How to Select Fruit
How to Select Fruits
- Buy in season when quality is highest and prices lowest.
- Don't buy more than you will use before they perish. Use it as soon as possible they will have a better taste.
- Don't buy damaged fruit unless damage is slight and you will use it immediately.
- Be careful how you handle fruit in stores so you don't ruin the fruit for others.
- Fruit should only be eaten when ripe. Some foods (bananas can be purchased green and ripened at home.
- Try to purchase organic fruit as much as possible for they are not sprayed with pesticides.
- Smell the produce and see if there is an unpleasant odour coming from the fruit.
- If fruit doesn't taste right it is better to disregard it than disregard your health.
Here are some tips for specific fruits:
Apples
Seasons: October through March.
Types: Golden Delicious, Red Delicious, Pippin, Golden Grimes, McIntosh,
Jonathan and Winesap.
Selecting: Organic if possible. Apples are one of the most sprayed fruits.
Apples should be firm and crisp with bright and shiny skin. Color is a sign of
maturity in apples - high in color indicates maturity - and only apples picked
when mature will have good flavor and texture.