Yes, I would definitely like to hear about how you make a list for a month of groceries.

I love to only shop every 8-12 weeks. My husband will pick up milk and other perishables on his way home from work as needed.

Yes!!! I would love if you made another video on bulk/month shopping lists! Loved this one 🤍

I hope this might be of value. Wash all of your produce in vinegar. The bacteria that would cause the vegies to go bad is washed away. Then package it with paper towels or napkins.

For letuce, I put them in damp cloth in my fridge It last longer and keeps the crunchiness of it ! When your letuce is a Little bit sloppy you put it in your sink full of cold water. After few hours you will have a brand New letuce ! Sorry for my english I am from France

Very helpful, Adaline! Thank you! And I would absolutely LOVE to see a video on your actual grocery lists and what you purchase for what purposes.

Would like to see how you meal plan for the month. And can your butter. And more meal prepping. You're really good at what you do. 😊

I use heavy cream for my coffee each day (so clearly it takes awhile to use it up). I prefer to buy a half gallon at Costco. My mom (how do they always know everything? 😊) taught me to pinch the carton top with a clothespin to keep it sealed tighter and last longer. I found that helpful and took it a step further-I split it into two quart sized glass mason jars with plastic lids. One goes waaaaay to the back of my fridge so it has less change in temp from door opening and closing. It is VERY rare that any of it starts smelling funny. If any, it’s the bottom of the barrel, just a few tablespoons worth. For me, I just hate shopping so I like to go as little as possible. I usually go twice a month, tops. Plus, groceries are expensive!😅😂😂

🇦🇺When I was little we lived in a small town in the Northern Territory (NT). Daily waters had 27 people in it. My parents went to the shops every 3 months as the closest store was 3 1/2 hours away. Occasionally my dad would fix trucks or machinery for cattle stations and get meat in return.

I keep the celery and carrots wrapped in foil like the lettuce they will keep in the crisper drawer this way for a month

Yes! Please make a video about how you plan your grocery list for a month!

I store my avocados whole in my crisper drawer for my veggies in the fridge. They stay hard for a very long time. When you want to eat them place them on the countertop to ripen up. For lettuce I cut it up and put in mason jars and vacuum seal the lids. It lasts for weeks like that.

Please plan a video with your monthly plan. I struggle with getting enough food so this would be helpful!

I was so guilty about wasting avocados that I had stopped buying them in case I couldn't use them before they spoiled. I'm definitely trying your tip for storing those!! Thanks!!

Just a little tip you don’t have to pour out any of the milk the little indentations in the side is specially designed for that giving it room to expand in the freezer.

I enjoyed very much . also would love to see how you come up with your meal plan .❤❤❤❤

I love Debbie Meyer green bags. I can keep veggies twice as long in the bsgs

Great video! Would love a part 2 with additional fruit and veggies. I do love putting cut celery in Mason jars with water. Keeps all month. Will try some of your other storage tips. Thanks!

I would definitely love to see how you plan a monthe worth of stuff to buy

Thank you!! I'm a visual learner. I would love to see how this is done (storing the produce).

Thank you for the tips, especially on the avocados. We are a family of 2 so I’m not purchasing fresh produce from Costco or Azure Standard but I still like to keep my produce fresh as long as possible. Undoubtedly the upfront cost of Tupperware is a factor but I love love love my Tupperware FridgeSmart containers. I’ve had mine for over 20 years so they have more than paid for themselves. I can keep celery, carrots & lemons for 2 months, lettuce that’s still on its core for 1 month easily, and even softer veg like peppers and cucumbers for at least 3 weeks in them. If you’re not trying to store large quantities or giant sized produce, I highly recommend those containers! (And no, I am not a dealer lol) I don’t see that they currently have the xtra long sized one that holds 2 celery bunches on their site right now but in the medium deep size I can usually fit 2 heads of iceberg, 3 to 4 heads of romaine, 2lb bag of carrots, 4-6 peppers, etc just to give everyone some idea of its size if anyone is interested.

Great tips! Thanks.

