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Shop right: Aliza Green, author of the Field Guide to Produce, offers these suggestions for buying the best, most nutritious in-season fruits
Men's Fitness, May, 2004 by Matt Coppa
Apricots: Pick plump, brightly colored fruit. Blemishes don't alter flavor.
Berries: Packages with stains on the bottom spoil the quickest.
Melons: Buy them whole, not pre-cut. The flavor is sweeter.
Peaches: Leek for fruit with a firm. well-defined crease. A red tint signifies the variety, not ripeness.
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Plums: Opt for firm fruit, not hard or soft, and avoid anything with cracks or blemishes. (Good advice in most pursuits.)
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