Something fruity

After yet another upper respiratory tract infection, I've decided that I need to boost my fruit intake. I eat plenty of vegetables and enjoy at least one glass of juice a day, but I struggle to eat much fresh fruit. Apples and oranges bore me. By contrast, I love bananas but I'm fussy about them, they have to be just right, not too green, not too yellow and so I find it difficult to buy more than two or three at a time because they go "off" before I can eat them.

Today I made myself a delicious fruit salad comprising one firm but just-right banana, some organic strawberries, some pre-cut fresh pineapple (lazy, I know, but worth it to avoid all the hassle of "peeling" a pineapple and chopping up all the meat), a kiwi-fruit and a deliciously sweet passionfruit. The whole mix was absolutely scrummy, and left me feeling very saintly.

That feeling didn't last long though, because later in the afternoon I treated myself to a strawberry tart. So what if the custard-cream filling was highly calorific, the stuff on top counts as part of my fruit intake, right? (I wonder how far I can stretch this theory... )

Comments

[Melody]

Oh my that tart looks 'heavenly'... I'm not much of a fruit person either, though I do buy pineapples up here because they are always delicious. And strawberries if I can. In regards to bananas (of which I am like you - thye have to be just right or otherwise...) as soon as they begin to go brown I pop them in the freezer, skin and all. After there is 3 or 4 in there, I defrost them (they go all mushy I must warn you) , and they are perfect for a banana cake!

[kimbofo]

Melody, that tart was heavenly... you can't tell in the photo but it broke in half when I took it out the container it came in. I had to patch it up so I could snap it!

As to freezing brown bananas, I've heard that mentioned before but I've never tried it. Interesting that it works; it always sounded a bit dodgy to me. Must try it next time I have a bunch of bananas turning brown...

[Mr D]

In recent years I've taken to eating a fruit salad simply of apple, orange, banana and kiwi fruit. Sliced appealingly, it's really delicious. And I feel slightly less guilty about my normal diet afterwards!

[kimbofo]

Mr D, it's amazing how saintly one can feel when one partakes in a little fruit, no?

[Julia]

I feel the same way about bananas and have the same trouble with fruit. It always seems to be an effort to eat it - except for crushed fermented grapes of course.