Do you hate it as much as I do when lettuce gets swampy and you have to throw it away?  Wasted produce is a bad thing for a family on a budget.  Here's how I get my lettuce to last forever.

Unwrap your lettuce and give it a rinse in cold water.  Pat it dry with a paper towel.


Wrap it in a dry paper towel or two and put it in a gallon bag.  Mine are not ziploc, they just close with a twist tie.  You can find them in the baggie section.  You don't need to close the bag or anything, you can leave it open to give it some air.

Don't cut lettuce off the head until you're ready to use it.  Keeping the head intact helps it stay fresher longer.  Just tear off what you need and put it back in the paper towel wrap when you're done.  If the paper towels start to get too moist, replace them with fresh ones.

Now put it in the fridge and it will be there whenever you need lettuce (Taco salad anyone?).  The paper towel helps suck up extra moisture.  Of course, you could just eat more salad before it gets a chance to go bad.  But that's just crazy talk.