Strawberries or raspberries Calories

Rinse strawberries under cool running water with their green tops still attached. Raspberries bruise easily, so rinse them gently in a colander just before eating. Pat either fruit dry rather than rubbing it.

Yes, refrigerate strawberries or raspberries to slow spoilage. Keep them dry and unwashed in a breathable container, and remove any damaged fruit first. Wash them only right before eating, since moisture encourages mold.

Yes. Rinse the fruit and dry it thoroughly, remove strawberry tops, then freeze the berries in a single layer on a tray before transferring them to a sealed freezer container. This helps keep them from freezing into one clump.

Raspberries are naturally hollow because the fruit separates from its central core when picked. The hollow shape is normal and does not mean the raspberry is spoiled or missing part of the fruit.

Yes, the small seeds on strawberries and the seeds inside raspberries are edible. There is no need to remove them unless their texture bothers you; blending or straining the fruit can make it smoother.

No, strawberries and raspberries do not become appreciably sweeter after picking. Choose fruit that is already ripe, with good color and no firm, pale patches; leaving underripe berries on the counter will not fully ripen them.

A pale center can be normal in some strawberry varieties, but a very firm, sour berry may have been picked underripe. White patches on the outside with fuzzy growth or an off smell, however, can indicate spoilage.

Yes, strawberries and raspberries can be part of a pregnancy diet. Rinse them thoroughly under running water before eating, since fresh produce can carry dirt or microbes on its surface.

Dogs can have small pieces of plain strawberries or raspberries as an occasional treat. Remove strawberry leaves and stems, avoid sweetened or chocolate-covered fruit, and keep portions small because too much fruit may upset a dog’s stomach.