Great information!❤️

Oh I would loooove to See a list planning Video. I need more Infos. Love your Videos ❤

Wow, wow, wow! Amazing tips Adaline. It's so cool you had the patience and determination to experiment with these preservation methods. Thank you for sharing these tried and true methods. Thank you for all your research! So, over Thanksgiving I found an unopened box of cream cheese that had somehow fallen behind a drawer in my fridge. It expired in June of 2023. I was curious, so I opened it and also opened a new box I bought that doesn't expire until January 2024. In comparison, the expired box looked, smelled, and tasted EXACTLY the same as the new cream cheese. I was shocked enough I did a blind sniff and taste test on my husband and kids. They couldn't tell a difference either.

Lettuce is a big one for wanting to have. Thank you for taking the time to give all your expertise.

Very interesting!!

Excellent video! Thank you!!

I switched from ziploc bags to silicone bags. They work amazing and my freezer, fridge, cabinets looks so neat

Love this video thank you❤❤

Yes we need the list!!! 😊

Some really good ideas. Thanks

Helpful tips on produce storage. Thank you!

This concept is so exciting to me!!

This is truly an AMAZING VIDEO!!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart ... you are absolutely enjoyable to watch and learn from :)

Great video! Thank you. It's like you were in my brain this morning as I am getting ready to go grocery shopping again and hate doing it every week! I would love to see more videos like this. Just add it to the list of what you already do. I have been following you for over a year and love your content!

Thank you for this very informative video!

I buy the larger container of heavy cream and put what I don’t use in my Souper Cubes then freeze them in 1 cup increments. Then I thaw on the counter in a wide mouth pint jar.

Great video

Yes , I would love to watch your video on how to plan a grocery list for the month ! I would like to start doing the same and get more tips and tricks to do so. Thank you so much for the time you dedicate to filming and editing your videos. I love to watch them. You inspire me to do more meal prepping and freezer meals.

Great tip on avocados. 🥑

This was very informative. Great info! Thank you!

I love your videos Adaline, you give us great information. ❤

When my avocados are ripe (and I don't have plans for using them), I will open them up, slice them and freeze the slices on a parchment lined cutting board for half day or until they are frozen. Don't stack them unless you want them to freeze together! I will, then, put the slices in a silicone zip pouch (or use whatever you freeze things in). I will pop a couple slices in my morning smoothie. You don't taste them, it adds healthy fat AND makes your smoothie very creamy. I don't like my smoothies without them anymore!!

Thank you!!! We are moving to a small town and this was pretty helpful! ❤

Thank you for the information very helpful. I have done Romain lettuce wrapping in paper towels and store in gallon plastic bags.

Some good tricks! I knew about the water for carrots and celery, but will try for avocado and the aluminum for lettuce! ❤

Very good information! Definitely going to try the avocado tip!

We are planning to move soon. Living in our camper for some time, this video will be a huge help. The shopping plan would be extremely helpful as well. My current system will require a major overhaul for our move. Thank you so much for sharing all of your videos.

Would enjoy a shopping list 🌿

I’ve never gone a month between shopping but I store my romaine lettuce by rinsing and then wrapping in bar towels (thin cotton towels) and then in a plastic container. I just found your channel and I love it

I don't currently shop once a month but I do tend to stock up on things. I always check expiration dates and so many things have later dates, including cheeses. I used to always wrap both my lettuce and celery in foil and yes, it helps it last for a long time. I don't use foil at this time, but I do find that even if I wash the produce, which people say not to wash ahead of time, and I store it in an open bag with a paper towel or towel, that I can get them to last a long time. I also line my produce drawer with a towel, just for any extra air moisture. Great tips Adaline!

This was so educational Adaline. I'm trying to learn and get educated to be able to shop less often. I can't wait for the next ones.

Yes, please share how to plan for a monthly grocery shop.

We are starting our homestead this spring, now that we have the land. That being said we have decided to buy organic stuff in bulk that we can't grow ourselves. So, we have decided that doing monthly grocery shopping trips would be better for us and this helped us ALOT! Thank you so much for sharing!

