REALLY? I've been sucking the air out of my zip-lock bags because I thought it kept them fresher for longer time! (slapping myself on the forehead)

Right on! Makes total sense when you think about but honestly it wasn't something I'd actually stopped to think about. Farewell slimy greens.

This definitely makes sense now that I think about it. What a great idea! Thanks for the veggie-saving tip Fit .

Ooh I *have* to try this - I'm so sick of having to throw out my greens almost immediately after I buy them if I don't eat them at once! It's such a waste.

great tip ,,, my green salad are alwaysnot fresh

Huh. Who knew!?

Get outtqa here!!! Who knew! I'll totally try this... thanks, Fit for this very useful tip

thanks for te tip, i've always try to get the air out of the bag. hope this works, 'cause i hate it when i have to throw away vegetable.

wonderful tip! I am in a constant struggle to keep my salad greens fresh. Going to try this one!

I am def trying this--- wow!

The real trick is to toss a paper towel in the bag to absorb excess moisture. This make lettuce last much longer and also keeps it from browning. It works for herbs too. Herbs can last weeks instead of days this way!

XLOVE33... that exactly what I do.
I always add two paper towels surrounding the lettuce.
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actually every week (on sunday evenings), my hubby chops up (with a plastic lettuce knife) 6 heads of Romaine lettuce, rinsed and spun in the salad sppiner (to remove all excess water) and divied evenly and stored in 2 gallon size freezer ziploc bags, each bag having 2 paper towels each and you divide the lettuce so that it's like 3 heads per bag.
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I always take at least one of the ziploc bags to work and one of them I leave home.
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My grocery store, Publix (it's mainly a Florida grocery store, I think), sells 3 heads of romaine per package. We buy every week, 2 packages.
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I actually do the contrary of the air thing, and remove all air. With the paper towels the bags last like a full solid week.
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Oh, very important, DO NOT STORE the bags of chopped lettuce against the sides of the refrigerator place the bags in the middle of the shelf or drawer (I'v enoticed that some refrigerators are much much to cold).
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I've been doing this for about 2 years and the lettuce is still crisp, crucnchy and fresh.

I do the paper towel, thing too - but I always debate with myself whether I should keep air in or take it out, so I always leave a little.

Thanks for clearing that up!

Had no idea! Thanks, Fit!!

haha that does totally make sense! wow, takes me back to science class way back when. . .

awesome tip!!! i had no idea. thanks for sharing!