Definitely, until my mom told me about these tips I was not good in selecting fruits. It was the most difficult task for me to buy completely ripen fruits.
Sometimes they were ‘over-ripen’, tasteless and sometimes they were ‘yet to ripe’ and sour. I’m so glad that I came to know about these easiest methods to find ripe fruit. There are many fruits available on earth but mentioned are the ones for which I know the trick! Don’t ask me about the rest. I’m still not good at them!
Sharing is caring, so just passing it to you guys!
Avocado
Unripe avocados are eatable but there will not be a creamy texture. Flavor and taste of raw avocado sucks!! Raw avocados(Bright green) takes 4-5 days to ripe (Purple black). Refrigeration slows the process hence always store at room temperature.
Watermelon
Raw watermelons are rich with Vitamin C & D but nobody likes to eat raw watermelon! These fruits contain a lot of water which helps to keep the body hydrated. Always look for the yellow spot on watermelon for the reddish spongy yield. Wrap the half cut watermelon in zip lac bag or any thin plastic bag and then store in the refrigerator to keep it fresh for a long time.
Pineapple
Flip the pineapple over and sniff the stem end. A sweet scent is generally considered the most important aspect of choosing a ripe pineapple. If it has no scent, it’s probably not ripe.
Strawberry
Ahh! Easy to choose. Raw ones are whitish pink and hard. Bright red colored strawberries are sweet and fruity. A study says strawberries can cure most of the diseases. Then what are you waiting for? Go and buy!!
Kiwi
Compared to other fruits these are less preferred fruits. Kiwifruit is sweet and tangy. We often see slices of this fruit in cake decorations. Unripe kiwis are very tangy in taste, softly press your thumb on Kiwi fruit, if you see the thumb indent on fruit then the fruit is perfect to eat. Over-ripen fruits will be too soft hence rot very soon.
Banana
This is the most preferred fruit worldwide. Gives instant energy and serves as a meal in an emergency, no-food-available scenarios. Every part of the banana plant is useful. Indians use the banana stem, raw banana in the cooking. Bright yellow bananas are a perfect choice.
Raspberry
No big brain is required! Just choose a brightly colored, plump berry. Somewhere I read that this plant species belongs to Rose family. Now don’t ask ‘Red rose’?? HA!
Cantaloupe
These are very rarely used fruits. But believe me, this fruit has dozens of health benefits. Veins of Cantaloupes will be smooth if it is ripe and also there should be orange color in between, not green!
Papaya
Papayas don’t have any particular symptom to check whether they are ripe or not. Sometimes even the green papayas are ripened and good to eat but a good suggestion is to look for the bright yellow papayas for a sweet flavor.
Great hacks! I always love buying bananas. They’re awesome and they make a good afternoon snack too!
Yeah! Bananas give instant energy.
Yes many of us go wrong while picking up fruits from.market…you have given nice helpful.suggestionns for selecting the right one..
Thank yoi
Glad you found it useful!
I’d be showing this to my mother now! The grocery man could no more cheat us – i’m glad.
haha! I’m glad you found it useful 🙂
Some really great tips in this article, I didn’t even realise some of the things you mention but will be checking in the future.
Thank you!
I just learned about the watermelon and of course I needed to teach my husband about it. He comes home with the best watermelon in store now!
Wow! I’m glad you find it useful.
This is a good read. I’ve always wondered if ripen fruits are eatable. I only eat ripe bananas if they still look okay!
Ripen fruits are off course eatable! 😀
This is a great guide to check ripen fruits. I am pretty bad at this and learnt something new today.
Thank you 🙂
This is very helpful. Sometimes, I have a hard time with avocados. Thank you so much for the great tips x
Yeah, Avocados are difficult.
My husband is whom does the groceries, but this is good to know. Thanks!
You are lucky 🙂
I have to agree that your writing skills are amazing as your review is lovely. Unfortunately, it does not suit my skin.
This is not about any skin solution. These are grocery shopping tips 🙂
Great tips. Especially when trying to minimise food wastage
Yup! Buy the perfect fruit and never waste anything.
This article is very helpful… thanks 🙂
Thanks for reading 🙂
Thanks for sharing this helpful post. Checking ripe fruit these days is not a problem. I just can’t explain why one picks a not so ripe fruit from the fruit shop, and by evening it is already getting rotten.
We need more people like you 🙂
These are some good hacks, although, I kinda prefer the more hard strawberries, and will probably pick the not ready ripe ones, and the cantaloupes, I didn’t even know about the orange part to look for, thank you for telling me.
Oh! Yeah some people prefer to eat them like that!
Great…. Now i can’t go wrong choosing the right ones ….. Thanks….
Awesome!
Great hacks for shopping fruits n vegetables
Thank you!
I suck at choosing watermelons. May be your tips can help me now.
Hope this tip helps!
When buying bananas, I prefer those who are yet to ripe because it last longer. Only buy ripe fruits when you know that you need to consume them all.
Yeah! That’s a good tip 🙂 Usually Bananas will take 2-3 days to ripe.
So helpful, wow. I often get confused with avocados sometimes I think they are already ripe but once I open them still needs a day or two.
Yeah they are difficult to pick..