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Which fruits should I stay away from?) ) Kurt Hadsall), Oilfield Wireline Field Specalist at Baker Hughes (2003-present) My former career was retail grocer/produce manager. For over fifteen years I enjoyed the very best produce, because I had “pick of the litter” as the saying goes. I still to this day am very picky about produce. Fruits are mostly seasonal. Apples, pears and citrus Fall/Winter. Berries and grapes Spring, and Soft fruit/melons Summer. Transportation and processing of fresh food has improved and we are able to import more fruit from South America and beyond. You still won’t find me eating warehouse apples in the summer or peaches, plums or melons from South America in the winter. Picked early enough to extend shipment and warehousing time means, lack of flavor and or downright spoiling because ripening never happens. Hybrids, crossbred and genetically modified strains of fruits and vegetables can be the exception to this in that they taste good, hold up better until eaten and can be grown in regions not native to their natural cousins. A couple of examples that I enjoy are Fuji apples and Hothouse tomatoes harvested and sold still on the vine. When shopping inspect, examine, observe, ask for a sample, read the stickers and boxes. Look, taste and smell, the nose knows. No matter what fruit you reach for make sure to rinse throughly and it will be much better for you than Micky D’s or processed foods. Hope this helps!