Pear Recipes

One pear has 5g of fiber, making it an ideal ingredient for Power Up recipes. This week, we're sharing five recipes featuring pears so you can add more of them to your routine.

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Cinnamon Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Pears and Parsnips

Make it a Full Plate Meal: This lovely roasted vegetable side is a nice Power Up for grilled chicken. Serve with brown rice and a salad. If you don’t eat meat, you can replace the chicken with grilled tofu.

75% fiber foods – sweet potatoes, parsnips, pears, brown rice, chickpeas, onion, tomato, fresh parsley, cucumber, garlic
25% foods – coconut oil, Earth Balance Whipped Buttery Spread, maple syrup, pumpkin seeds, chicken/tofu, dressing

Recipe Note: Use Earth Balance Whipped Buttery Spread instead of coconut oil to reduce the amount of saturated fat.

Arugula Pear Salad

Make it a Full Plate Meal: Power Up lasagna night with this arugula pear salad and steamed broccoli.

75% fiber foods – arugula, pears, broccoli, onion, pepper, mushrooms, squash, spinach, marinara sauce, heart of palm lasagna sheets
25% foods – dressing, pine nuts, parmesan, ricotta, parmesan, mozzarella

Recipe Note: Skip the parmesan cheese in the salad to keep 25% items in their allotted zone.

Pear Ginger Smoothie

Make it a Full Plate Meal: Enjoy this refreshing breakfast with a fruit cup of bananas, apples, and berries.

75% fiber foods – pear, baby spinach, ginger, fruit
25% foods – almonds

Asian Inspired Slaw with Pears

Make it a Full Plate Meal: Use your slaw to Power Up fish night. If you don’t eat fish, try Gardein’s Fishless Filets.

75% fiber foods – carrots, onions, red cabbage, snow peas, pears, lettuce, tomato, onion, lima beans, blackberries, kale
25% foods – dressing, sesame seeds, fish/fishless filets

Spiced Pear Oatmeal

Make it a Full Plate Meal: This breakfast is a wonderful 75% meal if you use a ripe banana instead of brown sugar to sweeten the oatmeal.

75% fiber foods – oats, pear, banana
25% foods – milk, walnuts

Recipe Tip: Use skim milk or unsweetened plant milk to reduce the amount of saturated fat. 

👉 Water-fiber foods are 75% zone foods – whole, unprocessed fruits, vegetables, beans, and cooked whole grains.