Makoto and I like to eat greens with every meal and now that it's summer time, we like to gorge ourselves on fresh salads.
On our last grocery shopping trip, we bought one of those extra huge containers of organic spring mixed greens. But I find that once you open the container, you basically have two days to finish it before your fresh greens turn into slimy, yucky greens. I secretly like the fact that Makoto can't stand wasting food but when he snuck in a little baggy of mixed greens into the movie theatre, I knew we should no longer buy these extra large tubs of greens.
Before you let this blog entry become an excuse not to eat fresh greens, there are several other types of greens that do stay nice and crisp for at least a week after you open the container. This includes arugula/baby arugula (our absolute fave), baby spinach and mache.
Of course, if you do have time, buying whole heads/bunches of greens is the best way to go in terms of freshness. Although, if cleaning, spinning and chopping up these greens will deter you from eating salads, don't feel guilty buying the pre-packaged, ready to eat greens! Healthy compromises! :)
