Guide reveals the best way to store your food to guarantee it stays fresh for longer

You’re using your Tupperware containers wrong: Genius guide shows how to keep fruit and vegetables fresh for longer in the fridge

  • Containers can be optimised to ensure food spoilage is reduced
  • Some foods require airflow and oxygen to stay fresh
  • Tupperware released a simple guide 

A woman has uncovered a ‘genius’ guide to help prevent fruit and vegetables from going stale too quickly – and it seems most are using their containers the wrong way.

The re-surfaced Tupperware guide outlines how the vent on the lid of containers is the key to preserving freshness as different foods require different ‘breathing levels’.

Maree, from Queensland, shared a photo of the guide that listed various foods and whether they were ‘heavy’, ‘medium’, or ‘light’ breathers).

‘Heavy’ breathers mean the food requires a larger amount of oxygen to survive longer, whereas ‘light’ breathers should be stored in air-tight containers for preservation. 

A woman has uncovered a guide to help prevent fruit and vegetables from going stale too quickly – as two-thirds of food waste at home is due to food not being used before it goes bad

Tupperware’s vent design can be modified based on the storage item’s needs and promise to keep food fresher for longer.

The unique venting system regulates the atmosphere inside the container by balancing the flow of oxygen and carbon dioxide passing in and out.

There are various other containers that also offer dual venting options on the lids as well. 

Food spoilage at home can mainly occur due to improper storage, lack of visibility in refrigerators, partially used ingredients, and misjudged food needs

Food spoilage at home can mainly occur due to improper storage, lack of visibility in refrigerators, partially used ingredients, and misjudged food needs

Heavy breather – two vents open

Alfalafa 

Fresh peas 

Snow peas

Bean Sprouts

Brussel sprouts 

Spinach 

 Broccoli

Corn 

Endives 

Medium breather – one vent open

Apples

Cabbage 

Grapefruit 

Lettuce 

Mint leaves 

Parsley 

Pomelo 

Basil

Cauliflower 

Leek 

Limes 

Onions 

Pears 

Shallots 

Snap beans

String beans 

Lemons 

Mandarins 

Oranges 

Bell and sweet peppers 

Spring onions 

Light breather – both vents closed

Asparagus 

Carrot 

Cucumber 

Grapes 

Cut pumpkin 

Cut watermelon 

 Beetroot

Celery 

Eggplant 

Mushrooms 

Radish 

Turnips 

 Berries

Cherries 

Ginger 

Passionfruit 

Squash 

Zucchini

Tupperware's vent design can be modified based on the storage item's needs and promise to keep food fresher for longer

Tupperware’s vent design can be modified based on the storage item’s needs and promise to keep food fresher for longer 

Many thanked the woman for her simple guide on how to store food in a refrigerator.

‘I have mine on the side of my fridge – I live by it and waste no food at all!’ one said triumphantly.

‘Thank you so much – I’m saving this for future reference.’ 

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