Fruit and vegetables are an excellent source of fibre, and with 30% of your dietary fibre needing to derive from food sources, adding fruit and vegetable into your daily diet is an excellent way to achieve this.
Fruit |
Storage tips |
Oranges, lemons and limes LF |
Suitable for storage for at least a week out of the refrigerator, two to three weeks in the refrigerator (do not store in a plastic bag) |
Apples LF |
Store in the refrigerator with the skin on for two to three weeks away from other fruit and vegetables. Place a divider in the vegetable drawer as apples tend to cause other fruit and vegetables to ripen rapidly (for people on a low fibre diet peel before consuming) |
Pomegranates |
Store in the vegetable drawer |
Mangoes LF |
Store ripe fruit in the refrigerator away from apples |
Vegetables |
Storage tips |
Potatoes LF |
Store in a cool dark place preferably with the dirt still on them (do not store in a plastic bag). If you are on a low fibre diet peel before consuming |
Onions and garlic |
Store in a cool place in a brown paper bag |
Pumpkin LF |
Can be refrigerated OR can be stored in a cool dark place for a month (if the pumpkin goes soft or leaks it has spoilt) |
Sweet potato/Yams LF |
Keep in a brown paper bag in a cool, dark place and away from other vegetables - no need to refrigerate for a few weeks |
Beetroot LF |
Take the green tops off before storage, do not wash them and store in the vegetable drawer |
Brussel sprouts |
Store well for at least a month when in season |
Swede |
Do not wash them, store in the vegetable drawer |
Kale |
Place in the cool area of the refrigerator, do not wash them and cover with a paper towel wrap with a spritz of water to keep the paper slightly moist, replace the paper every couple of days with new towel and a spritz of water |
Celery |
Wrap in foil and refrigerate |
Carrots LF |
Keep the tops and stems on, store in the vegetable drawer (if you are on a low fibre diet peel before consuming) |
Cabbage |
Store in the vegetable drawer, once cut store in an airtight container |
Wombok/Chinese cabbage LF |
Store in the vegetable drawer away from apples and pears |