Fruit or vegetable preservation device

A preservation device for preserving a partially eaten portion of a fruit or vegetable that includes a skin and at least one generally flat exposed surface, the preservation device comprising:

• a pair of arms, each arm extending in a longitudinal direction and having a distal portion and a proximal portion, the arms pivotally connected to each other for movement of said distal portion between an open position for engaging said at least one generally flat exposed surface of the partially eaten fruit or vegetable portion and a closed position where said at least one exposed surface of the partially eaten fruit or vegetable portion is engaged with the preservation device, and
• a flat plate carried by the arm in the distal portion of the arm, the flat plate extending generally perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the arm and adapted to engage the exposed surface of the fruit or vegetable for preservation purposes.