Fruit Tips

With summer here, we’ve got lots of fruits and veggies ripe and ready right in our backyard (sometimes literally, looking at you gardeners!). Below are some tips to make sure you get your servings of fruits and veggies this summer

1. Strawberries - If you have firm strawberries you can trim off the stems then cut them with your egg slicer for perfect slices every time. Don’t rinse your berries until you are going to enjoy them. If they are the least bit damp they will get moldy in your refrigerator
2. Bananas - Peel them and toss them into a Ziploc bag in the freezer. Pull out as you need them. You can do this with any fruit that you might like to use to make a smoothie or muffins. When fruit is abundant and inexpensive, prepare for when it’s not!
3. Citrus - To make sure you always have citrus fruit to zest on hand, you can freeze it whole in a freezer Ziploc and pull it out to zest when you need some. To get the most juice from your citrus fruit, firmly roll it around on your counter, pressing it with the ball of your hands to get the juice flowing
4. Melon - How do you choose a ripe melon? Gently press on each end to see if it’s slightly soft. If you shake the melon you might hear seeds and it should also smell good. Look for signs of it sitting on the ground too long where it might look yellow, which is not a good thing, UNLESS it’s watermelon, in which case this is a good thing.
5. Grapes - Try them frozen! Wash them and toss them into the freezer for a fun and tasty treat.

Give these ideas a try! Let us know what you think!