Buying Guides
How to Choose Ripe Fruit at the Store: A Fruit-by-Fruit Guide
Look, smell and touch tests for picking ripe melons, avocados, pineapples, berries and more.
Claire Moreau · September 25, 2026 · 8 min read
Buying Guides
How to choose, compare and buy better fruit at the market or supermarket.
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Organic vs Conventional Fruit: What the Evidence Says
A balanced look at pesticides, nutrition, cost and environmental impact when choosing organic fruit.
Claire Moreau · August 5, 2026 · 7 min read
Buying Guides
Apple Varieties Explained: Which to Eat, Bake and Store
From Granny Smith to Honeycrisp: how the main apple varieties differ in sweetness, texture and use — and how to pick and keep them at their best.
Claire Moreau · October 9, 2026 · 8 min read
Buying Guides
Pomegranates: Benefits, Juice vs Seeds and How to Open One Cleanly
Pomegranate nutrition and antioxidants, what studies say about the juice, how to pick a good fruit, and a mess-free method to remove the seeds.
Claire Moreau · October 10, 2026 · 9 min read