Fresh Food Picker

At the store or kitchen, squeeze a fruit and smell it to decide if it's ripe and ready to eat.

Category: Life Skills · Duration: ~5 min

Materials

• assorted fruits or vegetables

1. Grab a few fruits: a banana, an avocado, a tomato. 2. Show them the color test: "Green banana means not ready. Yellow means perfect. Brown spots mean eat it today!" 3. Let them gently squeeze the avocado. "A tiny bit soft means ready. Rock hard means not yet." 4. Smell a melon or peach: "When it smells sweet, it's ripe." 5. Let them pick the best one for dinner tonight.