Tips for choosing your vegetables
If you are a vegetable enthusiast, your basket is certainly filled when you do your shopping. But to make sure to make the right choice, which criteria to take into account? Editus.lu gives you some tips to make your life easier.
Choose seasonal vegetables
To vary the pleasures, but especially to respect the moments to which they are harvested, opt for the vegetables of season. To fully appreciate all their flavors, eat them shortly after they are picked .
If you're unsure, and do not know if a vegetable is in season, check with people working in the "fruits and vegetables" department of your supermarket or grocery store .
Consume local
Choose vegetables that grow in a perimeter not far from your home. The short circuit allows products to arrive more quickly on your plate, which promotes their freshness and their contribution of vitamins . What's more, you make an ecological gesture and support the local economy.
The option of frozen foods
It is possible that frozen vegetables are of better quality than fresh vegetables! The reason is that they are packaged only a few hours after harvest, and thus retain their nutritional value and flavor.
So, if you are looking for a vegetable that is not in season , or that comes from far away, prefer its frozen version , easily found in supermarkets.
Tips for choosing your:
Tomatoes : they must be smooth and firm, but not too hard. Color side, do not buy those that are too red , they are generally soft and less fresh. For tomatoes with a green orange color, do not store them in the fridge, they will never ripen otherwise.
Peppers : choose those that are firm, smooth and without stains. Thicken them too, and take the heavier ones, they contain more flesh. Be aware that green and yellow peppers are actually red peppers picked before their skin changes color. Note that orange and red peppers contain the most vitamin C.
Broccoli : observe the grains on their head . They must be as tight as possible, and of a uniform green. Also check their base: if it is dry, it indicates that they were picked some time ago.
Leeks : do not choose your leeks on the basis of their size, because it varies according to the seasons. Look at their leaves, they must be very straight and bright. To check their freshness, analyze the white : he must cover the leek for a quarter of its length.