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Grapes out of season ?

Random · 2008-11-10 23:02:16

Any grapes I buy down the shops the last few weeks all seem less than fresh and very pale coloured (the red ones). Are they out of season or something??

11-11-2008 12:02am

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Any grapes I buy down the shops the last few weeks all seem less than fresh and very pale coloured (the red ones). Are they out of season or something??

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#2 11-11-2008 10:42am

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Yes, they're out of season

This might help you:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/in_season/index.shtml

or you can download a pdf chart from this website:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/oct/07/seasonal.food.chart

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#3 11-11-2008 7:55pm

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Dammit .. so much for healthy eating .. jsut as I was really starting to like them!

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#4 11-11-2008 9:26pm

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There's lots of other options for this time of year:

apples
pears
quinces
medlars
cranberries

You can also get tubs of frozen berries from the supermarket - great in a smoothie or heated up with yoghurt.

Eating with the seasons is generally cheaper, more nutritious (IMO-not sure if that's fact) and ensures that you get a good variety of different foods and vitamins, etc.

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