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Garden Orchard Salad

Ingredients 1 1/2 cups broccoli florets (coarsely chopped) 1/2 cup carrots (grated) 1/2 cup cauliflower (coarsely chopped) 1/2 cup apple (chopped, cored and diced, not peeled) 1/4 cup green onion (sliced) 1/2 cup yogurt, non-fat vanilla 1/4 cup peanuts, unsalted,…

Fruit Salad with Yogurt

Fruit Salad with Yogurt

Ingredients 2 cups strawberries (sliced) 1 cup blueberries (rinsed) 1 cup pineapple chunks (canned, or fresh) 3 tablespoons pineapple juice 2 cups plain low-fat yogurt 1/8 cup almonds (sliced or slivered ) Directions Place fruit in a large bowl and…

fruit salsa in a bowl

Fruit Salsa

Ingredients 1 cup strawberries (diced) 1 banana (diced) 1 kiwi (peeled and diced) 1 apple (cored and diced) 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon Directions Wash hands with soap and water. Combine fruits…

Fruit Slush

Fruit Slush

Ingredients 2 2/3 cups cantaloupe or watermelon (coarsely chopped, seeded, peeled) kiwi (1 2/3 cup coarsely chopped, optional) sugar (2 tablespoons, optional) 2 tablespoons lime juice 2 cups water ice Directions Wash hands with soap and water. In a blender,…

Fruit Smoothie

Fruit Smoothie

Have fun experimenting with different fruit and juices in this scrumptious smoothie.

Fruit Smoothie II

Fruit Smoothie II

Ingredients 3 cups strawberries, frozen (or other frozen fruit) 2 cups milk, low-fat 1 banana, large 1 cup yogurt (plain or vanilla) Directions 1) Defrost the frozen fruit just enough so that it will blend easily. 2) Pour the milk…

Fruit Snake

Fruit Snake

Ingredients 2 bananas (medium) 4 raisins Directions 1. Wash hands; get out ingredients and utensils. 2. Peel banana and use butter knife to cut banana in half lengthwise. 3. Place 2 banana halves on small plate end to end, in…

Orange Peach Sorbet in Dessert Bowl with Cookies

Fruit Sorbet

Ingredients 2 cans sliced peaches in 100% juice (15-ounce cans) banana, peeled (optional) Directions Collect all ingredients and freeze cans before starting to prepare the recipe. Place cans of fruit in freezer for at least 3 hours. Take out when…

Homemade granola with Greek yogurt and banana.

Fruit Yogurt Parfait

Ingredients 1/2 cup yogurt, fruit-flavored (low-fat)1/2 banana (medium)1/2 cup grape1/4 cup dry crunchy cereal (Grape Nuts or granola cereals are good) Directions

Fruity Homemade Oatmeal

Fruity Homemade Oatmeal

Ingredients 3/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats 2 tablespoons raisins or currants 1 apple (cored and chopped) 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 1/2 cups water Directions 1. Use a vegetable peeler to remove the skin from the apple. 2. Cut the core…