Grocery Guides
Learn all things grocery from picking produce at its freshest to finding what’s in season. Know the difference between alfalfa and clover sprouts? Or when to get yams vs sweet potatoes? Get answers here.
Grocery Guides
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Looking for information on produce, drinks, or other things on your grocery shopping list? Instacart’s new grocery guides explore everything from how to identify the freshest fruit to how to cut and store your favorite vegetable. Explore tips & tricks on the easiest way to cook quinoa to how to preserve nutrients in your fresh produce. Why? Here at Instacart, we believe that the meaning…
Aug 26, 2021
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Brussels Sprouts– All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What are brussels sprouts? Brussels sprouts are a vegetable that belongs to the cabbage family. They look like mini cabbages and are related to other vegetables like kale, broccoli, cauliflower, bok choy. They are nutritious…
Feb 25, 2022
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Burdock Root– All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What is burdock root? Burdock root is a vegetable that looks almost like a long, thin version of ginger. Burdock root can range in color from brown, beige and nearly black on its exterior skin…
Feb 25, 2022
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Butter Lettuce– All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What is butter lettuce? If the name isn’t dreamy enough, the leaves of butter lettuce mimic a silky, velvety texture. Its leaves, when bundled together, look more like a bouquet of petals than lettuce leaves…
Feb 25, 2022
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Buttercup Squash– All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What is buttercup squash? Buttercup squash is sweet and nutty winter squash. It has a dark green exterior that features silvery-gray lines. Often the surface can resemble an acorn squash. The interior is often a…
Feb 25, 2022
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Butternut Squash – All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What is butternut squash? Butternut squash is one of the varieties of winter squash. Botanically classified as a fruit, butternut squash has a long neck and a bulbous bottom. Many shoppers often dismiss it for…
Feb 25, 2022
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Button Mushrooms– All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What are button mushrooms? Chances are that when you hear the word “mushroom,” the button mushroom is the first image that comes to mind. Due to their color, they’re also known as white mushrooms. Button mushrooms…
Feb 25, 2022
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Cabbage– All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What is cabbage? You may think that the humble cabbage is a relative of lettuce because they look alike, but cabbage actually belongs to the cruciferous vegetable family. This means that it's a sibling of…
Feb 25, 2022
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Campari Tomatoes – All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What are campari tomatoes? Campari tomatoes are a hybrid type of cocktail tomato. They are characterized by their sweetness, like other cocktail tomatoes. Camparis grow to be slightly larger than cherry tomatoes but smaller than…
Feb 25, 2022
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Carrots – All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What are carrots? Carrots are a type of root vegetable, grown all over the world. Carrots come in a variety of colors, including white, red and black, but the most common carrots are a bold…
Feb 25, 2022