Pre-packaged greens are a grocery list staple for a reason. They can be used in a variety of dishes, and make eating healthy so much easier. Which is precisely why, many of us instinctively reach for a bag or two during each week’s grocery store stock-up session.

But a few days later, those once fresh and perky greens start to look and smell like a slimy, decomposing mess. Bagged lettuce and salad leaves, are notorious for slipping into a slimy, half-rotted state before you’re able to use even half the bag, and considering the fact that it is not exactly cheap, can be quite heartbreaking.

The good news is that you don’t have to keep tossing those tattered leaves. These storage tips will help you keep your bagged salad fresh longer:

The Paper Towel Trick

The moment I get back home, I pop open that bag or box of greens, take a fresh sheet…