bags of veg/salad that say use within 24 hours!

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is there any way to make them last longer?

i remove them from the plastic packets and put the on kitchen roll on a plate so they stay dry....but am wary of feeding them because it says once open consume within 24 hours! :{

i do the veg as a weekly plan so wanted them to last the week, or a bit less maybe.

what does everyone else do?
 
i get about 4 days out of them before they go bad and i keep them in their bag.but i keep them on the shelf rather then squeeze them into the salad drawer with the other bits as if they get squashed they go off quicker
 
I buy whole lettuce - but it's a lot easier with seven than with two!

I found that the lettuce in bags was useable for about three days max, if constantly kept covered in the fridge.
 
I tried the bagged lettuce/leaves and the rest,i opened it up and all i smelt were chemicals compared to fresh food so i turfed it and now i buy loose unpacketed veg,it lasts much longer, is much cheaper and I'm quite sure the nutrients are higher whith veg thats intact rather than pre seperated,my veg i have now can last up to a week even the lettuce and like Wiebke i have a few pigs 13 in fact so its not smart cash wise for me to buy that stuff x
 
I think so long as they look and feel ok they won't do any harm but the problem with plants is as soon as they've been picked they start to lose nutrients, so won't be as good the longer they've been out the ground. I'm pretty sure a lot of these veg and salad bags are full a of chemical gas which keep them in some kind of artificial suspension but as soon as you open them the gas escapes and they start to deteriorate, which sounds horrendous but is apparently quite safe ?/. Just remember its only a Best Before Date, not a Use By.
 
how do you feed all the leafy greens if you don't buy them in the bags though? because all things like watercress, curly kale, spinach etc are all bagged.

i buy whole lettuce aswell. just trying to give them more leafy things. but the only things are lettuce!
 
If you put them into a big airtight box (like a lock and lock tuperware type box) and store in the fridge, they last a LOT longer. My mum told me this, she buys them when they are reduced and they last 3 or 4 days.
 
the other issue i found with bagged veg is

Day 1-nice and crisp

Day 2 still good

and then you go to feed them on day three and its wilted and changing colour therefore i found i had to run to the supermarket to get more and make the pigs wait or give them a smaller feed which they didnt approve of.

basically i get the bags that they offer then use there tongs to pick up things like baby spinach,they have it loose in big tubs on ice or the fridge area,other than that all our leafy's are loose here
 
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i hate the smell of the salad bags, the wild rocket actually made me heave! :red

is that the chemicals i can smell?
 
biscandmatt said:
i hate the smell of the salad bags, the wild rocket actually made me heave! :red

is that the chemicals i can smell?
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It probably is, I think its nitrogen they use, after washing in chlorine but I'm not 100% about the nitrogen part mallethead. I always wash anything that says 'No need to wash' as apparently that does get rid of the chlorine. All we can do is do our best :)
 
elle100 said:
It probably is, I think its nitrogen they use, after washing in chlorine but I'm not 100% about the nitrogen part mallethead. I always wash anything that says 'No need to wash' as apparently that does get rid of the chlorine. All we can do is do our best :)
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yes, me too. i don't like the though of all the chemicals. can't be good for them can it....:(
 
I only really buy them if they're whoopsies, as too expensive for my lot, and I use them straight away. Except for spinach and curly kale, but they only last a few days. Spinach is particularly appalling if it goes off. x
 
You can quite often find slightly more friendly bags of things at organic produce stores, I find for veg like curly kale and spinach, packed loosely in a bag with no chemicals tend to actually be cheaper than in supermarkets. Only helpful for us city folk I suppose :(
 
I put all my veg into the green veg bags & clip the top with a peg. My veg lasts the week in the fridge :)

Info about the bags, which are re-useable

About the bags
These ingenious green produce bags offer a natural way to absorb the enzyme producing gases that cause vegetables to deteriorate. Evert Fresh bags are made from low density polyethylene that is coated with a fine layer of natural clay containing high levels of a mineral proven to absorb ethylene gas. (When produce ripens it emits ethylene which speeds up the ripening / rotting process).
 
Niki said:
I put all my veg into the green veg bags & clip the top with a peg. My veg lasts the week in the fridge :)

Info about the bags, which are re-useable

About the bags
These ingenious green produce bags offer a natural way to absorb the enzyme producing gases that cause vegetables to deteriorate. Evert Fresh bags are made from low density polyethylene that is coated with a fine layer of natural clay containing high levels of a mineral proven to absorb ethylene gas. (When produce ripens it emits ethylene which speeds up the ripening / rotting process).
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Crikey, don't you have posh plastic bags in Leeds, I'm impressed! x
 
nutmeg said:
Crikey, don't you have posh plastic bags in Leeds, I'm impressed! x
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LOL!

I think I have some of those veggie bags somewhere, I'm going to have to have a search. I thought we bought some but we never used them whoooops!
 
Ah, i hate that
I get a bag of veg/lettuce leaves and it says consume within 3 days. And I want the bag to last all week. So I can use for 3 days but after that it starts to get all weird looking and have to throw it away. But I try to get them to eat it all before the best before end
 
Come on you guys, the easy answer is to get more pigs, then you will get through the bags quicker! Problem solved. x
 
Nitrogen is an inert gas that is in the air and will do you no harm it already makes up about 80% of air, and there is residual chlorine in tap water so unless you wash in spring water you won't remove much!

Another case of people thinking chemicals are "dangerous" when they come in contact with them constantly!

I have thought about buying the special bags and may give them ago now i have heard they actually work
 
Yup, they put gas in pretty much anything we get in a packet. From meat to salad, to pasta and peanuts. Even in some drinks. It doesn't do us any harm, it's usually a mix of Nitrogen/CO2 and/or Oxygen depending upon what the product is - beef for example is just preserved with Oxygen to make it nice and red (I work for a gases company ;) )

I usually go by eye with pre-packed veggies, rather than stick rigidly to the best before dates. I alway check to see if the veggies are wilted/dried out/looking a bit worse for wear and if they are they go in the bin. Admittedley, they don't tend to last as long as the full, fresh veggies, but they are very convenient and I like the choice they offer too :)

As for the green veggie bags, I think you can get them from Betterware. My gran has some and they do work!
 
betterware....that is where i saw the bags! knew i'd seen them somewhere! think my nan has some aswell. :)
 
Niki said:
I put all my veg into the green veg bags & clip the top with a peg. My veg lasts the week in the fridge :)

Info about the bags, which are re-useable

About the bags
These ingenious green produce bags offer a natural way to absorb the enzyme producing gases that cause vegetables to deteriorate. Evert Fresh bags are made from low density polyethylene that is coated with a fine layer of natural clay containing high levels of a mineral proven to absorb ethylene gas. (When produce ripens it emits ethylene which speeds up the ripening / rotting process).
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i am probably being way over cautious here...but are these things ok to put the veg near and then feed to the pets? obv the veg will be washed anyway. but can't be too careful... :red:)
 
biscandmatt said:
i am probably being way over cautious here...but are these things ok to put the veg near and then feed to the pets? obv the veg will be washed anyway. but can't be too careful... :red:)
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I wash all veg before i feed it to the pigs/buns & have been using these bags for over a year (1st lot were given to me by a friend) & they're all fine :)
 
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