Everybody’s always told to “eat more fruits and vegetables”. But few people stop to ask which fruits and vegetables – and from where (and when)?

Fresh fruit and vegetables from local trees and fields can contain vitamins because they grow and ripen in a natural way. If fruits and vegetables come from countries far away, they get harvested when they are only half-ripe, then treated with chemicals, and then kept cool during the transportation process. That not only has detrimental effects on the food, but on the environment, too, since all of that produces a ton of CO2.

And so we ask: when do fruits and vegetables from our European trees and fields actually grow? As of now, barcoo can give you answers with its Mini-Guide for Seasonal Fruits and Vegetables. When you scan barcodes of packed produce, you can check whether it’s listed in the current season’s calendar. Or if you need a side dish that goes with fish, meat or noodles, scan one of those, and a number of suggestions appear according to which fruit and vegetables are in season (designed by the Verbraucherzentrale Hessen, and for now only available in Germany). Aside from that, barcoo also provides direct links to recipes for fruits and vegetables of your choice.

With barcoo’s new seasonal calendar, it’s super easy to eat healthy and at the same do your part in protecting the environment!

Tags: app, produkte, saisonal, saisonkalender

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