Sometimes when you're making a salad, it's easier to buy a bag of freshly washed lettuce leaves rather than preparing it yourself.
But we've all found ourselves throwing away an open bag half full of wilting leftover leaves a couple of days later.
Fortunately, food blogger Marie Saba, from Austin, Texas, has come up with a handy trick to keep it fresh for longer - and all you need is a paper towel, reports the Daily Mail.
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She took to her Instagram to show that all you need to do when you've opened the lettuce is simply pop a paper towel into the bag.