A Simmer and content creator has revealed exactly why you shouldn’t be ignoring or throwing away your trash fruit in The Sims 4. Trash fruit is a special item that comes from trash piles when they're left on the ground for a while. When these piles sit around long enough, they grow into a trash plant that produces the trash fruit. While some players think this fruit is useless, it actually has a few purposes.

With a name like "trash fruit" it's no wonder so many players are simply throwing it away, but a recent YouTube video from Simmer Madeline explains that trash fruit is actually a worthwhile resource for Sims. As seen in the video below, the many uses of trash fruit include bait for fishing, an ingredient in cooking, or simply as food to eat when Sims are hungry. These trash fruit plants can produce fruit all year long, and grow quickly, so players don't have to worry about different seasons. It's probably one of the things many Sims fans didn't know they could do.

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All The Uses For Trash Fruit

Once Sims 4 players have the trash fruit ready, it can be picked for various uses. Trash fruit can be a great bait for fishing, helping players catch fish more easily. It can also be used in cooking to make pancakes or Pleasantly Unpleasant Waffles with the Home Chef Hustle waffle maker, or Sims can eat the fruit directly to fill their hunger. Alternatively, Sims can use trash fruit to make nectar if the Horse Ranch pack is installed.

What's better is that Sims can plant trash fruit to grow more trash fruit plants, which means players can make a farm from a single trash fruit. Since it can be grown all year round and grows quickly, it provides a steady supply of food, which is great for players on a budget. However, trash plants smell unpleasant, which can bother Sims who don't have the Slob trait.

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Sometimes, Trash Is More Than Garbage

Despite the age of The Sims 4, it's impressive that fans are still only just learning of features like trash fruit - and judging from the video comments, I'm not the only one who overlooked trash fruit. At first, I thought trash fruit in The Sims 4 was just a silly addition that didn’t really matter in the game. I ignored it, even when growing crops. Surprisingly, leaving trash on the ground may be a smart thing to do occasionally.

Since it’s free and easy to get, I plan to incorporate trash fruit in new ways in my builds, which has become one reason I won't quit The Sims 4. This kind of thing shows that the best experiences come from trying out the unexpected and exploring the less significant parts of the game. There are likely many seemingly insignificant details in The Sims 4 that have deeper purposes waiting for players to discover.

Source: Madeline/YouTube