Tired of the same fruits? Looking for an exotic and mysterious looking fruit to surprise your guests?

This strange looking fruit is covered with pink scales and grows on a cactus vine. Although it taste similar to kiwifruit, a good grade dragon fruit (also known as Pitaya) will taste much better and sweeter.

If you’re thinking of trying them, I suggest you ask the grocers the color of the flesh.The best Dragon Fruit has beetroot-colored red flesh while other variations of it have bland white or yellowish content. Avoid those.

I don’t suggest you juice it because it just taste good on it’s own. Just remember not to smile while eating because the small black seeds will definitely stuck between your teeth.

How To Eat It?

No, it’s not a stupid question. Some people do not know what to do with this fruit, so let’s see how you can enjoy it.

1. Trim the scales surrounding the Dragon Fruit.
2. Cut it into wedges like you’d do an apple
3. Cut each wedges into 2-3 sections, be careful not to cut the skin as well.
4. Eat straightaway. Just make sure you don’t wear white because the fruit “bleeds”.

This fruit is believed to help you fight stress related disorders and is used as folk remedy for diabetes, rheumatism or to treat poor eyesight.

A simply delicious fruit!

You bought a pineapple and are ready to juice it. The problem is you do not want to juice an unripe pineapple. A problem? Not if you follow this advise.

The most certain way of determining this fact is to pull out the center leaves of your pineapple. Hold the pineapple with one hand and then with the other pull out, one at a time, several of the center leaves of the tuft at the top. If the fruit is ripe a sharp jerk will usually remove each leaf readily. The harder the leaves pull, the greener the pineapple is.

An overripe pineapple is just as unsatisfactory as one that is not ripe enough. To check if it's too ripe, check around it's base and look for rotten spots. Such spots can be easily detected by the discoloration of the skin and such a pineapple should not be selected.

There you go. No more funny tasting pineapple juice anymore!

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Some people may be tempted to use juices instead of plain water while taking their pills. Okay, that sounds like a great idea. The problem is that is no so smart. Why?

Let's take a look at the effect of fruit juices taken with pills.

Grapefruit Juice: 

This juice may block the action of certain pills, like your antidepressants and some heart drugs.

Cranberry Juice:

If you take it with warfarin ( medicine that prevents blood from clotting) you could actually induce bleeding.

Other Fibre Drinks:

Drinks that are rich in fibre, unfortunately are believed to bind with your drugs, making it less effective.

So, remember, take your pills with plain water.  

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Many people buy a rockmelon (also known as cantaloupe) that is as solid as a rock, thinking that it's the perfect buy.

Don't be fooled. Here's how you should buy and store those rockmelons.

When Buying:

• The melon must be quite soft, and "give in" slightly when squeezed.
• Use your nose - ripe cantaloupe smells sweet.
• Shake it and if you hear anything it's over ripe.
• Look for one that has no stems. One that does are picked early.

When Storing:

• An unripe rockmelon should be kept at room temperature for 2-3 days.
• If you're not using the whole fruit, leave the seeds intact in the unused parts. Wrap and put it in the fridge.

 The best place to look for fresh rockmelon is at the roadside stands, a place where they are picked fresh.

I believe there are some of us out there who keep their fruits in the freezer just to make it lasts longer.

Okay, I understand. Sometimes you're already packing up your bags for that  vacation and just suddenly remembered that there are tons of grapes and apples at home.

So the best solution for you is to keep it in the freezer.

If you have to do that, just remember certain things.

1. Freeze only fresh produce.
2. Use air tight container to store your fruits, and lastly
3. Keep your freezer at 0 degrees Celcius.

Your citrus fruits can lasts 4-6 months if frozen while other types of fruits can hold on longer, for up to a year!

Oh! By the way, if you've never eaten a frozen grapes before, I suggest you try it right now. Wash your seedless grapes, dry and spread them on a plate and put in your freezer. 

Try it and tell me what you think. 

This is a cool apple juice recipe for your kids during Halloween.

Make some red apple juice. Put them in your muffin tins*.

Put it in a fridge for a while until it's slightly frozen. Then put blackcurrant or grapes to the centre of each tins.  Put it back into your freezer and let it become solid.

When dinner is ready, use these "eyes" as your ice cubes. Be wary … A creepy red eyes is looking at youuu …. 

* or use ice cube trays if yours can create rounded ice

Okay, this is for your kids .. Not only will they get what kids naturally love, you're also assured that their ice creams are healthy and nourishing.

Pour your juice into ice-cream moulds ( or just use leftover yoghurt pots with some wooden skewers) and put it in your freezer.

To make it more colorful, use 3 different juices with different colors (like orange, watermelon and kiwi fruit). However, for this type of ice-cream you need to pour it layer by layer - after the previous layer is thoroughly freezed.