These are just my suggestions for fruit. You can feel free to mix and match your favorite fruit to make this even better! I highly recommend that you stick with an many FRESH fruits as possible and stay away from the canned fruits. Frozen fruits are okay if they don’t have any added sugars.

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp. fresh mint
• Juice of half a lime
• 2 tbsp. fresh squeezed orange juice
• 2 tbsp. honey
• 1 cantaloupe
• 1 1/2 cup chopped strawberries
• 1/2 cup red seedless grapes
• 1/2 cup green seedless grapes
• 4 peeled and sliced kiwi
• 2 fresh peeled and sectioned mandarin oranges

Instructions

1. In a small bowl add the chopped mint, lime juice, orange juice and honey. Whisk well and let sit while you chop and prepare the other ingredients.
2. Cut the melon in half and remove the seeds. You can simply chop it or if you are feeling fancy you can use a melon baller.
3. Put all of the chopped fruit in a large bowl.
4. You can pour the dressing over the fruit and toss OR you can use it as a dipping sauce
5. Serve and enjoy!

Makes 2-3 servings

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It’s a low calorie and healthy topping for salads and more. When I was doing fitness competitions as I got closer to show my food choices became very
limited. I needed something to zest up my foods so I wasn’t SO BORED!  needed a way to add flavor without adding calories. Then it came to me…. Pico de Gallo! It’s fresh, full of veggies and it tastes great! I top my salad with some grilled chicken and Pico de Gallo and BOOM healthy lunch. I can use it on my eggs or other lean proteins.

Ingredients

• 2 medium tomatoes, diced
• 2 medium white onions, chopped
• 1 fresh jalapeno, deseeded and chopped (use more or less based on how much spice you like)
• 5 sprigs of cilantro, chopped
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 1/4 tsp fresh garlic, minced
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• Juice of a lime

Instructions

1. Put the tomatoes, onion, jalapeno, cilantro, green onions, and fresh garlic into a bowl.
2. Pour lime juice over the mixture.
3. Add the garlic powder and mix everything well.
4. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.

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