Let's talk fruit

[Beener]

What do you do when you return from the grocery store/market with your fruit?

Do you clean it right away? Slice it up immediately? Leave it in a bag until you're ready to eat it and then wash it? Do you use one of those fruit washes or just use water?

I like having lots of fresh fruits and veggies in the house but I feel like it is soooo much work once I get home to clean it and have it ready to go for the baby. That sounds pretty lame but maybe I am just lazy?

[vthokie]

Bananas go on the counter. The rest of our fruit is usually peaches, strawberries, and blueberris. Peackes just go in a bag in the fridge. The berries I dump in the sink with cold water and a few tablespoons on white vinegar for about 15 minutes. It kills all the mold spores and makes them last longer (not that the kid lets them last very long) Then I dry them and put them back in their containers in the fridge.

[TrudyCampbell]

I wash it as I go. It doesn't take long to wash a plum and cut it up IMO. I use a fruit/veggie wash and I have a vegetable scrubber I use sometimes. We buy all organic produce though so hopefully it isn't covered in much besides dirt!

[SteelCity44]

I throw some in the fridge and the rest in a fruit basket. I wash with water when it's time to eat. Same with veggies. I didn't know there were other options.

[joyhart02]

I just wash them with water before I feed them to her but I think I will try the vinegar thing next time.

Bananas and a few things go on the counter that need to soften up but everything else goes in the fridge.

[TrudyCampbell]

I only put berries in the fridge. Peaches, plums, kiwi etc I keep in a fruit bowl.

[CrazyLucky]

Bananas go on the counter. So do some kinds of fruit, if they aren't quite ripe yet, like peaches. Almost everything goes in the fridge. I wash with water and cut it up as it's needed. A lot of stuff will go bad too quickly if it's pre-cut.
Some stuff, I will cut up at night after the kids are in bed. The big things like watermelon or cantaloupe.

[Faevantastic]

Except for banana, I put everything in the fridge and wash/cut up as I go. I was at Costco last night. My laziness took over and I picked up one of those fresh fruit salad bowls that has pre-cut melons, pineapple, mangoes, etc.

[skwcm80]

Jul 17, 2013 7:44:29 GMT -5 SteelCity44 said:

I throw some in the fridge and the rest in a fruit basket. I wash with water when it's time to eat. Same with veggies. I didn't know there were other options.

This ! Minus the fruit basket.

[katfco]

Berries and grapes I rinse the whole package. Melons I leave on the counter until I get around to cutting it. Other fruits (except for bananas) go in the fridge in their bags and I wash as I go. Usually I just rinse in water.

If I buy a lot of strawberries, I cut the tops off and store them flat in Ziploc bags to keep them fresh longer. It can extend their shelf life by quite a bit.

[Deleted]

I now put bananas in the fridge. I just learned they last longer if you do - and its so true! We used to buy bananas and they went bad within a week or so. Now they last way longer than a week. Although the peels brown really fast, the insides stay nice and firm longer. Just a tip! lol

[Deleted]

I honestly never really have fresh fruit or veggies growing up besides bananas so I have no clue what I sh

[Deleted]

Jul 17, 2013 8:33:03 GMT -5 @huahualove said:

I honestly never really have fresh fruit or veggies growing up besides bananas so I have no clue what I sh

errr. ... Should put in the fridge vs not.

[kandrze1]

I wash most of the fruit as I go. Bananas, kiwi, pears, plums, and peaches go on the counter. I keep berries, mango, and melon in the fridge. If I buy mango or melons I usually wash and cut that when I get home from shopping.

[UnicornDog]

I keep it in the refrigerator as is until I am ready to use it.

[Deleted]

Fridge or counter depending on what it is. I am bad and don't always wash fruit or veggies.