Safe Handling of Fruits and Vegetables
Fruits and vegetables can make you sick – or even kill you – if you don’t learn to handle them safely. Use the following food safety handouts to learn how to safely handle fruits and vegetables:
Best Buys with Unit Pricing – Making thrifty buys at the grocery store is as easy as learning a few shopping skills and making thoughtful decisions. Before buying an item, consider price, convenience, nutritional value, the ability to store the product and family tastes. And remember, the price of an item is not always the best way to tell if a product is a thrifty buy. You can use unit prices to identify foods and other products that are the most economical for your budget.
Fresh Fruits: Getting the Most Nutrition for Your Money – Fresh fruits are great sources of fiber and vitamins, including vitamin C and folate. According to the U.S.D.A. Food Guide Pyramid, we should eat two to four servings of fruit (fresh, canned or frozen) each day. A serving is equal to a medium piece of fruit (such as an apple, orange or pear), 1/4 cup dried fruit, 1/2 cup of cooked fruit, or 3/4 cup of 100 percent fruit juice. Whole, fresh fruit provides more fiber than peeled fruits or fruit juices.
Safe Handling of Fresh Cantaloupe (Spanish) – El melón es una buena fuente de vitamina A y vitamina C y es naturalmente bajo en calorías. Como otras frutas frescas, el melón es parte importante de una dieta saludable. Los productos frescos proveen vitaminas, minerales y fibra para ayudar a mantener su cuerpo sano.
Safe Handling of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables – Fresh fruits and vegetables are an important part of a healthful diet. They provide vitamins, minerals and fiber to help keep your body healthy.
Safe Handling of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (Spanish) – Las frutas y verduras frescas son una parte importante de una dieta saludable. Éstas proveen vitaminas, minerales y fibras para ayudar a mantener su cuerpo saludable.
Safe Handling of Fresh Oranges – Oranges are a good source of vitamin C, folate and fiber. Like other fresh fruits and vegetables, they provide vitamins, minerals and fiber
Safe Handling of Fresh Oranges (Spanish) – Las naranjas son una buena fuente de vitamina C, folato y fibra. Al igual que las otras frutas y verduras frescas, las naranjas proveen vitaminas, minerales y fibra para ayudar a mantener su cuerpo sano.
Safe Handling of Fresh Parsley – Parsley contains vitamins A and C. Like all fresh fruits and vegetables, parsley can provide vitamins, minerals and fiber to help keep your body healthy.
Safe Handling of Fresh Parsley (Spanish) – El perejil contiene vitaminas A y C. Como todas las frutas frescas, el perejil puede proveer vitaminas, minerales y fibra para ayudar a mantener su cuerpo sano.
Safe Handling of Fresh Strawberries – Like other fresh fruits and vegetables, strawberries are an important part of a healthy diet. Strawberries are a good source of vitamin C and fiber.
Safe Handling of Fresh Strawberries (Spanish) – Al igual que otras frutas y verduras frescas, las fresas son una parte importante de una dieta saludable. Las fresas son una buena fuente de vitamina C y de fibra.
Safe Handling of Fresh Tomatoes – Tomatoes are a good source of vitamin C. Like all fresh fruits and vegetables, tomatoes are an important part of a healthy diet – they provide vitamins, minerals and fiber to help keep your body healthy.
Safe Handling of Fresh Tomatoes (Spanish) – Los tomates (o jitomates) sonuna buena fuente de vitamina C. Al igual que las otras frutas y verduras frescas, los tomates son una parte importante de una dieta saludable; proveen vitaminas, minerales y fibra para a
Selecting Fresh Fruits and Vegetables – Fresh fruits and vegetables provide vitamins, minerals and fiber to help keep your body healthy. To make sure that your fruits and vegetables are safe to eat, it is important to know how to select good-quality produce.
Selecting Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (Spanish) – Las frutas y verduras frescas proveen vitaminas, minerales y fibras para ayudar a mantener su cuerpo saludable. Para asegurarse que sus frutas y verduras son seguras para comer, es importante saber cómo seleccionar productos agrícolas de buena calidad.
Safe Handling of Fruits and Vegetables Handouts
These food safety handouts related to the safe handling of fruits and vegetables were graciously provided by the team at Texas A&M University and Texas AgriLife Extension Services. We thank them for sharing these resources with us.