Archive for the 'Fruit' Category

Cool Fruit Cocktail for the Summer

Cocktails made from a combination of fruit are often served as the first course of a luncheon or a dinner. In warm weather, they are an excellent substitute for heavy cocktails and they may even be used to replace the soup course. The fruit used for this purpose should be the more [...]

Posted on Sunday, July 11th, 2010
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Fruit and vegetables

It’s a well-known fact that people need to have about five fruit and vegetables servings each day. The secret is how to get those servings in our busy lives. Convenience foods just don’t provide what we need and it is easy to let weeks pass by without getting the necessary fruit and vegetable intake that [...]

Posted on Saturday, January 30th, 2010
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Simple fruit salad

Defining the ’simple fruit salad’: a chameleon of a course on your menu, first, last or in-between Most people today are aware of the necessity of a healthy, well balanced diet. Lacking adequate nutrition and healthful menu choices, we’re not likely to enjoy good health. A poor diet also has a cumulative effect – as the [...]

Posted on Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
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Fruit Punch

Parties are fun for everyone regardless of age. For a gathering that is going to host both kids and adults, finding suitable beverages can be a challenge. Soda has been overdone and you obviously can’t serve cocktails to the younger attendants. A fruit punch is really the best solution as it pleases the kids and [...]

Posted on Monday, January 25th, 2010
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Fruit salad recipes

Fruit salad recipes make it easy to get your 5 – 9 servings of fruits and vegtables. When the nutritionists that be came out with their recommendation of 5-9 servings of fruits and veggies each day, I must admit I was shocked. Let’s see, with three meals per day and perhaps a mid-morning and mid-afternoon snack, [...]

Posted on Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
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Simple Fruit Salad

There is nothing more refreshing than a bowl of fruit, particularly after a salty or spicy main course. A simple fruit salad feels good on the palate and is a source of vitamins. Most countries have a version of this dish, sometimes referred to as fruit cocktail or fruit cup (particularly if served in a [...]

Posted on Thursday, January 7th, 2010
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