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