we ve all been there before tossing fuzzy raspberries wilted herbs and mushy fruits into the bin thanks to subpar food storage storing food properly allows any budget minded shopper to buy items in bulk at a lower cost keeping fresh produce in good condition for as long as possible is the key to stretching your money store dairy products at the back of the fridge take your full fat milk out of the fridge door this might seem like the most convenient location because it allows you to quickly grab your bowl of cereal but it makes it spoil faster because of the temperature it s crucial to keep your dairy products at the back of the fridge where it s the coldest put meat on the bottom shelf nothing ruins a container of broccoli faster than a soak in pork juice so all your meats should be on the bottom shelf so juices don t drip on other foods if you re out of lower shelf space put the meat in a tray with a raised lip to catch any liquid that might try to escape treat herbs like flowers fresh herbs asparagus and green onions can all be stored upright in a tall glass of freshwater just trim the stems cover them with a bit of plastic wrap and place them in the fridge use reusable containers many foods stay fresh longer when not stored in the original packaging keeping an assortment of sizes of food grade plastic or glass containers style and prices vary provides an easy way to store all kinds of bulk food from grains and flours to dehydrated meals and dried legumes as well as spices and other powders store greens with paper towels greens are difficult to store for longer than a few days and once they start to go bad it can be challenging to pick out spoiled leaves from the rest storing greens with paper towels helps maintain a healthy level of moisture keeping them crisp and unwithered