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“#This is how much money you waste a year throwing away spoiled fruit<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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July 22, 2020 |<\/span> 2:49pm <\/p>\n

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\n While many Americans are looking for ways to save money right now, unused fruit may be a hidden culprit, according to a new study.<\/p>\n

The average person throws away $520 a year \u2012 in old fruit.<\/p>\n

A survey of 2,000 Americans examined fruit shopping preferences and found the average respondent throws away $10 worth of fruit and wastes three pieces per week.<\/p>\n

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Seven in 10 confessed to not eating as much fruit as they should, in spite of wasting so much on a weekly basis.<\/p>\n

It app<\/a>ears many Americans are still in the dark when it comes to healthy diets since nearly three in four don\u2019t know how to incorporate fruit into their diets \u2014 or what even qualifies as a fruit.<\/p>\n

Forty-three percent of respondents think of tomatoes as vegetables and one in four wrongly think avocado is one, too.<\/p>\n

The survey, conducted by OnePoll on behalf of the Washington Red Raspberry Commission, revealed one in four undershot the recommended serving of fruit a day (five) by two servings.<\/p>\n

When it came to conjuring excuses to skip out on a serving of fruit, a third claimed they didn\u2019t have enough time (35 percent) or they just forgot (34 percent).<\/p>\n

Thirty-two percent said it\u2019s too expensive, but one in four just don\u2019t like fruit (23 percent). Of those who say they don\u2019t like fruit, a whopping 41 percent said it\u2019s because it goes bad too fast.<\/p>\n

During this time of COVID-19, respondents are stocking their shelves with frozen produce they know will last.<\/p>\n

Over a third (37 percent) reported buying more frozen fruit than they were before the crisis with 43 percent saying they intended to save it for later.<\/p>\n

Four in five (86 percent) think it\u2019s important to purchase food grown and processed in the US, however, that can be a challenge for some.<\/p>\n

One in four (23 percent) respondents reported it is difficult to identify where fruit is grown when shopping in a grocery store.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe survey underscores the fact that many Americans may want to lean on frozen fruit to ensure they don\u2019t end up with so much waste,\u201d said Henry Bierlink, executive director of the Washington Red Raspberry Commission. \u201cHere in Washington state we\u2019re growing 90 percent of the nation\u2019s frozen red raspberries and our farmers are pleased their fruit can provide people with nourishment year-round and at the highest quality.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beyond supporting local farmers, respondents connect quality to specific geographical regions.<\/p>\n

Sixty-eight percent associate certain parts of the country with certain foods. Three in four admit to having higher expectations on food from one of these well-known regions, too.<\/p>\n

The current pandemic likely has many Americans more aware of where their food is grown or raised. Yet, when it comes to raspberries, 89 percent of respondents didn\u2019t recognize Washington as the country\u2019s largest producer of frozen red raspberries.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat many people don\u2019t realize is that frozen Washington Red Raspberries go straight from our farms to freezing within hours of being picked at the peak of ripeness, locking in nutritional value, flavor and quality,\u201d Bierlink added.<\/p>\n

Of course, it\u2019s great to see that respondents perceive raspberries as one of the top 10 healthiest fruits, because in fact raspberries have more fiber than any other berry with 6 grams per cup.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reasons people don\u2019t get enough fruit<\/strong><\/p>\n