Stick to Your Morels!

Lurking in the darkest corners of your kitchen, the Trash Tyrant waits for good food to go bad. Will the Freshness Squad defeat the Trash Tyrant's evil waste empire, stick to their morels and save the mushrooms?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2fBToYvbBw

Stick to your Morels: What will the Freshness Squad do to get fresh air to the mushrooms?

• Store Mushrooms in a paper bag or porous container in the refrigerator

• Do not wash until ready to eat

• Whole, fresh mushrooms should last about one week.

• Cut mushrooms should last 2-3 days.

• To extend the life of your mushrooms, remove any browning as it appears.

• For long-term storage, steam or sautee, freeze on a cookie sheet, and transfer to a sealed container in the freezer. If well sealed, they’ll maintain peak quality for about 9 months.

• There are 2,000 or more kinds of wild mushrooms in Ohio.

• Mushrooms double in size every 24 hours.

• Mushrooms are 90% water.

• One mushroom has more Potassium than 1 medium banana.

• Mushrooms are low in calories and sodium, and fat, cholesterol and gluten-free.

• Mushrooms are the leading source of the antioxidant nutrient selenium in the produce aisle. Antioxidants, like selenium, protect body cells from damage that might lead to chronic diseases and help to strengthen the immune system, as well. In addition, mushrooms provide ergothioneine, a naturally occurring antioxidant that may help protect the body’s cells.

• Mushrooms are the only source of vitamin D in the produce aisle and one of the few non-fortified food sources.

• Mushroom growers are known as the ”ultimate recyclers“ for their ability to convert byproducts and waste from other sectors of agriculture into the compost or medium used to grow mushrooms. Because of this recycling of other agricultural crops and byproducts, mushroom farms have a smaller environmental footprint than almost any other farms.