Fruit is a double-sweet treat. It’s a delicious treat for your taste buds and a
nutrition treat for your whole body. Fruits are naturally nutrient-rich. That means
they are packed with vitamins, minerals and disease-fighting phytonutrients and
are still low in calories. To maximize the health benefits from fruit, nutrition
experts suggest 2 to 3 servings per day – in a rainbow of colors. All types of fruit are
nutritious – fresh, frozen, canned and dried – so here are a dozen easy ways to treat
yourself to good health!
1. Berries, berries, berries: Canned blueberries in muffins, dried cranberries in a
salad, or fresh, juicy strawberries for dessert.
2. Citrus fruit: Oranges
tangerines, tangelos, Clementines, lemons and limes.
3. Melons and more melons: Slices of watermelon,
cantaloupe, honeydew or Crenshaw – in a fruit cup or for
a sweet snack.
4. Bananas: Bananas, nature’s fast food, come in their own
wrapper – convenient to take in the car or eat at your
desk.
5. Kiwi fruit: Slice kiwi fruit into a mixed fruit or fresh spinach salad or just scoop
them out of their thin, brown peel.
6. Pineapple: One of the most versatile fruits, pineapple is perfect fresh, canned,
dried, as juice or on a pizza!
7. Tropical fruit: Fresh produce departments and canned food aisles now serve up
mangoes, papaya and star fruit.
8. Apples and pears: A fresh, crisp snack, a juicy addition to green salad, and in a
tasty pie, tart or cobbler for dessert.
9. Summer tree fruit: Nectarines, peaches and apricots are fabulous when fresh and
still quite tasty when canned in their own juice.
10. Plums and prunes: Fresh plums are another juicy taste of summer. Dried or made
into juice, prunes are very nice for regularity!
11. Cherries and grapes: Fresh or dried, cherries and grapes make a great snack or
addition to salads (mixed fruit or tossed green).
12. Trendy tomatoes: Tomatoes are a fruit and now they come in sweet, fruit-shaped
cherry, grape and strawberry varieties.
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