If you’re like me, and you like to eat vegetables but sometimes you can’t get through them quickly enough before they get mushy, some modified storage techniques will extend your veggies lives in the fridge.

Here is what I do with some delicate vegetables:

• Cilantro – Put cilantro stems down in a mug with water, wrap a plastic produce bag around the outside. If you get the cilantro fresh, it could last for 2 weeks.
• Cucumber – Wrap the cucumber (either whole or in progress) in paper towel, then put it in a plastice produce bag or in a sealed tupperware. One of the more delicate veggies, this will probably only keep for a week.
• Mixed baby lettuce – Place a 1/2 paper towel on the bottom of one of the plastic storage containers the baby lettuce comes in from the store, or your own tupperware. Put the lettuce on top, make sure the leaves are loose. Put the other half paper towel on top, and seal the container.

You can also make some hearty vegetables last longer too!

• Cabbage – Wrap cabbage head in paper towel, then put in a plastic produce bag or in a sealed tupperware. This will keep the cabbage, including cut wedges, good (no brown spots!) for atleast 3 weeks.

If you try any of these at home, you can also use a clean lint-free dish cloth instead of a paper towel.