CALLING all fruit fans - we’ve found a super simple hack that will keep your beloved berries fresh for longer. Although the summer berry season may be over, if you’re a fan of strawberries, raspberries and blueberries and want to keep eating your five a day, then you’ve come to the right place. And with these tasty fruits being the perfect ingredient for smoothies and brilliant as cereal toppers, we’ve found a quick and easy trick that will keep them fresh for weeks - yes, you heard that correctly.
So if you’re fed up with buying fruit, only for it to go soft, mushy and mouldy before you've had a chance to use it all up, then this ‘sleeping bag’ storage hack is one you’ll need to try. It turns out that keeping fruit fresh for longer is all about how you store it. And luckily for you, a chef and recipe developer took to social media to share her quick and easy trick to keep your berries fresh for up to two weeks, leaving many open-mouthed.
Kathleen Ashmore, a trained chef and recipe developer took to social media to share her “money saving tip” that will help cut down the cost of your grocery shop. The food fan, who confessed she can’t stand throwing food away, said: “I'm gonna show you how to make berries last from 10-14 days depending upon the berry - I'm using blueberries but this also works for strawberries and raspberries.” Kathleen explained that the first thing you’ll need to do is give your berries a rinse.
She shared that she sometimes does.
