Our Tweets of the Week 2010-02-20

Feb 20
2010
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Our Tweets of the Week 2010-02-13

Feb 13
2010
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  • • Did you overeat at your Super Bowl party? No need to starve yourself now. Fill today with #freshproduce. You'll feel better. #
  • • What is your favorite fruit to eat when it snows? Me? On Sat. it was 20" of snow + 3 fruits: Navel, CaraCara & Blood Oranges. #
  • • Eat This Now: Pink Lady Apples, Pummelos, Asparagus, Cara Cara Oranges, Minneola Tangelos #freshproduce http://bit.ly/aUEXJl #
  • • Clementine season ending, quality hit/miss. Still good ones around, but what should you eat next? http://bit.ly/cJUQHS #
  • • Easy to peel, almost seedless, fresh-tart & honey-sweet, floral afterglow, weird-lookin' knob at stem: must be a Minneola Tangelo! #
  • • Strawberry quality fair, pricing high now. For #Valentines Day try dipping other fruits in chocolate for a special treat. Suggestions? #
  • • Pummelos are the largest citrus; can grow to size of volleyball. Tastes like grapefruit with sugar already on it. #freshproduce #OMGfact #
  • • Pummelo in season from CA now. I hack with a knife then gobble over sink, but here's a more civil way: http://bit.ly/bGatg3 #
  • • Cool idea @freshforellen Let us know if we can help with tips on what #freshproduce is likely to be best each week. #
  • • Asparagus good side dish choice right now. Select spears with tight, dry tips. http://bit.ly/bcbz6k #
  • • We've officially named the Unofficial Fresh Fruit of the Vancouver 2010 Winter #Olympics! http://bit.ly/9Nv0ki #
  • • New crop Mexican Asparagus is here. Do you prefer thick or thin? http://bit.ly/dd3ZQm #
  • • Did you love Sour Patch Candy as kid? Nature's version: Kumquats! Super sour & sweet. CA organic are best now. #sugarfree #freshproduce #
  • • She is dense and kinda sour. Underneath she is a little sweet too. She is a Pink Lady #Apple. #Valentine #
  • • Pink Lady = Cripps Pink. Mushy Apples = Yuck! Pink Lady/Cripps Pink Apples = Hard & Crisp. http://bit.ly/doNwxS #
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Our Tweets of the Week 2010-02-06

Feb 06
2010
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  • • Feb. is National Grapefruit Month. Sorry, Weird Al, you do not have a month yet. #freshproduce #diet http://bit.ly/8V10ZH #
  • • Are you signed up for the Eat This Now weekly newsletter? http://www.producegeek.com
    It's free. It's fresh. Please RT! #
  • • February is National Grapefruit Month.  You should re-discover this fine fruit. Totally in season. #freshproduce #
  • • Eat This Now – Bowl Party Edition: Red & Green Grapes, Sweet Red Peppers, Idaho Potatoes, Roma Tomatoes, Hass Avocados- http://bit.ly/bT6ayT #
  • • You should buy Hass Avocados early this week so they're ripe for your Bowl Party. For those about to Guac – we solute you! #
  • • You love Guacamole but are a Hass Avocado rookie? No worries, watch this: http://bit.ly/ce2K3i #
  • • February is Idaho Potato Lovers Month, manufactured by the Idaho Potato Commission, not Hallmark. #freshproduce http://bit.ly/16ft7s #
  • • INSIDER TIP: Florida freeze nailed tomato crop, but Mexican Roma/Plum production is still solid, only deal tomato out there. #freshproduce #
  • • So much for full pints. 6oz are primary Blueberry pack arriving from Chile this week. Volume down, quality to top your cereal still good.  #
  • • Bowl Party Produce List: Potatoes, Baby Carrots, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Avocados, Red Peppers, Romas, Sdls Grapes, oh yea- gonna need Limes. #
  • • XLG Sweet Red Peppers are delicious & plentiful right now- the elongated ones. You should try some. #freshproduce http://bit.ly/9NmBkG #
  • • You get 317% daily value of Vit-C and 93% Vit-A from 1 cup of Sweet Red Peppers. Show some love to your immune system. #
  • • Do you prefer Green or Red Seedless Grapes? Both are dropping in price, good quality from Chile. #
  • • No ripe Hass Avocados on the shelf? Try fresh vacuum packed Guacamole in convenience case in Produce Dept. Phew that was close. Guac on! #
  • • Big Game #freshproduce Recipes: http://bit.ly/9Dky4R and http://bit.ly/blfeE8 #
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Our Tweets of the Week 2010-01-30

Jan 30
2010
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  • • Apples originated in Kazakhstan. Thank you, Borat's homeland. #OMGFact #applclub #
  • • Jan. freezes in FL & TX, heavy rains in CA #freshproduce growing areas, but still lots of good fruit/veg to enjoy! http://producegeek.com #
  • • Eat This Now: Fuji Apples, Organic Navel Oranges, Grapefruit, Cauliflower, Fingerling Potatoes #freshproduce http://bit.ly/4MjJqb #
  • • Fiber is filling. Hard to overeat when you're full. Most #freshproduce is packed with fiber. Eat more fruit/veg to overeat less. #
  • • Russian Banana is not really a banana – a small stubby finger-shaped potato http://bit.ly/7MY4DA #
  • • Boil, Fry, Roast Fingerling Potatoes until knife slides in and out without getting stuck. Try some this week, serve with delicate skin on. #
  • • Had THE Best Tasting Navel Orange I've eaten this season last week, was Organically Grown in California. http://bit.ly/7pH4jc #
  • • Campaign Against Mushy Apples continues: Try crisp and crazy-sweet Fuji! #appleclub http://bit.ly/8nHOmp #
  • • Fuji Apples named for Japanese town of Fujisaki where first developed in 1930s, not for Mount Fuji. #
  • • High sugar levels in Wa.St. Fuji Apples sometimes liquefy showing up as brown veins in flesh. aka Sugar Core or Honey Core #
  • • Cauliflower is actually a flower, kept white by tight leaves that prevent chlorophyll from developing. http://bit.ly/80D2CY #
  • • Cauliflower has intriguing heirloom cousins w/ tuned up Beta-Carotene, Vit C, Vit A: Purple, Orange & Green Cauliflower, plus Romanesco. #
  • • Grapes finally promoteable! Look for Red/Green Seedless ads where you shop this weekend. Will you give in to a healthy impulse buy? #
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