Tip of the day: Buy produce in season for savings

A grocery cart full of healthful fruits and vegetables can be expensive, but buying in season can help you spend less. That means no strawberries in winter in Maine, when you'll pay for shipping from some far-off warm place. Seasonal picks include cherries, melon, peaches, tomatoes, and peppers in summer; snow peas, spinach, and strawberries in spring; and carrots, cauliflower, citrus fruits, and cranberries in fall.

For a free list of in-season fruits and veggies, click on "Save at the supermarket" from the August/September 2008 issue of our ShopSmart magazine, read more tips on healthful meals for less, and watch our video (right) for more ways to save on produce.

Comments

[Margarita]

Thank you for the post! It’s just in time. Indeed, every season we face a situation when we want to eat something special, something which is unfortunately out of the season. Luckily nowadays almost everything is possible and you can get strawberry in winter no matter where you live. The question I usually have is if this fruit\vegetable is healthful, and if I can afford it. Sometimes both answers are ‘no’. Thus, I am lost at a supermarket. Your article caught my attention because of the links you offer. Very interesting and cognitive. The great ideas of ‘Dowturn diet’ made me look differently at the process of shopping, storing and cooking healthy meals in general. I will refer to this advisor often!