is it bad to store vegetables in water?

[GoingUp]

I like to eat celery as a healthy snack. I buy 2 stalks and cut it up so its easily snackable. I store the celery in water in my fridge so it stays fresh and crisp, or is the water replacing all the vitamins in the celery. Should I stop using water to store my celery in? When I dont use any water though, then the celery dries out...

 

[GoingUp]

anyone?

 

I have no idea, but you're the only person I've ever known who stores their celery in water. That might tell you something.

 

[Evadman]

I was unaware celery had any vitamins at all anyway.

 

[notfred]

Seems like it would be an invitation for mold and fungus to grow... I've never heard of anyone doing that.

 

[Ryan]

I find celery DISGUSTING, so I never have any in my 'fridge, but I've never heard of anyone storing it in water. That's just weird!

Eating celery is useless unless you want to lose weight - it takes more calories to digest it that you get from the celery alone

 

[melvinfx]

There is nothing wrong with storing celery that way. just don't cut up a whole bunch because then it will get soggy. Keep most of it in the crisper.

 

[Imported]

Albertson's has their cut up celery in water in those small container things..

 

[Rapidskies]

Do not leave a vegetable that does NOT know how to swim alone by water. This is a tragedy just waiting to happen.

 

[GoingUp]

its completely submersed in water... and it keeps them fresh and crisp...

 

[Rapidskies]

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
its completely submersed in water... and it keeps them fresh and crisp...

You are submersing them on purpose!?!? What kind of sick pleasure to you get out of that? Why would you do that to a vegetable, what did they ever do to you?

 

Originally posted by: Whade
Do not leave a vegetable that does NOT know how to swim alone by water. This is a tragedy just waiting to happen.