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Go deeper with these carefully curated collections of fruit and veggie stories.

Up Your Shopping Game

Here are the secrets to selecting the freshest produce, maximizing your budget and minimizing food waste.
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Pick Your Way to Stroke Prevention

2 Changes You Can Make Now Did you know up to 80% of strokes are preventable? Following heart disease and cancer, stroke is the third leading cause of death i…
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Tuna Salad Wraps

Preparation Time: 20 minutes   Serves: 6   Cups of Fruits and Vegetables per Serving: 1   Ingredients: 2 tablespoons lemon juice…
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Orange Blossom’s Orange Frosty

Preparation Time: 5 minutes   Serves: 1   Cups of Fruits and Vegetables per Serving: 1   Ingredients: 1/2 cup fat-free vanilla ice…
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Plum Pudding’s Berry Salad

Preparation Time: 15 minutes   Serves: 4   Cups of Fruits and Vegetables per Serving: 1   Ingredients: 1½ cups strawberries…
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Fun Ways to Refresh with Fruit

The hot days of summer are a cool time to refresh and hydrate, taking advantage of seasonal favorites from berries to watermelon! For about 60 calories per ser…
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Top 10 Ways to Enjoy Strawberries

Balsamic & Berries. Reduce balsamic in a sauce pan by bringing to a boil then simmering over low heat until it has a syrup consistency. Top low-fat frozen…
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Smoking Shrimp Creole

Preparation Time: 30 minutes 1 teaspoon canola oil 3/4 cup chopped onion 1 small green bell pepper, seeded and chopped 1 small celery rib, thinly s…
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Sizzlin’ Southwest Guacamole

Preparation Time: 20 minutes 6 ripe Hass Avocados, peeled, seeded, cut in chunks 2 fresh limes, juice only ½ cup chopped cilantro leaves 1 cup co…
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Mexican Veggies

Preparation Time: 15 minutes 1 cup cucumber, chopped with peel 1 can (8 3/4 oz.) corn, drained 1 can (16 oz.) stewed tomatoes 2 tablespoons chopped…
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