Wednesday, May 01, 2013

The Best Times to Buy Your Favorite Foods

Spring has sprung, and with it comes an abundance of fresh produce. Buying in-season not only guarantees the best taste, it can also help your bottom line. And seasonal bargains don’t just apply to fruits and veggies. Even sweets and ice-cream treats vary in price, depending on the time of year.

What’s best to buy now? Berries, beans and peas are at their most flavorful—and their least expensive—in late spring. These fruits and sweet vegetables “taste like dessert” during the spring, says Sanura Weathers, creator of the blog My Life Runs on Food. And prices for some, like strawberries, can be nearly 50 percent lower now than they will be by the end of the year. Want the skinny on what else to buy when....

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