Keeping sliced apples fresh looking (update)

[wishesuponastar]

Update- it worked!! Your idea to put a rubberband around the sliced apples. I also first poured lemon juice on the slices (from the bottle). It's been almost 21 hours and the apples didn't brown. Amazing, thank you

DD wants sliced apples in her lunch at school but they turn color and she doesn't want them. Maybe the problem is I bought the Real lemon juice in a bottle and poured that on the slices instead of using fresh squeezed lemons??

Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

 

[mjkacmom]

http://www.theyummylife.com/prevent_apple_and_pear_slices_from_browning

 

[AJ1983]

DD wants sliced apples in her lunch at school but they turn color and she doesn't want them. Maybe the problem is I bought the Real lemon juice in a bottle and poured that on the slices instead of using fresh squeezed lemons??

Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

Try slicing the apple but kept it held together while you do it. Then put a rubber band around it to keep it together. When your daughter removes the rubber band, the apple slices will look as if they were just cut.

 

[pryncess527]

I use canned pineapple juice. Any citrus juice should work though, I'm not sure why your real lemon juice wouldn't have worked.

 

[wishesuponastar]

http://www.theyummylife.com/prevent_apple_and_pear_slices_from_browning

thank you. I will try the carbonated water. I tried soaking the apples in lemon juice for 5 minutes, that didn't work.

 

[jcano]

I've had good luck letting them sit in Sprite for a few minutes.

 

[hlg22]

Just this week I was shocked to see the lady in front of me at the grocery store buying pre-sliced apples in a big bag with little individual "serving size" bags. I had no idea such a product existed and I lol'ed a little. I do the rubber band trick that someone else suggested too - works perfectly.

 

[ampc3]

I use canned pineapple juice. Any citrus juice should work though, I'm not sure why your real lemon juice wouldn't have w
orked.

We have tried all sorts of methods, and for us this works the best.. It even lasts for a week.. I cut up several apples on Sunday and buy the little 6 packs of pineapple juice, and poor one over the apples in a container and add the apples to their lunches all week, does not turn brown at all. There is a slight pineapple taste but we don't mind that.

 

[wishesuponastar]

That is strange how the pineapple juice works but my lemon juice didn't.

 

[LockShockBarrel]

I think the pre sliced baggie ones taste funny. I've actually had luck with the cutting and reassembling trick. Especially if you use one of those slice/core gizmos, you just push the apple back together and rubberband it .

 

[wishesuponastar]

I will have to get some rubber bands and give it a try. Thank you

 

[aliceindisneyland]

I tried using soda water once and it did work; the apples were still white after 2 days in the fridge. Maybe it's the sodium in the soda water - similar to the salt water method?

 

[wishesuponastar]

Oh yes, I'm going to try the seltzer too. Will report back next week.

 

[pklein09]

I buy something called Fruit Fresh...I always have it on the shelf. It's a powder that is essentially Vitamin C -ascorbic acid. I use it for apples as well as peaches. I would cut the apple, place it in a baggie, and spring the fruit fresh on top of it. Never had a problem. You can find it in the canning section. Wal Mart always has it.

 

[taymaesmom]

I use salt water, I fill a small bowl with water and salt and then drop the slices in it while I'm cutting them. I let them soak just a few minutes while I finish packing lunch, they have never turned brown. I learned this trick from the school cooks, they do this in the morning with hundreds of apples and they are fine for the kids at lunch time.

 

[ekatiel]

I use Sprite. It works very well.

 

[scrapquitler]

Buy a jar of "Fruit Fresh" It's powdered citric acid and you just sprinkle in on any cut fruit and it won't brown. It works really well. My grocery store usually has it near the canning supplies. I'll add the amazon link so you can see what it looks like: http://www.amazon.com/Jarden-24100-...F8&qid=1397947580&sr=8-3&keywords=fruit+fresh

 

[Fire14]

where I used to work they used Oj.

 

[wishesuponastar]

Someone posted they use soda water to keep the apples from browning. I only had seltzer which does not have sodium. What is soda water? Edit- sorry I just googled and found that soda water is club soda that has salt in it. I would rather make my own salt water but not sure how much water and salt to use for two apples.

 

[mom2mikel]

Buy a jar of "Fruit Fresh" It's powdered citric acid and you just sprinkle in on any cut fruit and it won't brown. It works really well. My grocery store usually has it near the canning supplies. I'll add the amazon link so you can see what it looks like: http://www.amazon.com/Jarden-24100-...F8&qid=1397947580&sr=8-3&keywords=fruit+fresh

FYI - at my Walmart, it is located by the Jello box mix. GREAT product though!