🥕Carrot and Celery Sticks, Large family Style

Carrots and celery are healthy and very inexpensive option for snacks and sides for lunches, but I find that they just don't get made as much as I would like to have them if I don't prep them in advance. Here is how you can do this large family style.

Storage Containers and Prepping

A plastic cereal keeper container can hold 8-10 lbs of chopped carrot or celery sticks. It will take about an hour to wash, peel and chop this amount of carrot or celery sticks, but as they will keep any where from 5-7 days, or even longer (as long as you change the water they are in every three days) you may very well go through this amount in that length of time. You can also use any size plastic container that suits your needs. By the way, radishes can also be kept in this way, although in a much smaller container, I would imagine.

Keeping the Carrot/Celery Water Clean

When you wish to have carrot and celery sticks, pull your prepped carrot/celery container from the refrigerator. Use a slotted serving spoon to dip in the top opening of the container. This way hands dont need to enter the container or the fresh carrot or celery water. Using the spoon, you are able to put the carrot and celery sticks in a serving bowl, on individual plates or in a little baggie for packed lunched from there. 

As I said before, even with your work to keep your hands out of the water you still will want to change the water on or about every third day.

Source: Large Family Table