how far ahead of time can I prepare my vegetables and juices?

[zatarra]

How long can a salad be stored? Generally I've been eating my salads immediately after I make them. I would like to rinse and mix some vegetables ahead of time. Maybe a day or two days ahead of time. Is that ok to do? I read somewhere that you shouldn't rinse your vegetables and then put them back in the fridge again. What do you think?

How about juices. I've read that if using a centrifugal juicer the juices should be consumed immediately after making them. My juicer is a bit unique. It's a Hurom Slow Juicer (HU-400). So maybe the rule about drinking the juices immediately after making them doesn't apply. There isn't any reason I would want to make a juice more than a day ahead of time. I always make my juice in the morning. Would it be ok to make all the juice that I intend to drink throughout the day in the morning. That way I wouldn't have to wash my juicer more than once per day (that's really annoying)

[GlimR]

Salads......make ahead if you need to but keep wet veggies, ie... tomatoes & cukes, etc...separate from the greens so they will not be wet and soggy and prone to spoil sooner. I sometimes fix my greens and store them, after drying in a tub with several paper towels to absorb moisture...works great. Keep the other veggies in a separate container.

Juices- I have the Omega Vert and my juice keeps beautifully for several days.with a quick juicer yes, right away is def, best. I make enough for two days at a time.

[zatarra]

So I can prepare my salad greens ahead of time? I think I'll just use a small towel instead of a dish towel; no need to waste paper towel.

Thanks for the advice.

[bootzey]

For juices and smoothies, I follow 2 hours on the table, 2 days in the refrigerator or 2 months in the freezer.

[sport]

There are bags and containers that prolong the life of greens so they would keep your salad in better condition.

[zatarra]

What kind of bags? Can you elaborate?