QOTD- TGIF June 27

canadacasper · #1 (**permalink**) 06-27-2008, 06:40 AM

Good day everyone on this lovely friday. Hope everyone is well and the weather is nice.

Today's Question is food related cause I haven't had breakfast (8:40am here) and I am starving.

What do you put in your fruit salad? Does it change with the season?

jewel_13 · #2 (**permalink**) 06-27-2008, 06:46 AM

I try to buy what's in season (for taste and price and a lot of times certain fruits aren't even available if not in season so sort of not by choice)

I'm a fruit person in general so besides kiwi (allergic) i'll eat all of them - although I prefer just cut up fruit as a fruit salad w/ no syrup or anything else added

Had an apple and banana as part of breakfast just now

canadacasper · #3 (**permalink**) 06-27-2008, 06:46 AM

Ok I know it is a weird question but I made some fruit salad yesterday and it was so good but made me start thinking.

Right now I put in red delicious apples, peaches and strawberries and sometimes grapes.

In the winter I use apples, oranges, grapes and sometimes white peaches.

I think cantaloupe, watermelon and pears should not go into fruit salad. Just seems too weird for me. I also don't put banana, kiwi or honeydew melon due to allergies.

Ok Ok yes I think way too much about fruit salad but it is so yummy

mk9906 · #4 (**permalink**) 06-27-2008, 09:50 AM

Originally Posted by canadacasper

Good day everyone on this lovely friday. Hope everyone is well and the weather is nice.

Today's Question is food related cause I haven't had breakfast (8:40am here) and I am starving.

What do you put in your fruit salad? Does it change with the season?

HOW WEIRD!

I just made a huge fruit salad. DH loves it and eats it every night after dinner.

I always switch it up. I put in it whatever fruit looks good at the grocery. I'll put just about anything in it that can stand up (not apples of course)

The one I just made has:

Watermelon
Strawberries
Pluots
Nectarine

I also make that same one and add honey dew, grapes, and cantaloupe sometimes.

Leah_is_waiting · #5 (**permalink**) 06-27-2008, 09:55 AM

I'm allergic to Kiwis too! They make my mouth itch terribly, but I eat them anyhow haha!

I LOVE plums, grapes, fresh pineapple and strawberries and then I add honey and lime juice as the dressing. You can add apple too, as the lime juice prevents browning. MMMM I think I might make some tonight.... I do add coolwhip sometimes to it too haha.

jewel_13 · #6 (**permalink**) 06-27-2008, 10:00 AM

:p I would love to eat kiwis but throat gets way too swollen to justify it

And i have to microwave apples before i eat them - if i eat it straight raw same thing happens

lovingamy · #7 (**permalink**) 06-27-2008, 10:04 AM

what's up the all the kiwi allergies???

I tend to buy fruit salad on my way to work in the mornings. It typicaly has honey dew, cantaloupe, grapes, strawberries and kiwi in it....

whitewinterose · #8 (**permalink**) 06-27-2008, 10:13 AM

I usually on eat fruit salad in the summer. It's something we've always done..but I think it's due to winter being hard to grow much in New England!

Now then...we only ever use fresh fruit in it..but
Watermelon
Strawberries
white/green grapes
Honeydue melon
blueberries

My mom is one of those wierd people that colors have to be in right proportions, and I've kind of got that from her, so I tend to look at and add fruits based on colors!!

I also learned how to take the watermelon rind and make a basket for the bowl..LOL. (Did I mention my mom is super crafty..lol..she made all my wedding flowers and centerpieces...so I get all my oddities from her!!)