I don't need or want to do once a month grocery shopping but I'm always looking for ways to get my produce to last longer. Thanks for the tips

Just an fyi, the FDA doesn't recommend storing Avocado in water because it can lead to bacteria growth.

We eat a small salad almost every night so i like to have veggies prepped. For romaine I like to cut up 2 heads wash in my salad spinner spin to dry put in a gallon bag w a few paper towels and lasts the whole week

Dehydrate....i love my green peppers and mushrooms....

I would love to see a video on your grocery list prep.

Another great way to store fresh mushrooms is to put them in a paper bag in the fridge. I have yet to try your method so i don't know which is better but I do know that the paper bag works wonderfully well!

I usually slightly damp a paper towel wrap the whole lettuce without washing place in a ziplock bag squeeze as much of the air without crushing them. They will last a month. That's saying a lot for me because my fridge is always icy and then melts on its getting warm!! I received lettuce that was fresh but left in a hot car for a couple hours. Did the method and it still lasted 4 weeks it even looked better than when i got it 😮 oh and this works for other leafy greens too.

I want to start grocery shopping once a month. It’s a real source of anxiety and depression and issues for me, and I believe there is a much better way to simplify it. Do you also have videos about your meal planning?

I keep our shelves stocked with shelf ready items and our freezer is packed every 3 months. And then we shop weekly for milk and fresh fruits/veg to minimize food waste. The way we got this way was when we would get our tax return each year, we first bought an upright freezer and then bought meats and frozen fruits/veg to fill it and then we bought shelf stable foods and household products. The $ we supposedly saved each pay period on not buying these items, went into an envelope minus the fresh items needed, then each quarter (every 3 months) we would go bulk meat, frozen, shelf stable and household items- we always started with meat and frozen, then went down the line of shelf to household- when the $ ran out (we both went so he picked the items out and I kept running tally on, back then a handheld calculator and now my phone) so I knew we were done- always keeping a cushion for taxes so we didn’t go over budget. After 40 years of marriage, no more tax returns (we made sure to make adjustments where we either got no more than $100 back or broke even), we still shop this way. CAUTION: only buy in bulk those items you use daily or weekly, don’t get caught up in bulk buying for items you rarely use- if you are not a regular baker, then don’t buy flour or sugar in bulk, if you don’t like canned fruits or veggies then buy just enough for emergency back up, don’t waste your money on rarely used items. A good blog to go to is The Cross Legacy when it comes to storing fresh fruits and veggies- amazing methods to keep those items fresh for weeks!

I would LOVE to hear your planning

Cheese freezes well and I cut up summer squash, blanch and then freeze.

I wash lettuce in vinegar then I dry on towel after using salad spinner. Once fully dried I put in the large Rubbermaid brilliance with paper towels and all my lettuces stay fresh.

Yes, please meal plan for a month shopping list, I want to do that

Great video, Adaline! I'll have to try the romaine/foil method 😊.

You can also wrap the celery in foil, it will last a very long time.

We eat a lot of avocado so I will definitely try your tip. Thanks

Spinach freezes well

Great tips. You can store cottage cheese in the frig upside down. It lasts weeks longer.

I shop once a month as well. I meal plan 28 dinners assuming we will eat out once and have a night that we just eat popcorn or something. We eat the same seven breakfasts four weeks in a row and lunch is sandwiches or leftovers. I plan the meals towards the beginning of the month that have the more perishable vegetables in them so I don't don't really have to worry about storing things a particular way. I used your celery storage method last month and was able to make a bag of celery last into this second month and it is still looking great. That was a great tip! I seem to buy and waste so much celery because I never knew how to store it. Thanks!

Carrots keep very well in the fridge but if they start to go bad I peel and trim them and put them in an airtight container filled with water and this extends their life for about 2 more weeks. Change the water every time you take some out.

The foil works great for celery also. I’ve had it last for 4-5 weeks

I have grocery shopped monthly for many years. It is now just habit. During the pandemic when pick up became available at our Wal-Mart I started doing that. My store does a really good job at selecting produce, etc. I still use this service most of the time.

