7 Smart tips to eat healthy on a budget

#1 Store your lettuce with a dry paper towel.

Lettuce leaves start seeping water as soon as they’re harvested. At the same time, bacteria and mold start growing which make lettuce slimy and inedible.

To avoid both of these issues, wash your lettuce as soon as you get home from the grocery store. Dry it in a salad spinner or by blotting it with paper towels. Once the leaves are dry, store them in an air-tight container along with a dry paper towel which will wick away moisture.

Whenever the paper towel gets saturated, switch it out with a dry one.

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By Cara McCarthy

Cara McCarthy has been working in the natural health industry since 2010. She studied Marketing Communications at the University of Mississippi. Her goal is to provide people with the information they need to live the healthiest, happiest lives possible.

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