Avocados have become incredibly popular due to a combination of factors, including their health benefits, delicious taste, and versatility in the kitchen. Smash them on toasts, mix them up in a smoothie, add them to your salad - you can just do about anything with these fruits. In addition to being tasty, avocados are a good source of healthy fats, vitamins, and minerals.

However, any avocado lovers will recognise the struggle that is to keep them fresh. In fact, avocados seemingly age in a blink of an eye. The stage between an unready avocado - when it’s too hard and bright green - and when it’s overriped - excessively soft and mushy, and has a dark brown or black colour inside - often appears to last just a split second.

They frustratingly come across as a high-maintenance fruit, as they often feel like they’re going bad just after being purchased. In reality, avocado ripening and shelf life vary.

At room temperature, unripe avocados can take four to seven days to ripen, while ripe ones can last a few days.

Fortunately, there are methods to prolong your avocado’s life and prevent you from wasting any food.

A TikToker who goes by the username Creative_explained has recently shared in a video smart grocery hacks for saving money and reducing waste.

Among the different creative ways to save various groceries, they demonstrated how to keep avocados fresh for up to three weeks.

The technique is quite simple, you will just need a container and some water.

“Fill an airtight container with water and add [the avocados] in,” Creative_explained explained.

In the video, the TikToker demonstrated his hack, and showcased the avocados submerged in the water inside the container, before placing them in the fridge.