All year long, I've been working hard to save you money at the grocery store. One way to save money is to make sure your food doesn't go to waste. So I went searching for answers to see how we can keep our produce fresh longer!

When you walk into a grocery store, typically, produce is either neatly packaged in plastic, or ready for you to toss in a plastic bag and go.

It's all about convenience, said Dr. Linda Johnson, who is known by many as the Queen of Holiday Market.

The queen has been gracing the aisles of Holiday Market in Royal Oak for 46 years, and possibly making the same mistake for just as long. I asked her how she usually stores her mushrooms.

"I keep them in the package in the refrigerator and once I open it, I try to put Saran Wrap around it a little bit so that they stay

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