Fruit Preservatives / myLot

Philippines

March 11, 2021 7:01pm CST

The image is a copy/paste from my facebook memory feed some eight years ago. Just want to share what a joy it was back in time when fastfood meant driving the national highways, slowing down the side lanes, and stopping completely to purchase local fruits by the kilos. Among my favoriets were lanzones, lychees, and chico. When in season, I love the starapples and atis also. I am a fruit eater. But this discussion is actually a rant. Thus far, I avoid eating imported fruits such as apples, oranges, pears, and grapes. Why? Because of the wax preservatives that keep the fruits crisp while in crates. This pandemic year, my choice fruits are papayas and bananas. There's a bounty every where that fruit cart peddlers are never without these. However, I noticed that the papaya tastes like chlorox. My daughter affirmed my suspicion two weeks ago. But I continued to eat the papaya for snacks. Then yesterday, when I peeled two more crisp papayas, the inside was already juicy. Grrrrr! I hate it when they put poisonous preservatives on fruits.

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6 responses

Kayla Tsukino

@kaylachan (84785)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

12 Mar 21

I don't blame you. You don't know what's fresh and what isn't. Crop dusting isn't as popular as it once was. And, now it's getting worse and worse. Oh well. Stick with what you know is safe.

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eileenleyva

@eileenleyva (27555)

• Philippines

12 Mar 21

I sowed papaya seeds in my yard. One is bearing fruit already.

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Kayla Tsukino

@kaylachan (84785)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

12 Mar 21

@eileenleyva Then you know those will be safe, because you're growing them yourself.

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eileenleyva

@eileenleyva (27555)

• Philippines

12 Mar 21

@kaylachan That is correct. Papaya easily grows. The thing is, not all bears fruit. I have to cut two plants to make way for seedlings to grow.

RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (98004)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

12 Mar 21

I cannot get fresh fruit too often as there are no fresh fruit stands nearby. If I want fruit I usually have some canned or frozen. It is true that these days you never know what you are getting when you purchase food of any kind,

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eileenleyva

@eileenleyva (27555)

• Philippines

12 Mar 21

Canned fruits are preserved with thick syrup. Not good for people with diabetes. But sometimes, especially Christmastime, I do help my self with peach halves and fruit cocktail. I wish you have a fruit stand nearby. We have one at every turn of street.

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marguicha

@marguicha (230350)

• Chile

12 Mar 21

My youngest daughter took out all her lawn and started a vegetable patch. It is not easy, but it is wirth it.

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eileenleyva

@eileenleyva (27555)

• Philippines

12 Mar 21

Wow. That was an ingenious project. A vegetable patch sustains crops we need for food. A good foresight your daughter had.

Reine25

@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

12 Mar 21

there has been a lot of papaya. my niece wanted me to help them out eating, and told her pick the fruit and share to their neighbors

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eileenleyva

@eileenleyva (27555)

• Philippines

12 Mar 21

I have papaya plants also and the fruits are a-budding. But I was advised to include papaya in the daily diet so I did have to buy from the grocer. Glad your niece has plenty of papaya. Don't you make atsara?

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Reine25

@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

12 Mar 21

@eileenleyva i don't know, but always wanting to make one, haha

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Reine25

@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

12 Mar 21

@eileenleyva i want that ampalaya atsara