What do you do for fruit?

It is so expensive. A package of grapes or strawberries at Morrison's  can cost £2 or £3.
And forget about things like mangoes or kiwi fruit.

I really don't want to limit myself to apples and oranges.

I buy my fruit from the local fruit & veg shop next to our flat and have found that their prices are lower than the supermarkets. Their selection is more seasonal than what's available in the supermarkets, but it's sourced from local farmers. You can also try farmers markets if there are any near you.

I shop at the Greengrocers...its cheaper, BUT you do have to eat the fruit quicker than the supermarket stuff. It does seem to have a much shorter shelf life! Good luck!

To be honest, if the fruit is good, I don't mind paying supermarket prices for it. Especially strawberries!!

I often visit the grocery store late at night to get marked down fruit and veg. Just don't go to late or they start throwing things out! I recently bought ripen at home plums for 35p that were originally 2 pounds! Brilliant!

Also second greengrocers and local markets - in Sheffield the market had bags of perfectly ripe produce for 50p. I got a ton of avocados and tomatoes and kiwis in the summer that way. Also Asian stores are worth looking at as well.

We get ours from the market.  They always have lots of fresh seasonal stuff and the prices are great.  The only downside is that you usually can't get fruit that isn't in season (since they are all locally grown).  Personally, I don't mind too much because non-seasonal imported fruit always taste "not as fresh" to me anyway (like when you get tomatoes in the winter).  We got a huge bunch of grapes (not sure of the weight but it was bigger than most bunches at the supermarket) for £1.05.  

Also I freeze strawberries, bananas and blueberries and then use them to make a fruit shake with soy milk for breakfast - or rather Mr MLG does. Otherwise, I buy my fruit snack on the day I'll eat it, so it doesn't go to waste.

I noticed the last few weeks that Asda has bags of bargain Mangoes for £2.32, each bag contained 4 very good ripe mangoes! Worthwhile if you ask me!

Aldi, Aldi, Aldi!
Take the park and ride bus to Monks Cross (it lands on Aldi's back door!)

Frozen fruit (the pure fruit and not stuff like frozen pie fillings) is very economical in the off season.

I know I've said this about frozen produce before, but most frozen fruit and veg has nothing added.  It may be fresher than even in season fruit and veg as it's frozen soon after it's picked.  Basically, produce loses its nutrients the longer it has sat around after being picked.  Even canned produce is preferable, IMO, than some off season veg that's either been raised in an energy sucking greenhouse or flown halfway around the world.

My MiL used to drive me nuts buying tons of "fresh" produce no matter the season then cooking the crap out of it thinking it was some how healthier than buying a can or a bag of stuff.

I try to eat in season, but it's a little hard to find stuff for my husband who is way finicky about fruit and veg.  We do buy apples and oranges in the off season simply because he prefers them to almost any fruit except berries, which I buy frozen when not in season.

I know that certain fruits do really well here.  If you have a garden, consider planting some rhubarb (which grows really easily here) or some berries.

I don't know if it's going to be a permanent thing, but I picked up a container of "second-class" strawberries at Sainsbury's the other day for a £1.  It was in their basics range and they definitely weren't pretty, but they were small and sweet.  My DD loved them.  It was a bit smaller pack too, so she managed to get through them in about 2 days, so now waste.  I also noticed that the fruit and veg stall next to our sainsbury's was generally cheaper too.  So I may start buying from them now that more seasonal stuff is getting here.

Frozen fruit (the pure fruit and not stuff like frozen pie fillings) is very economical in the off season.

I used to buy fresh blueberries, but due to the expense I've started buying frozen.  Since I mix them into yogurt for the girls anyway, they don't really notice the difference. 
If you don't have an Aldi nearby Lidl usually has offers on fruit. 

Our local greengrocer has had grapefruit from Cyprus for weeks, which are as cheap as oranges (if you count one grapefruit as two oranges) and they are amazingly sweet. Also try different types of apples - English Coxes, Russets - for variation. I was in York the other weekend and thought the fruit and veg stall in the central market was excellent.

I can't really convince myself to spend £3 on a small container of blueberries when they aren't on sale, but I found a pack at the Co-Op on markdown for 87p last week and ate the container in two days with my morning cereal. I often find the 2-fer deals on fruit and veg to be an utter rip off, as its hard to eat 2 packages of oranges or grapes or what have you in a week (at least for me, since DH doesn't eat much fruit) so I try to just buy one, even if it sounds like a good deal to get 2. I guess that would be okay if you froze fruit more often than I do. I really should start doing that when berries and bananas and things are on sale and use them for smoothies. I get bags of apples when they are on sale because they tend to last for quite a while. And I know it is expensive, but they had mangoes on sale at Sainsburys 2 for £2.50 (they were enormous ones, at least) and I bought two. I have no regrets as they were maybe the tastiest mangoes I had ever eaten, or maybe it just seemed that way because it had been so long since I had eaten one! I look at it as a special treat, though, rather than a weekly purchase. Typically, I just try to get the smaller packages of fruit that I know I can eat quickly.

It is so expensive. A package of grapes or strawberries at Morrison's  can cost £2 or £3.
And forget about things like mangoes or kiwi fruit.

I really don't want to limit myself to apples and oranges.

I steer clear of strawberries until the British ones hit the shelves, the others are just bland - I think it's to do with them having to be picked earlier to get them to the store in good condition.
See whats on offer - at the moment Asda have punnets of plums for £1, I've seen mangoes in Morrison's for 50p though I think a pound is reasonable. Many supermarkets do mix and match offers of 2 for £3 on grapes, strawberries, blueberries etc.
Given that much of the produce is having to be imported then I don't consider the prices to be excessive.
Check out the reduced offers - there's usually a few things marked down that are close to the best before date.

This time of year is tough because we are sort of in-between seasons. I’m getting bored of apples and oranges too (though never of pears), but it’s toward the end of the season anyway.

I do the same as TykeMan in regard to strawberries and blueberries (and other berries). They are expensive now but once the season starts and the English strawberries start coming (June) the prices should come down and they taste like real strawberries.

Same goes for blueberries, raspberries, etc. They usually aren’t locally grown but when the season starts and they’re sourced from France or Poland, you can find them on sale more often.

I’ve seen Kiwis on sale lately and Tesco has been running two packages of seedless grapes for £3.

This is a good resource to know what’s in season when: http://eattheseasons.co.uk/