"Alice Faber" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Cheri" > wrote:
>
>> "W. Baker" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Cheri > wrote:
>> > : "Nana.Wilson" > wrote in message
>> > : ...
>> > : > These days I like to drink me 'salad' cause I use me Vitamix soo
>> > much!!
>> > : > It sure is great!! Just throw in what ever veggies you like &
>> > round
>> > it
>> > : > off with fave fruits & you are good ta go!!
>> > : >
>> > : > Nana
>> >
>> > : Sounds like you're really getting a lot of use out of it. I'm not
>> > really
>> > big
>> > : on drinking stuff, I like the chew factor, but glad you're enjoying
>> > it.
>> >
>> > : Cheri
>> >
>> > Cheri, I would agree with you on eating salad and letting it fill you
>> > up.
>> > the only liquidy type I do is gazpacho, which I do in the food
>> > processor,
>> > not the blender so it has quite a good chew factor.
>> >
>> > I am not fussy or particular about green salads, generally buying
>> > whatever
>> > looks nice in the greens departmen . Recently I got a boston lettuce
>> > at a
>> > good price so that ws the base of my ssalads for almost a week.
>> >
>> > what I do find difficult is making salad for one and keeping the greens
>> > fresh for a few days as, if I want a variety of vegetables in the
>> > salad,
>> > lettuces, baby greens, tomatoes, radishes, etc, one serving uses so few
>> > of
>> > each that they tend to go rotten before I an finish them.
>> >
>> > Wendy
>>
>> Yes, I find that to be a problem too, since I'm usually the only one
>> eating
>> it.
>>
>
> I've gotten better at not overbuying, but I do try to store greens in a
> way that minimizes waste and spoilage. I have a Rubbermaid crisper bowl
> that I keep washed lettuce in. It has a little grill in the bottom so
> that the lettuce isn't sitting in any water that hasn't spun off after I
> wash the lettuce. Other items get wrapped in a damp paper towel and
> stored in a closed plastic bag. I put cut radishes in the lettuce
> crisper, along with cucumbers that I've cut into. Mushrooms tend to be a
> big problem in the summer, as I sometimes get tired of mushrooms before
> I finish a box; in the winter, spare mushrooms go into soup.

Cucumbers are the bad thing here. Costco sells tiny ones but you have to
buy a ton! If we could get one or two tiny ones it would be perfect. I
hate touching slimy cukes.