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NEWS: Farmer’s Market
August 2004
Eat Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Add
Color and Health to Your Diet with the Original Fast Foods
Think of fresh fruits and vegetables as the original
fast food. Once properly washed, choices such as cherry tomatoes, grapes,
baby carrots, tangerines, cherries and peaches can be eaten on the spot,
without any preparation at all. Buying a wide variety of produce means
that you can enjoy the nutritional advantages that fruits and vegetables
offer.
Is
it ripe yet?
Fruits and vegetables are most nutritious and delicious at their peak
quality. When selecting fresh produce, you’ll want to consider ripeness.
While some fruits and most vegetables do not continue to ripen after they
are picked, there are certain fruits that do. For fruit that requires
additional ripening you have several options for ripening: at room temperature,
in the refrigerator or in a paper bag. When ripening at room temperature,
place fruit in a cool, dry place. Fruit stored at room temperature will
continue to ripen at a slower rate.
Fruits That Continue To Ripen After Picking
- Apples
- Watermelon
- Cherries
- Oranges
- Grapefruit
- Strawberries
- Grapes
- Tangerines
Fruits That Don’t Continue To Ripen After Picking
- Apricots
- Avocados
- Peaches
- Bananas
- Pears
- Cantaloupe
- Cherries
- Tomatoes
Cleaning
Fruits & Vegetables
Careful washing of produce is important. To clean fresh fruits and vegetables,
wash and scrub them thoroughly under running water. This works better
than soaking because running water has a corrosive effect that removes
dirt, bacteria and chemical traces from the surfaces and crevices of fruits
and vegetables.
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Fruits and vegetables get their colors from natural pigments. They make food appealing and tip you off to ripeness and flavor.
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