Healthy Foods With A Long Shelf Life And How To Store Them

Remembering to store eggs in the body of your fridge and cheese in the dairy drawer can help extend your grocery haul's shelf life.

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Food Where to Store How Long They Keep Fresh Blueberries Crisper drawer in original packaging 5 to 7 days Cabbage and cauliflower Crisper drawer 7 days Leafy greens Crisper drawer 5 days Eggs Original carton in the main body of the fridge Raw in-shell, 2 to 4 weeks; hard-boiled, 7 days Yogurt Original container 1 month Cheese Dairy drawer Soft cheeses, 1 to 2 weeks; hard cheeses, 1 month Root vegetables Refrigerator door 2 weeks Cucumbers Crisper drawer 7 days Nuts Fridge 6 months Lettuce greens Crisper drawer 7 days

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Blueberries keep fresh in the fridge for 5 to 7 days.

Cabbage and cauliflower keep fresh in the fridge for 7 days.

Leafy greens keep fresh in the fridge for 5 days.

Remove your greens from their original packaging, and cover the bottom of a plastic container (or the clamshell container the greens came in) with a paper towel. Put the greens back in and then lay another paper towel over them, closing the container. This will help keep the moisture out of the greens, which means they’ll stay crisp for longer.

Avoid storing your eggs on the refrigerator door and instead keep them in the middle or back.

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Raw in-shell eggs keep fresh in the fridge for 2 to 4 weeks. Hard-boiled eggs keep fresh in the fridge for 7 days.

Hard-boiled eggs keep fresh in the fridge for 7 days.

Yogurt keeps fresh in the fridge for 1 month.

Hard cheese keeps fresh in the fridge for 1 month, unopened.Cottage cheese: 1 weekCream cheese: 2 weeks

Root veggies keep fresh in the fridge for 2 weeks.

Cucumbers keep fresh in the fridge for 7 days.

The pantry is no place for nuts. Move nuts to the fridge to prevent them from going rancid.

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Nuts keep fresh in the fridge for 6 months.

Lettuce greens keep fresh in the fridge for 7 days.