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They come in a variety of shapes, sizes and skin colors, including green, golden, yellow and red. Pears can be eaten raw or cooked. They are unconfined as a quick snack, to chop and add to fruit salads, and can moreover be baked, warmed or grilled. December is National Pear Month.Trammelsout the pursuit tips and information on buying, storing, and subtracting pears to a healthful eating plan. Tips for Selection, Storage, and Preparation: Nutrition and health. Pears are an spanking-new source of dietary fiber. A medium-sized pear has 24 percent of the recommended daily allowance. Pears moreover have potassium; a medium-sized pear has well-nigh 190 milligrams. They have no saturated fat, sodium, or cholesterol and are a good source of vitamin C. A medium pear has well-nigh 100 calories. How do you know when a pear is ripe? Bartlett pears transpiration from untried to yellow as they ripen. Non-Bartlett pears (Anjou, Bosc, Comice, Concorde, Seckel and Forelle) don't drastically transpiration verisimilitude when ripening. Pears ripen from the inside out, so trammels for ripeness by "checking the neck." Gently printing near the stem with your thumb. When it gives to gentle pressure it is ripe and ready to eat. When the pear is soft virtually the middle it is overripe. Selection and storage. Choose pears that are firm to the touch and self-ruling from bruises and blemishes. If pears are ripe, they can be used immediately or refrigerated to slow lanugo remoter ripening. If pears need to ripen, leave them out at room temperature for 7 to 10 days. Putting pears in a paper bag will help them ripen faster, but remember to trammels them daily so they don't get overripe. Cleaning and preparing. Wash pears under running water surpassing eating. When pears are cut up for dishes, browning is a natural process that occurs when they are exposed to the air. A summery solution of half water and half lemon juice can be brushed on cut pears to slow this process. Lightly poaching pears will moreover slow the browning process and is a good way to prepare them for use in salads. Pear varieties and uses. Firmer varieties such as Bosc, Anjou, or Concorde are weightier for poaching, baking, and grilling. They have denser flesh, hold their shape better, and alimony their flavor. Pears not platonic for heating are Yellow Bartlett, Red Bartlett, Starkrimson, and Comice, as their savor and texture are at weightier when ripe and fresh.  When heated, the consistency may over soften and have reduced flavor.Unconfinedadditions to meals and side dishes. Pears are perfect for snacks, as salad toppings, additions to ice surf or yogurt, and as a side dish. Pears are moreover unconfined baked, poached, sautéed, roasted, or grilled. They can be used in baked goods and made into preserves, jams, and chutneys. Overripe pears are still tasty, just not unconfined for serving whole or sliced. They can be used in smoothies, sauces, or as a thickening wage-earner for soups, stocks or stews.Trammelsout the USA Pears website at http://www.usapears.com/, which includes increasingly pear nutrition information and recipes. For increasingly food, nutrition and health information from Nebraska Extension go to www.food.unl.edu. Feel self-ruling to use/adapt Healthy Bites material (with credit) for your own articles, blogs, handouts, etc. An example credit line would be: Authored by or Adapted from Lisa Franzen-Castle, PhD, RD, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Nutrition Specialist. Healthy Bites Newsletter, http://food.unl.edu/healthy-bites-december-national-pear-month, December 2014. Download a printable reprinting of this month's Healthy Bites Newsletter (PDF, 197 KB)Increasinglyresources: Harvesting and Storing Apples & Pears. Information on when to harvest and how to store apples and pears from UNL Extensions' Backyard Farmer. UNL Nutrition Education Program — Pear Fact Sheet. Handout includes information on pear facts, history, nutrition, and two pear recipes.  UNL and Buy Fresh, Buy Local Pear Preservation Brochure. Brochure includes information on syrups for preservation fruit, maintaining verisimilitude and savor in canned foods, and pears-halved. UNL Extension Calendar — NationalSuppliesDays, Weeks, and Months for December. All the Healthy Bites! Healthy Bites is a newsletter that focuses on a variegated food, nutrition and /or health theme for each month. Healthy Bites Main Page Subscribe to Healthy Bites Newsletter Healthy Bites Newsletter Archives   Related Recipes Tie Dye Fruit Leather Yogurt Parfait Increasing Sensory Awareness throughSuppliesFruity Fun Pizza Tropical Fruit Dip Fruity Smart Tarts Was this newsletter helpful to you? Yes No Will you share this letter with others? 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