Celery is the second most common vegetable
that people bring in their lunch box for snacks during the week. (Click here for the first). Celery is a great way to add crunch to a sandwich. It also tastes great with just a little nut butter (pre-measured, of course), or a little low-fat cottage cheese. Try it alongside apple slices for a lovely taste combo.
But, celery can get a bit old
in more ways than one! Here’s how to prep your celery so it stays crisp and it’s ready to eat when you are. Then you can use this in recipes at dinner time, make easy snacks for your weekday lunch, or just grab it when you need a quick hunger fix.
The celery prep I did in this video took about 4 minutes to complete.
The carrot prep and celery prep together took about 10 minutes.
Watch Video #1
How to prep carrots for optimal taste and ready when you are.
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Sugar snap peas are a sweet, protein rich crunchy snack
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Peppers are often an overlooked, colorful, sweet, crunchy, veggie snack.
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Kale can be easy and ready for salads and more.
That was a GREAT tip Luci. I’ve been cooking and eating FOREVER and I never once thought about storing celery and carrots in water like that. YOU’RE SUCH A CLEVER GEM. Thanks for the tip.
Thanks, Val! I’m so happy to hear that! 🙂
I don’t eat celery raw, but I do love it when I’m cooking certain dishes. Though, when my kids were younger, they loved Ants on a Log. LOL. It’s so true that the celery will not stay fresh or crisp for too long….
Sharon, you’d be amazed how long it stays crisp this way. If you don’t generally like it raw, I’d say try one of those inner stalks sometime it might change your mind. And, you’ve got to share with me what ants on a log are…