How to keep celery fresh without foil

There’s something so enticing about a crisp piece of celery. It has so much potential as a satisfying crunchy snack, but I particularly love it as a snappy addition to homemade chicken salad.

That’s why I hate opening the veggie drawer in my fridge and finding that my once-crunchy stalks have gone limp and soggy.

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What Causes Celery To Rot Faster

When I shop for celery, I look for one that is pale green and crisp with the ribs packed tightly together. The leaves on the stalks should look fresh and there should be no bruises or discoloration on the ribs.

Celery can quickly go bad when it dries out and there isn’t enough humidity to keep this water-intensive vegetable crisp.

“When celery is at the end of its shelf life, you will find that those firm, green celery stalks you purchased are now whitish in color, soft, and bendable,” says registered dietitian nutritionist Melissa Prest, DCN, RDN, a spokesperson, for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

“If it is slimy or mushy, it is well past its shelf lif

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