Keeping Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Tasting Good

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Keeping Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Tasting Good!


Keep these in the refrigerator

Fruits and Melons

  • Apples (to keep for more than 7 days)
  • Apricots
  • Asian pears
  • Blackberries
  • Blueberries
  • Cherries
  • Cut fruit
  • Figs
  • Grapes
  • Raspberries
  • Strawberries

Vegetables

  • Artichokes
  • Asparagus
  • Green beans
  • Lima beans
  • Beets
  • Belgian endive
  • Broccoli
  • Brussels sprouts
  • Cabbage
  • Carrots
  • Cauliflower
  • Celery
  • Cut vegetables
  • Fresh herbs (but not basil)
  • Green onions
  • Greens (collard, mustard, turnip)
  • Leeks
  • Lettuce
  • Mushrooms
  • Peas
  • Radishes
  • Spinach
  • Sprouts
  • Summer squashes
  • Sweet corn

Keep these on the counter until ripe, then keep them in the refrigerator

Fruits and Melons

  • Avocados
  • Kiwifruit
  • Nectarines
  • Peaches
  • Pears
  • Plums
  • Plumcots

Keep these on the counter

Fruits and Melons

  • Apples (to keep for less than 7 days)
  • Bananas
  • Grapefruit
  • Lemons
  • Limes
  • Mandarins
  • Mangoes
  • Muskmelons
  • Oranges
  • Papayas
  • Persimmons
  • Pineapple
  • Plantains
  • Pomegranates
  • Watermelons

Vegetables

  • Basil (keep in a glass of water)
  • Cucumbers
  • Eggplant
  • Ginger
  • Jicama
  • Peppers
  • Pumpkins
  • Tomatoes
  • Winter squashes

Keep these in the pantry or a cabinet or box. Protect them from light, but make sure air can get to them

Vegetables

  • Garlic
  • Dry onions
  • Potatoes
  • Sweet potatoes
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This material was funded by USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – SNAP. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.