4 ways to stop your fruit salad from turning brown | The Times of India (2024)

We do everything we can, to stay healthy and fit and eating healthy is one of the most common ways of doing so! To eat healthy and maintain a balanced diet we often resort to fruit salad. Quick and easy to make a fruit salad including just the right fruits suffices for all the nutrients that are needed by our body. Working your way through glares and stares, if you manage to open a box of fruit salad on the lunch table, you are bound to be labeled as health conscious or diet conscious, and rightly so. Be it your diet consciousness or your laziness to actually cook a proper meal, a fruit salad is always a healthier and better choice for filling one’s appetite as well as providing a wholesome nutritious meal.

Fruit salads also make a good choice of meal for young kids, who are usually fussy eaters. Most commonly used fruits in our daily lives include, bananas, apples, pears, etc. Some of you might even cut your fruits a night before to savour its taste in the morning only to find it turning brown.This happens when these fruits come in contact with air for a long time. Even though research and study shows that brown fruits do not lose their nutrient element or taste, but the meal sure does become less appealing and is less appetizing. Fruits turned brown happen to be a good excuse for kids to not have them which may compromise their physical and mental development.So, here are a few ways you can prevent your fruits from turning brown and then turning down all excuses of not having them.

One of the most effective and used solutions for preventing the fruits from turning brown is lemon juice as it works wonders in keeping the fruits fresh. Mix lemon juice with water in accordance with the number and quantity of fruits, so that the solution is enough to completely submerge the fruits. Mix the lemon juice well with water. Now pour over the chopped fruit slices. Make sure all fruits are completely soaked in the solution. Keep dipped for 5 minutes. Remove and transfer the fruits in another bowl and be assured that they will remain fresh for hours.

No need to put any effort here, just grab a soda bottle from the store and dip fruits in it for 5 minutes. However, it might compromise on some of the nutritional elements, you will have your fruits fresh till the next day.

In a bowl add honey and mix with warm water. Make sure to keep the quantity of honey in proportion with the fruits used.Dip the fruits in the solution for about 30 seconds. Remove and drain the excess liquid. Your fruits will now stay fresh for up to eight hours.

The most common ingredient in all our kitchens-salt. If you are out of honey and lemon and want to preserve your fruits, look no more just grab the salt, mix it well with water and pour over the fruit slices. Make sure all your fruits are completely submerged in saltwater mixture. For best results it is advised to use sea salt instead of normal table salt. Allow the fruits to remain in the mixture for 5 minutes, after which drain the liquid and have fresh fruits for several hours.

Fruits are essential for providing our body nutrients like iron, calcium, vitamins and vital proteins. Do not make excuses for avoiding to eat fruits, adopt these methods and keep your fruits fresh for your fruit salad.