Health Tip: Choose Safe Produce

Fresher produce usually means safer produce, so it's important to buy fruits and veggies as fresh as possible.

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics offers these suggestions:

• If shopping at the farmer's market, go early to make sure produce hasn't been sitting out all day.
• Buy produce in season, when possible.
• If you can't find satisfactory produce, ask the store manager if more produce is available.
• Buy loose produce over packaged, so you have more control over what you buy.
• Don't buy produce that has cuts, bruises or mold.
• Don't buy more produce than your family will eat in a week.