Do you ever accompany your elders for buying vegetables and fruits? During such visits, observe how elders select fruits and vegetables in the market. Write one thing that you learnt from your shopping trip and write it as a Finding #9, the way Disha would write.
Elders carefully examine fruits and vegetables before buying.
They check for freshness by looking at the colour, feeling the texture, checking for spots or damage, smelling the produce, and selecting seasonal and local produce.
Fresh vegetables and fruits are firm, have bright colours, and no bruises or mould patches.
Buying seasonal and local fruits ensures they are fresh and have better taste because they did not have to travel far to reach us.
Explanation
The chapter describes how Disha's Thatha (grandfather) goes to the vegetable market daily and carefully examines fruits and vegetables before buying. Finding #9 states that fruits taste best when eaten in their season, and waiting for them increases the joy. Appa also mentions that local mangoes are fresh because they did not have to travel far.
Solution Steps
Elders carefully examine fruits and vegetables before buying
Freshness is checked by observing colour, feeling texture, checking for spots or damage, and smelling the produce
Fresh produce is firm, has bright colours, and is free from bruises or mould patches
Seasonal and local fruits are fresher and taste better because they travel shorter distances