Delicious Fruits Imported From Europe
"Eat more fruit and vegetables."
If I had a penny for every time I heard that I'd be a rich girl today.
Everyone knows eating fruit is healthy... fruit has the reputation of being the default "health food".
Fruit grows on trees and plants, and humans have been eating them throughout history.
Most fruit is very convenient. People call them "nature's fast food" because they are so easy to prepare and take with you.
The perfect food you might think.
Remember, though, the sugar content of fruit is often high, so bear this in mind when treating yourself!
Let's have a look at the fruits pictured above that are so readily available in the UK.
- First we have the apple. I was brought up to believe 'an apple a day keeps the doctor away'.
These Gala apples are imported to the UK from Italy!
- So, what about bananas?
These bananas come all the way from a 'Rainforest Alliance' grower in Columbia! No wonder their stalks are so old-looking.
- How about strawberries? As English as Wimbledon, I thought.
How wrong can I be? These were imported from The Netherlands!
- Okay, I have a hardy green grape vine in my garden so surely these must be from the UK.
Nope, they are imported from Greece!
- I'm including bell peppers here because I eat them like fruit.
Another foreign produce, these peppers were imported from Ireland.
- Last but not least, the good old pear! Surely they come from my home country.
Yay, woop, woop! My pears are from Kent in the south of England.
This investigation reminded me of the stupidity of the Brexit vote!
Ah well, what do I know? I can always live on pears!
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I like the post, but you should know that long before we got into the common market now known as the European union, I was eating all of these products including some we are now not allowed to eat, so on balance, these countries that we currently deal with, will still want to sell us there products and we will still want to buy them, people power will prevail, you will see, kind regards and best wishes to you, Gez.........
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I don't wish to talk anymore on this subject as fruit is a minor part of my objection to Brexit. I am on Steemit for fun. Thank you for your comment.
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Me as well, didn't mean to offend! have a great day, regards Gez.
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Funny how our food comes from so many different places. I don't know about in the UK, but here in the US, we are bombarded with advertisements and marketing for junk. I love fruit and veggies and when I can, I grow some of my own. Great post!!
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This sums up America. Advertising has become nothing but lies.
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You're absolutely right. It scares me that many youngsters (teens and up) have no idea of how to prepare a meal for themselves unless it can be microwaved or bought at a drive through... :(
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Thank you so much for saying that! I love fruit and veg too. I think the junk food advertisers are under pressure to exit, stage left, over here. It's because we have an obesity problem. They are even talking about people being refused non-life-threatening surgery if they are obese. Still, have to admit I occasionally have a 'junk food' day. It's that MSG makes it taste so good!
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I like fruits
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You are making a good choice :)
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Can you name the fruit that provides 90% of all dietry requirements?
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No, wow, I could really live on it then, haha. What is it?
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An avocado!
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Ooo, that's a bit posh for me.
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Well apparently bananas are a second best.
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I had a guy on teaching practice in my class who kept sating I was eating power food whenever I ate a banana.
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Proof then!
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In line with your search for the truth.
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my land is rich in harvest but we also have so much imoported goods(
why for what it makes me sad(
and the prices are much higher( our own fruits will be much cheaper
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Many countries want to trade with Russia. It is a large market.
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