Factors to consider in selecting vegetables

Sheila bought in season vegetables. What are the benefits will she get from buying it?

• Cheap and better nutrition            

• Free from bruises and holes

• Fresh and absence of decay

• No chemical damage and right maturity

  Amy bought a ‘tumpok” of tomatoes, when she got home, she noticed that some of the tomatoes have bruises and have foul smell. What factor to consider in buying vegetables did she fail to check?

•    Absence of decay and insect infestation B. Freshness

• No chemical damage

• Freshness

• Right degree of maturity

Flora bought carrots from a sale, she noticed that the carrots on sale were smaller than its usual size and stem were twisted. What factor to consider in buying vegetables did she fail to check?

• Absence of decay and insect infestation

• No chemical damage

•  Freshness

• Right degree of maturity

The following are factors to consider in selecting vegetables EXCEPT for one.

• Degree of maturity

• No chemical damage

• Presence of defects

• Season of their harvest

Ana bought lettuce from a sale, she noticed that the lettuce on sale have browning and yellowing leaf edges. What factor to consider in buying vegetables did she fail to check?

• Freshness

• Absence of decay and insect infestation

• No chemical damage

• Right degree of maturity