Comments on: Fresh Fruits Can Help Fight Summer Trouble!

By: chickypea

chickypea — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:04:37 +0000

i freeze bananas, blueberries, cranberries (scarf them up during the holidays!), raspberries and blackberries, peaches, strawberries, melon … all of it … and make smoothies each morning with lots of ice, a dollop of plain yogurt, my daily spoon of local honey and a tablespoon of peanut butter … they’re cool, hydrating, totally healthy, and i’m fibered and vitamined up for the day!

By: Johnathan Grant

Johnathan Grant — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:37:29 +0000

To save your bananas (so they’ll last a little longer before turning brown) – cut each banana away from the common stem. When we used to leave them connected, they would ripen/spoil faster. Now, after they’ve been cut off and separated, they seem to last a bit longer, and seem to ripen with less actual spoilage.

By: dorothy harris

dorothy harris — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:29:43 +0000

Fresh and frozen blueberries are also a treat for summer.

By: earthfare

earthfare — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:28:31 +0000

@Jen, good point!

By: Jen B

Jen B — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:13:25 +0000

Freezing is also a great way to store berries for the winter. I just bought a case of local blackberries from your Asheville store so I can have smoothies and cobblers all winter long!