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Summer Fruit Recipes

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Many different fruits are in season right now! We're sharing five recipes to inspire you to add more fruit to your meals this week. 🍉

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Blackberry Overnight Oats

Make it a Full Plate Meal: Pack your overnight oats with 1 cup of blackberries for a delicious on-the-go breakfast.

75% water-fiber foods – oats, blackberries, banana
25% foods – milk, maple syrup, walnuts

Recipe Note: Mash up 1 banana and use it instead of the maple syrup to reduce the amounts of 25% foods in the recipe.

Watermelon Berry Salad

Make it a Full Plate Meal:  Serve your salad as dessert one night this weekend.

75%water-fiber foods – watermelon, raspberries/strawberries, cherries, mint
25% foods – honey

Recipe Note: Use honey or maple syrup instead of agave for a healthier 25% choice.

Blackberry Avocado Arugula Salad

Make it a Full Plate Meal: This week, enjoy your salad as a lunch or light dinner.

75% water-fiber foods – arugula, blackberries, blueberries, avocado, cucumber
25% foods – dressing, feta, hazelnuts

Recipe Note: Keep the hazelnuts and dressing as your 25%, and skip the cheese to ensure 25% items remain in the 25% zone.

Farro, Grilled Peach, and Pecan Salad

Make it a Full Plate Meal: Cook the salad according to directions and enjoy it next time you BBQ. Since this recipe uses metric system measurements, here are the US standard conversions:

  • 180g farro = 1.25 cups
  • 125g pecans = 1 cup
  • 70g arugula = 3.5 cups

75% water-fiber foods –shallots, chili, farro, parsley, arugula, peaches, thyme
25% foods – dressing, pecans

Fig and Melon Salad

Make it a Full Plate Meal: For lunch, serve your melon and fig salad with our White Bean Spread on a slice of whole wheat toast.

75% water-fiber foods – mixed greens, red onion, avocado, figs, cantaloupe, beans, parsley
25% foods – dressing, seeds, feta, whole wheat toast

Recipe Note: Skip the feta cheese to keep the 25% items in their respective zone.

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

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