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