🥗 The Puffy Bag Salad Trick

ALSO: Keep Your Cookies Soft, Give Your Wilted Veggies A Spa Day, And More.

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Keith Bradford
June 27, 2025

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GM Life Hackers,

Ready to supercharge your day? You've come to the right place! A few times a week, I’ll drop 3 quick and powerful life hacks in your inbox—simple tricks to make your day smoother, smarter, and more fun.

BUT… If you’re only going to read one thing today make it this:

What you’ll learn today: 

  1. The Puffy Bag Salad Trick

  2. Keep Your Cookies Soft

  3. Give Your Wilted Veggies A Spa Day

  4. Pic Of The Day

Guess Which Wedding Suit Costs $1,200

The answer might surprise you. The suit on the right is from The Black Tux at under $500. The one on the left? Some designer brand charging $1,200 for virtually identical construction and styling.

Your wedding day deserves the perfect suit, but your bank account deserves the smart choice. Why pay luxury prices when you can look just as sharp for half the cost?

The Puffy Bag Salad Trick

Next time you're grabbing a bag of salad at the grocery store, give it a quick squish test. If the bag feels flat, that’s a good sign—it means less air and likely fresher greens.

A puffy bag usually means the leaves inside are starting to break down and release gas. Translation: it’s closer to being a soggy, smelly mess. Go flat for freshness!

This One Slice of Bread Will Keep Your Cookies Soft for Days

Want your homemade muffins, cookies, or scones to stay bakery-fresh? Just toss a slice of bread into the storage container with them.

The bread will absorb the moisture in the air, so your baked treats stay soft and chewy instead of turning into cookie bricks. It's like bread taking one for the team—heroic carbs.

Give Your Wilted Veggies a Spa Day

Limp herbs or sad-looking peppers? Before you chuck them, try an ice bath. Submerge them in ice water for 15–30 minutes and watch them perk back up like they just got a full night's sleep.

It’s a mini miracle and a big win for your grocery budget (and your stir fry).

Pic Of The Day

That’s all for today. Thanks for reading!

—Keith

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