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A recipe for fruit salad serves as inspiration more than strict guidance. You can add or omit ingredients to your taste. Fruit salad is full of nutrients! It is quick and easy, but if you have time and artistic inclination, you can create elaborate fruit arrangements for special occasions.

• INGREDIENTS
  • 1 ripe BANANA
  • 1 c PINEAPPLE, diced
  • 1/2 c BLUEBERRIES
  • 1/2 c BLACKBERRIES
  • 1 c STRAWBERRIES
  • 2 CLEMENTINES, peeled and in sections
  • 2 KIWIS, peeled and sliced
  • 1/4 c HONEY
  • 1 Tbsp LIME JUICE
• DIRECTIONS
  1. Whisk the HONEY and LIME JUICE together
  2. Mix all fruits together, toss lightly, add honey mixture just before serving

PLANT FOOD FACTS

BANANA

Bananas are high in fiber and antioxidants and relatively low in calories; they moderate blood sugar levels and improve digestive and kidney health.

by Mary Ann Lesh

PLANT FOOD FACTS

PINEAPPLE

Pineapples are delicious, versatile, and loaded with nutrients and antioxidants.

by Mary Ann Lesh

PLANT FOOD FACTS

BLACKBERRY

Blackberries are rich in fiber, manganese and Vitamins C and K. They are credited with improving brain and oral health.

by Mary Ann Lesh

PLANT FOOD FACTS

CLEMENTINE

ONE SMALL CLEMENTINE PROVIES 40% OF THE RECOMMENDED DAILY AMOUNT OF VITAMIN C. Clementine (español: clementina) is a citrus fruit hybrid between a willowleaf mandarin orange and a sweet orange named for its late 19th-century discoverer, French Missionary Brother Clément Rodier. Clementines are said to have appeared spontaneously in an Algerian orphanage garden tended by Brother Clément. The exterior is…

by Mary Ann Lesh