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[quote=Anonymous]Not often.  Even if it looks ok in the store, I assume it'll only stay good for a couple of days.  I shop once a week, so I like to get things that will last longer.

Take broccoli.  A full head of broccoli will easily last 5-6 days in the fridge.  Even if the edges start to get a little brown, I can trim them off and still use 99% of it.  The pre-cut broccoli will start to turn brown on every piece within a few days - no way am I trimming each individual piece!

Canteloupe is another good example.  A whole, uncut canteloupe (or the second half, still in its rind, after we've eaten part) will be fine for most of the week until I'm ready to cut and eat it.  Once cut, it only lasts a day or two.

So, I will sometimes buy 1-2 precut items to use early in the week, as long as I have enough whole items for the second half of the week.  One bag of ready-to-eat lettuce plus a whole head of romaine, for example.  And I do like baby carrots, so easy to throw a handful into a lunch box.  That's about it.  I hardly ever but precut fruit, it spoils too quickly.

One item I do love: the fresh, cooked peeled beets in the refrigerated produce section.  I love beets, but they are such a pain to cook!  These are much better than the canned variety.[/quote]

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