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12 Simple Fruit Ideas for a Healthy Holiday

Posted By Crystal Collins On December 6, 2011 @ 3:32 pm In Frugal Living,Health and Wellness,Home and Garden,Organic and Green Living | 4 Comments

Adding in fresh fruit to your plan this year is an easy way to keep the holidays healthier. Fruits provide much needed Vitamin C, and having fruit can help make sure everyone is getting their fruit servings during a time when pie and turkey are the main foods. Here are a few simple fruit ideas.

Rainbow Fruit Kabobs 12 Simple Fruit Ideas for a Healthy Holiday
Rainbow Fruit Cabobs from Go Ahead Play With Your Food.

Broiled Grapefruit 12 Simple Fruit Ideas for a Healthy Holiday
Broiled Grapefruit from Running Foodie.

 12 Simple Fruit Ideas for a Healthy Holiday
Caramel Filled Apples from Lilshop. Try making your own caramel, but use raw cane sugar and other whole/organic ingredients to make it.

sliced apple snacks 12 Simple Fruit Ideas for a Healthy Holiday
Cored and sliced apples with peanut butter, chopped pecans, oats and chocolate chips from Keep Your Diet Real.

fruit salsa dip 12 Simple Fruit Ideas for a Healthy Holiday

Fruit Salsa with Baked Cinnamon Chips from The Girl Who Ate Everything.

mini fruit cups display 12 Simple Fruit Ideas for a Healthy Holiday

Mini Single-Serving Fruit Cups from Sweet Designs.

rainbow fruit tray 12 Simple Fruit Ideas for a Healthy Holiday

Rainbow Fruit Tray from OhDeeDoh.

fruit in ice cream cones 12 Simple Fruit Ideas for a Healthy Holiday

Fruit in Ice Cream Cones from Christy Keller.

fruit on top of cake 12 Simple Fruit Ideas for a Healthy Holiday

Top cake or pie with fruit for a better fruit cake from The Wedding Wizards.

fruit pizza christmas tree 12 Simple Fruit Ideas for a Healthy Holiday
Fruit Pizza in the Shape of a Christmas Tree from The Bear Cupboard. I’d recommend using a whole wheat dough and greek yogurt for the “pizza sauce.”

minted honey lime fruit salad 12 Simple Fruit Ideas for a Healthy Holiday
Healthy Minted Honey-Lime Fruit Salad from Organic Gardening.

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Fruit displayed as a Christmas Tree from Flickr. You could even use holiday cookie cutters to shape your fruit.

What are some of your ideas for adding in fruit servings to holiday meals and parties?

 


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