44 Fruits & Veggies that Stay Fresh Longer

Buy these longer-lasting fruits and vegetables and you won't have to head to the store as often — or watch healthy produce go to waste.

Everlasting Vegetables

Fresh up to 3 months in the pantry:

• Acorn squash
• Butternut squash
• Delicata squash
• Spaghetti squash

Fresh up to 1 month:

• Garlic (pantry)
• Onions (pantry)
• Parsnips (fridge)
• Shallots (pantry)
• Tomatillos (fridge)

Fresh up to 3 weeks in the fridge:

• Beets

Fresh up to 2 weeks:

• Cabbage, green and red (fridge)
• Carrots (fridge)
• Celery (fridge)
• Chili peppers, fresh (fridge)
• Lettuce, iceberg (fridge)
• Radishes (fridge)
• Rutabaga (fridge)
• Sweet potatoes and yams (pantry)
• Turnips (fridge)

Fresh up to 1 week in the fridge:

• Artichokes
• Bell peppers, green
• Broccoli
• Broccoli rabe
• Brussels sprouts
• Cabbage (napa and savoy)
• Cauliflower
• Fennel
• Green beans
• Jicama
• Leeks
• Lettuce (other than iceberg)
• Mushrooms
• Rhubarb

Fruit that Won’t Fade Fast

• Apples
• Grapefruit
• Lemons
• Limes
• Pomegranates

Fresh for up to 1 week in the fridge:

• Blueberries
• Oranges
• Tangerines
• Watermelon

Endurance Herbs

• Rosemary
• Thyme

6 Keep-It-Fresh Tips:

1. Store fruits and veggies whole to keep them fresher longer.
2. Wait to wash produce until you’re ready to prep it. Excess moisture breeds mold.
3. Examine berries, grapes, etc. when you get them home. Toss any bad ones and store in a ventilated container like a small colander.
4. Pick browned or wilted leaves off of lettuce, spinach, and other greens before storing in a plastic bag in the fridge. Add a paper towel to the bag to absorb moisture.
5. Heed expiration dates on leafy greens – bacteria can grow even if they look ok.
6. Store mushrooms in a brown paper bag in the fridge.