Choosing Fruit In The Winter

Satisfy your fruit cravings now even though it's winter. Many people say not to buy produce out of season. You can still enjoy fruit, It's just a matter of knowing which version is the healthiest and tastiest at this time of year.
In the winter, frozen or dried may be a better choice over fresh. Here's a guide to making the best picks now.
Blueberries: Buy them frozen.
Frozen blueberries are the petite wild version. They have been found to contain more antioxidents than the cultivated type.

Apples: Buy them fresh.
Apples are a top notch source of quercetin, an antioxidant known to slash the risk of cancer.

Peaches: Buy them frozen.
Frozen peaches are harvested at peak ripeness and quickly flash-frozen to lock in vitamins, antiixidants, and flavor.

Strawberries: buy them fresh.
Fresh or frozen strawberries are a leading source of vitamin C.

Cherries: buy them dried.
Dried cherries are high in beta-cerotine, which is a building block for vitamin A.
Be sure to pick dried cherries that are not sweetened with sugar.

Information taken from the December 2011 issue of "Health" magazine.