Thank you so much for your very informative video. During winter, we reduce our grocery shopping trips because we live in the outskirts of the city. Our winters are brutal and the weather conditions are severe so we have to minimize our time on the road. For that reason we eat a lot of frozen veggies and fruits. I will try the avocados in the water tip and the lettuce wrapped in foil. Take care and God bless from Ontario Canada.🦌🍁🍂🐿❤P.S. The little cactus garden you inspired me to make is now growing wonderfully in our living room!❤

The cross legacy has ideas on how to keep produce longer too

You can buy shelf stable nut milk

Hello Adaline! I truly loved this video! It’s full of great information! One question I had was on how to make the nut milk. Do you happen to have a video about that? Thanks so much for all the tips and tricks……I really appreciated it. 😊

Alaskan carrots are the most delicious and we look forward to when they show up in huge bags at our stores. However they are only there for a bit. I remove them from the bag and wrap 6-8 in packets of foil and keep them in my crisper drawer and they will last for most of our looooong winter!

Thankyou for this! I created a menu plan a few months ago and at the time, worked well. But as time went on it became boring and i stopped doing it. But continued to buy the same groceries. Which led to stress and trying to rush and make sure all veggies and perishables were used in time so they didnt spoil. Which led to guilt that money was going to waste. Im on the verge of another shop and want to get on the wagon again. And move to monthly shopping and make healthier choices. Family of 8 and trying to work out how to transition to monthly shopping while keeping everyone fed.

I have that same box cheese shredder. Love freshly shredded cheese😃 I have the Rada cheese knife. Super cheap too. It’s 100% better than any cheese slicer lol. Rada are the only knives I use.

Yes, we need YOUR grocery list 😂 please

When i need a avocado faster to ripen i put it in the apple basket

Love this! It would be so hard for me to not go a month without the store my kids eat at least a bunch of bananas every other day (I have 4 boys 12, 10 twins, and 6). I buy 8/10 gallons of milk at Costco and freeze it immediately every month have been doing this for almost 15 years best hack! It surprises people all the time that you can freeze milk.

Thank you! I place celery-unwashed in slightly damp paper towel and roll that in foil. I've kept it a couple months. On the romaine-do you wash, cut core and wrap only in foil? Would you please give steps? I usually wash, let air dry till just slightly damp, then portion several leaves in paper towel rolled up and in zip lock bag... Uses so much paper towel I'd like to try your method.

Avocado in freezer is good for smoothies

How do you meal prep for the month? I want to see that video. I would like to do that.

Wrap the top of your bananas with plastic wrap, it is supposed to help keep them from spoiling too fast. Great video!

I am interested in a list to plan meals and a shopping list for a month.

Do you k ow about Shelf stable milk? I keep two or three on hand incase milk goes bad or is out and I don't wanna go into the store for just milk. All the dairy free and also dairy milk including goats milk come in shelf stable tetra packs A chunk of hard cheese lasts way long. If you get a little mold on the outside it's OK to cut of of hard cheese only.

I used to do this. Our grocery bill has sky rocketed and I have been trying to figure out how to bring it down since it is the only bill we have that can fluctuate (others are set by companies like insurance and such) so I am drsprately trying to lower it. I totally forgot that I used to shop monthly to save money. I believe I stopped bc we really need a second fridge to be able to do it! We now have 4 kiddos. But, we got a bigger main fridge so maybe I can swing it! I do still buy HUGE quantities of non perishables from BBs (in PA, maybe you know of it! It is 1hr from us in Baltimore) and store them in the basement, but I never really have a plan for that food and found it was just extra money being spent 😅 Anywayyy thank you for the reminder and tips!

I will definitely try the foil wrapped lettuce trick. I buy lactose free milk since it has longer dates on it. Tastes the same as regular but easier to digest. That equals less waste for us.

I love all these tips! Do you need to wait for the avocados to be a little ripe before putting them in a jar of water or can you put them in hard straight from the grocery store?

Cucumbers are my biggest struggle.

Do you use a meal planner notebook?

Ok question about the avacados. Do you buy them unriped green and hard and then store them? Or do you buy them ripe black and a little soft?

I assume the avocado trick is for when they are ripe ? Ripen on counter then into water?