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IDEA #3829 - Avocados in glass jars...

I don't really know if this is idea number 3829, but I feel like this one is worth numbering, and not to toot my own horn, but I've had a lot of great ideas over the years – as I"m sure you have too. Getting back to the reason I started writing this blog - insights, inventions, and ways to make life easier, simpler, smarter – this idea was a particularly OMG kind of a-ha moment for me. And it's truly simple.

Where do you put your half-eaten avocado? Typically, we would just leave it open in the fridge and cut off the brown when we wanted it the next day, or at worst, two days later. Sometimes it would be all brown, and we'd have to throw it out.

But last week I didn't have my own fridge, and I didn't want to just leave it out in the open. And the only thing I had at work was the cleaned out jar I'd had my breakfast smoothie in. So I threw the avocado in there thinking, "that's weird but whatever." 6 hours later is was still green. BRIGHT green. And it dawned on me... no air, no oxidation, no browning. GENIUS! I mean, most good ideas are just accidents right?

So next time you're looking to save your half of something... try it. It's better than plastic (which breathes), better than plastic wrap (which isn't sustainable), and better than just leaving it out in the open.

You're welcome. 😛
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