I was in the grocery store last week and was picking out a pineapple. I’ve always picked them out by smell. Take a whiff of the bottom of the fruit, if it smells strongly of pineapple, you’ve got a good one. This works most of the time.

A man stocking produce at the store gave me another thing to check for (he said he gets his tips from the farmers he gets the produce from!). He said to make sure to pull on a pineapple leaf to see if it pulls out easily. I picked out my pineapple, brought it home, cut it open, and sure enough- it was delicious!!

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I overheard this same produce man giving some amazing instructions to the other shoppers around me about watermelons. I’ve always been taught to look for the scratches on the watermelon (caused by wasps & bees), as well as a nice yellow spot. My new friend gave me even more to look for.

Here are all the tips!!