus, she adds, with frozen vegetables, you can thaw only what you need, reducing waste significantly..