Debbie Meyer Green Bags REALLY WORK 

First of all, I admit I am slow and skeptical most of the time. I am not the type of person some would call an early adopter. I tend to watch everyone else buy up the latest fads, electronic devices, gadgets and hottest fashion apparel. I patiently wait and watch to see how long stuff lasts and how valuable it becomes. It's usually when things hit the clearance racks that I become interested in trying it out for myself.

So the other week, I went into my local Kitchen Collection store. (It's my favorite cruising spot.) Upon checkout, I noticed they had an ugly looking banana sitting on the counter labeled 9 days. Right next to it was a banana in a Debbie Meyer Green Bags, perfectly yellow and ready to eat, labeled 9 days.

"Wow!" I said out loud. "Now that's the way to sell them to me!"

I immediately bought a box of green bags, then skipped over to the grocery store and picked up fresh bananas for my own testing purposes. Bananas, cilantro, lettuce, and apples are produce we have trouble consuming fast enough. If these green bags could extend the freshness even a few more days to allow my family time to eat our high priced produce, then it's worth it to have them on hand.

Just like the picture above is labeled, that is day one of using the green bag.
Here's the very same bananas on day three.

Now, on the box it shows bananas after 9 days. I believe the bags continue to keep them fresh that long. However, around my house bananas are eaten up much sooner. As you can see after 3 days, the banana that has been sitting out is still good to eat, but only has maybe two more days before it's either turned into banana bread or tossed in the trash. And depending on our craving levels, sometimes we have 3 to 4 bananas that go to waste.

I've used the bags for fresh spinach, lettuce, apples, bell peppers, carrots, and cilantro. I'll admit I did not read the instructions before using the bags, which is totally unlike me. Just ask my husband. I made the mistake of washing my spinach and lettuce and NOT completing drying them before bagging.

The directions clearly state. "Produce should be DRY before placing in bag. Simply place fresh produce in bags and wash/rinse produce as usual before use. If storing washed produce, be sure to dry thoroughly before inserting in bag. Fruit and vegetables contain moisture. If moisture builds in the bag just wipe out with a paper towel and keep contents as dry as possible during storage."

Another important tip about using these bags:
"Just fold over the top of the bag, to loosely seal air out...
Keep end of bag folded over during storage. You do not need to seal tightly. Do NOT use twist ties."

So now I'm in the know. I'm up to speed and I'm maintaining fresh produce long enough to actually consume it. If you are interested in being up to speed, get in your car, drive to your local kitchen store, using your overpriced gasoline, and pick up a box or two of Debbie Meyer Green Bags. OR SAVE YOUR GAS and order them straight from Kitchen Collection store here.

Debbie Meyer Green Bags As Seen On TV All your fruits and vegetables will stay fresh longer in Debbie Meyer s Green Bags These reusable bags absorb and remove ethylene gas given off by ripening fruit and vegetables Also use to keep fresh herbs and cut flowers fresher longer Made in the USA Value pack contains 10 large and 10 medium bags

I would not recommend this product if I didn't think it was worth my money and yours. For $9.95, you get 10 medium bags 15"L x 9"W and 10 large bags 17"L x 12"W. They are re-usable up to 10 times...simply rinse, allow to dry, and re-use.

I can easily fill 5 bags each week. So let's see 5 bags per week, used 10 times, that's 10 weeks. Plus the other 15 bags to use after that...another 30 weeks. $9.95 divided by 40 weeks equals 25 cents a week to keep produce fresher longer and not have it go to waste. SOLD!