In the past few months I've noticed that I keep throwing away uneaten fruits and vegetables. I buy them with the intention of cooking them for dinner...breakfast...whatever, but that doesn't always work out. Planting a vegetable garden is a lot of back breaking work, and since I've already got a broken tailbone...lets just say this isn't an option for me.
Lately it seemed that every time I wanted to make fajitas or tacos, I'd have to throw out the lettuce and buy another head of it. Now you might think the smartest thing to do is just to buy the produce when you need it, but that can nickel and dime you to death. I've tried saving money from my grocery budget to pick up fresh items as I needed them and I found myself spending more money than I wanted and I still threw a lot of it out.
For months I've seen this infomercial that really caught my attention. Some woman name Debbie Meyer came up with a product that can keep your veggies fresh for longer periods of time. The first time I saw this add I thought, who in their right mind would spend $10 on ten plastic bags. The second time I saw the commercial I noticed that they were giving you twenty bags for $10 and I actually thought about buying them, but I couldn't bring myself to spend that much on plastic bags. After seeing the commercial about a million times I began to crave these bags. They became a fantasy object for me. I guess you could say I thought of them as an indulgence, yet I never caved in and bought them. Last month my husband and I took a little trip to celebrate our anniversary and went into an As Seen On TV store. My heart pounded as I asked the clerk, "Do you have Debbie Meyer's Green Bags?" She answered yes and took me to them. They cost $14.99 for twenty bags, but it was still less than ordering them off of TV due to shipping and handling. I walked around that store for twenty minutes with those bags clutched in my grip, but when it was time to leave the store I just couldn't see myself buying them. Who in their right mind would spend $15 on a bunch of plastic bags? I put them back on the rack and walked to the exit when suddenly I heard this little voice inside my head say, "But what if they really do work? Think of all the money you'd be saving on produce." I am happy to say that I am now the owner of twenty Debbie Meyer's Green Bags (https://www.greenbags.com/?cid=501127).
I've been using the Green Bags for a month now, and I still have heads of lettuce that are as fresh as the day I bought them. You do have to do some maintenance though. You must wipe out the condensation from the bags because everything has to stay dry, but other than that the bags are a dream come true. I am saving a ton of money of my produce because I no longer throw away unused broccoli, or tomatoes. I no longer have to replenish these food items every time I go grocery shopping because they went bad. If we didn't use all of the celery, oh well... I know that they're still fresh as a daisy in my Debbie Meyer's Green Bags.
Saving money on the fresh items I need to use for my catering course has now turned into a fun little hobby for me. I no longer worry when I buy fresh produce because I know that my three week old green peppers are holding up just fine. Using fresh herbs whenever I want to will also be a blessing. Now all I have to do is figure out how to make olive oil and I'll be set!