[nredman]

i need some suggestions and some good & tasty fruits and vegetables. besides the basics (oranges, apple, bananas) i picked up a mango yesterday at the store...how do you pick a good mango? i need to watch that seinfeld episode where kramer gets kicked out of joe's fruit stand or whatever it is. help me out here

[jaiqua]

I love mangos. My dad is a mango expert, but I inherited absolutely nothing from him when it comes to picking them

From what I remember, make sure it's slightly soft to squeeze, not brick hard; if it's got green on it, then it's probably not ripe yet but you can still buy them, but best to leave them till soft.

I also need to start eating more fruit, and generally start to eat properly.

[Apple Pro Underwear]

mango i believe you want it to be just firm and then buy it and leave in a brown bag for a day or 2 and it will be the fo-shizza.

you can smell the mango too and if it has a beautiful mango scent, it is ripe and ready to eat

[Dubya's Dealer]

Nothing like a nice juicy pear.

[Rain]

Canned fruits

[brapper]

good, old fashioned, red delicious apples do it for me.
just try to eat them with breakfast every morning.
I also eat carrots at dinner...
both fit my student budget quite well when bought in bulk..
i've found the facier the fruit/vegetable, the more expensive.

[voyageur]

Kiwi fruit:

Sure, they look like hairy little turds, but they are sweet and full of vitamin C. You want them when they're only slightly squeezable.
Cantaloupes:

Full of beta carotene. Buy them when you can smell the sweet cantaloupe smell through the skin.

[nredman]

Originally posted by voyageur:
Kiwi fruit:

i like kiwi but i hate pealing them and i always get the little black seeds in my teeth

[Nebagakid]

Eat a WHOLE Cucumber, just chop off the very top and bottom. Don't shave off the skin. If available, I do this probably once a day. They are good for you, cucumbers are. They are great


Also, strawberries are good as well.

[andi*pandi]

Fresh pineapple will make you wonder what that crap is they put in cans.

I buy them when you can just smell ripeness... not too green or yellow.

[wolfen]

Broccoli florets
You can't go wrong with tangerines


But what you need are recipes. Here's one for summertime:

Skin and freeze 2 bananas. Start with a few ice cubes and a cup of soymilk or water in a blender. Break up bananas just a bit and put in a blender with a cup of ripe, fresh strawberries, and a tablespoon of frozen orange juice concentrate. Add soymilk/ice until the preferred texture is attained.

This tastes best with a couple shots of vodka or rum blended in. Still healthy, right?

wolfen

[leffo]

[ShotgunEd]

Originally posted by nredman:
i like kiwi but i hate pealing them and i always get the little black seeds in my teeth

No need to peel them, just cut the top off with a knife and eat with a spoon. Much like a boiled egg.

Fruit Salads are the way forward, Buy a load of fruit and get all 5 of your recommended portions in one nice fruity snack.

[Eriamjh]

Originally posted by Nebagakid:
Eat a WHOLE Cucumber, just chop off the very top and bottom. Don't shave off the skin. If available, I do this probably once a day. They are good for you, cucumbers are. They are great

(Sexual image of one eating a cucumber in mind...)

Ewww!

[Lateralus]

Screw fruits and vegetables: They are overrated and overpriced. I mean, for $5 I can get 50 bags of Top Ramen at Wal-Mart. How many oranges or bananas could I get for that much? One.

Now, I have made it my personal philosophy to live by my patented 'Opposite of the Atkins Diet', crabohydrates only. It consists of eating 3 major foods and only those 3 foods:

1) Top Ramen
2) Potatos
3) Bread

Now, once you start on the diet you wont be able to crap for about a week, but that will pass. You will eventually poop again, don't worry. Just try to keep thinking about the amount of money you are saving while you wait.

[webcookie]

Cucumbers are good. Here's how I eat them: take the skin off, slice up the cucumber, put it in a bowl of vinegar, sprinkle on pepper & onion powder & garlic powder, then eat.

White grapes are good too. And tangerines.