Have you ever thought of how much food you waste, because you did not stored it properly? It is a lot of food. So, in order to save money you need to learn how to keep you purchases fresh. For example, buy only the things you need and remember to eat what you already have at home. At the same time, not all the food goes to the fridge: recognize what kind of food goes inside the fridge and what does not need to be refrigerated. So, follow this tips to keep your food safe and sound.Mushrooms

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Paper bags can save you in some ways, and using it for storing mushrooms is one of them. This bags keep them more efficiently than usual plastic. Besides, if you keep them this way, you can avoid the formation of moisture; which is very bad for mushrooms. Finally, you can keep them in the refrigerator.

 Meat

If you are going to eat in the next days, you can keep it in the original package. However, for long storage you can wrap it in foil or stick it in a ziplock bag. Just remember to be careful your food never gets freezer burn.

Avocados

If you need your avocados ripen, left them a room temperature for a few days. In case that they ripe, but you are not going to eat it right away; store them on the refrigerator. Once you cut them, it is necessary to keep the stone on the remaining half. In addition, you can squeeze a little bit of lemon juice to help you preserve this precious food. 

Berries

The important factor to keep in mind, when you need to keep berries fresh, is avoid mold. In order to achieve that, you can give them a bath with a mix of: 1 cup of vinegar and 3 cups pf water, then you can store them in the fridge. Just remember to dry them very well.

Bell Pepper

The peppers that you are going to store, whether they are hot or sweet, needs to be firm to the touch and without any wrinkling. In addition, you can keep them in different ways like: first, the entire pepper within a bag, second, if you cut the pepper wrap the pieces in a paper towel and place them in a container; then pour enough water to saturate the paper and place the container in the refrigerator, and third, you can store the pieces into freezer bags for long-term storage.