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You don't have to conform to the typical fruitless holiday season. Even if you find it difficult to meet the maximum recommended daily intake of 4 fruit servings per day, shoot for the minimum of two! By including a serving of fruit at breakfast and one with your evening snack, you have already met your minimum goal!
Why bother keeping the focus on fruit this season? Fruit has always been noted for it's several health and nutritional qualities. Some sources even suggest a level of 6-8 serrvings of fruit per day to achieve optimal health benefits such as fighting heart disease and certain cancers. Beacause of a high quality fiber content, some fruits such as pears, apples, berries and dried apricots, have been associated with decreasing the risk of colon and breast cancer. The antioxidant content of bright colored fruits such as canteloupe, strwaberries and oranges also have cancer fighting qualities. And as far as heart disease and hypertension go, fruit consumption decrerases the opprtunities for saturated fat-containing snacks on a regular basis. Fiber and antioxidants also help with the disease progression.
7). Make banana or cranberry muffins for a treat anytime.
8). Peel and section a grapefruit for more convenient, on-the-go eating.
9). Bake an apple or pear in the oven. Eat it plain or topped with some vanilla ice cream for an evening snack.
10). Make your own fresh juice mixes by sqeezing together oranges, grapefruits and tangerines.
2) Drink warm apple cider or spiced cranberry juice.
3) Add dried cranberries and mandarin oranges to a dinner salad.
4) Mixed canned tropical fruit with vanilla yogurt and some Cool-Whip for an after-dinner dessert.
5) Enjoy a box of raisins with your favorite cereal or oatmeal.