Tuesday Tips-Make life easier (and cheaper)!
We love avocados at our house, but sometimes we have a half leftover. I’ve tried storing that avocado half in the fridge for later, but no one will eat it once it’s turned an ugly brownish gray and I HATE throwing away food. I recently found an easy solution.
To avoid the unappetizing discoloration, simply leave the pit in the uneaten half of the avocado, flip the empty half over the top and store the avocado in a closed container in the refrigerator. When you open it, you should see a lovely shade of bright yellow green, which means it’s much more likely to be eaten. 
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Thanks for this. I, too, look for ways to save the leftovers. I appreciate your suggestion. ♥
You are very welcome Denice!
Did you know you can freeze the uneaten half?? We have a Foodsaver and we just “sucker-pack” that uneaten half & freeze it! Stays green & yummy!!
I never tried that. Do you think you could freeze it without a Foodsaver?
I don’t know why not. I’d probably wrap it up tight in plastic wrap and then put it in a freezer bag, maybe?!?
Thank you!! I dislike throwing away good food!! Great tip!
Also, you can take the pit out & put water over the cut part of the avocado to “seal” it & prevent oxidization. I run it under the sink water quickly, shake it off & the put into a ziploc in the fridge. Learned it at my Weight Watchers meeting & it really works!
Great tip–thanks Kelly!
Sprinkle a little lime juice on that half before putting in the container, that will help as well! Another great, cheap dinner recipe I discovered with avocado: avocado pasta. Just mash the avocado, add some garlic, salt, pepper and lime juice to taste, and mix into hot, plain spaghetti noodles. Top with Parmesan cheese. Warning: this does not keep well, so make it wher you wouldn’t have leftovers!
That sounds yummy!
Great post. We love avocado with salmon or in smoothies, but it’s definitely not appetizing when it turns brown. I’ll give this a try next time we have some leftover. I usually squeeze some lemon juice onto it, but we don’t always want thet lemon flavour (I’m thinking toast, avocado and poached eggs – yum!)
Fruit Fresh works pretty well, without giving you that lemon flavor.
Left over avacodos? I don’t think we have leftovers!
I’m with you!!!! I never, ever have leftover avocados.
My mom has been putting veggies in mason jars to keep in the fridge and says they have been lasting a lot longer! You can also keep cut up celery in water in the fridge to keep crisp and fresh longer!
I saw lettuce in a mason jar on Pinterest, but I haven’t tried it yet. Thanks for the reminder Amber.
a girlfriend swore by freezing leftover avocado in ice cube trays then defrosting for her baby as needed. i have discovered a new way to feed an avocado to my baby and keep a single fruit on the go for 3-4 days. i simply cut a little quarter-sized hole in the top of the fruit then spoon out what i need with a baby spoon or little teaspoon. i put it in a sealed container in the fridge and take it out the next day to scoop out a little more. the fruit stays good for 3-4 days, no problem. you just scoop around the pit and make sure to keep the insides and edges clean as you scoop. the only downside is that the fruit comes out mashed up on the spoon, so doesn’t work well in a salad or something else that calls for cubes.
Good idea for feeding your baby Heather.
Yeah, my baby loves avocado, but doesn’t eat nearly as much as an adult would. I’ve had great success with seran wrap. I’ll chop the tip of the avocado off, then cover the cut end with seran wrap, then spoon out day by day how much I feed him and keep pressing the seran wrap down into the avocado to the surface to avoid oxidation. I once was able to stretch the same avocado for him across 5 days of feedings!
I never thought about cutting off the tip! I’m the only one who likes avocado and I’ve been really wanting to get one for my 10 month old daughter but there is no way I can eat a whole one even with her help. I will definitely try this!