Fruit Platter

An apple a day keeps a doctor away”, this is just not an old outdated saying but holds immense value to it. Especially when it is a combination of various fresh, juicy fruits served in a delicious platter or fruit baskets, it becomes even better and healthier. A fruit platter not only helps in enriching the nutrients of our body but it is also a treat to our taste buds and a beauty to the eyes. Besides that, the ripe juicy and succulent pieces of different fruits carry a host of essential vitamins and minerals. Fruit platters are perfect items for any gathering: amazingly healthy, yet savory and sumptuous.

Fruit platters look great with a combination of whole and cut fruits arranged beautifully so that all the fruits can be seen. The base of the tray or the platter can have a banana leaf or even nice fresh green iceberg lettuce with cherries spread unevenly to give the platter the vivid colors that are striking, palatable and esculent. They can be a lovely addition to any gathering, whether you are hosting it yourself or bringing a platter to someone else's place, both are equally delightful.

You can create beautifully decorated fruit platters very easily at home. All you need is a nice big tray, a platter or a may be a decorated plate, you can then buy whole fruits and decorative lettuce. You can use your discretion while choosing which fruits to include in your platter depending on your taste. Typically, fruits that are used for platters include grapes, melons, strawberries, blueberries, pineapples, and blackberries. Kiwis, pomegranates, oranges. Also when creating fruit arrangements or filling out a fruit platter, remember including fruits that are in season. However Bananas are best left out of fruit platters, one because they become yellowish after sometime and look bad and second they become slippery and spoil the texture and show of the other fruit pieces too.

Fresh fruit Platters are a home to a variety of essential nutrients that a body needs to stay healthy. Unfortunately the lifestyle we follow today is such where junk is the order of the day, and in such times the only healthy, tasty and filling item is a good mix of different fruits that you will find in a fruit platter or fruit baskets. And there is nothing better than fruit platters for that wholesome nutrition our body demands. Right from Grandma to little Tommy, everyone will have their fill with the abundance of fresh, nutritious and juicy fruit platters and fruits baskets. Whether it’s a casual party or a more wacky and fancy one, edible fruit arrangements will most certainly suit your ambience and décor and it will well fulfill the need for dessert as well and hence you can have a double treat by using fruit platters as centerpieces.