7 foods you shouldn't be refrigerating

becca.peterson26/Flickr

Feel like you're playing Jenga every time you put a tupperware into your fridge? There's good news: Most of the stuff in your fridge probably doesn't need to be there anyway. 

Toss those tomatoes to the curb, er, countertop. According to the Farmers' Almanac, these foods don't actually need to be in your fridge — and are sometimes better off kept out. 

1. Bananas

Thomson Reuters

Putting your 'naners in the fridge will make the peels turn brown and also transform the banana's texture. Got overripe bananas? Make them into banana bread right away or throw them in the freezer and use for a smoothie. 

2. Bread

Getty Images/Spencer Platt

Storing bread in the fridge makes it go stale faster. The cool temperature causes bread to harden at a faster pace compared to room temperature. If you're a carb lover looking to preserve your crusty loaves, you're better off keeping them in a breadbox or sticking them in a freezer, Serious Eats reported. Preservatives will dictate how long bread will last on your counter.Eat by Date estimated that the shelf life can range from a few days to several weeks.

3. Butter

Flickr/Taryn

Trying to spread rock solid butter onto bread is an impossible task. Luckily, you can safely store butter on the counter— so long as you protect it from air and light in a butter dish or butter crock. The Food and Drug Administration even says butter is okay to be left at room temperature for a couple of days, the Kitchn noted. Yet for longterm storage, you'll still want to keep butter in the fridge. 

See the rest of the story at Business Insider