Green Tea Asian Stir Fry

Green Tea Asian Stir Fry
Serves: 6

1/2 cup brewed Lipton Green Tea Bags, any variety
2 T. Meijer reduced sodium soy sauce
2 T. Meijer honey
2 T. Meijer olive oil
1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, thinly sliced or 1 lb. pork tenderloin, thinly sliced
1 bag (16 oz.) frozen Oriental or stir-fry vegetables

Combine tea, soy sauce and honey in small bowl; set aside. Heat olive oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat and cook chicken, stirring frequently, 5 minutes or until chicken is thoroughly cooked. Remove chicken and set aside. Add vegetables and tea mixture to same skillet. Bring to a boil over high heat.

Reduce heat and simmer 3 minutes or until vegetables are almost tender. Return chicken to skillet; cook 1 minute or until heated through.

*Brew 2 Lipton® Green Tea Bags in 1/2 cup boiling water for 1-1/2 minutes.

Nutrition Information per serving: Calories: 170, Total Fat: 6g, Cholesterol: 45mg, Sodium: 240mg, Total Carbohydrate: 10g, Dietary Fiber: 2g, Protein: 19g. Source: Lipton.

Curried Chicken with Mango Salad

Curried Chicken with Mango Salad

If you don't want to heat up your kitchen you can cook the chicken on the grill instead; grill on high heat, 6 to 8 minutes per side. Make it a meal: Serve with a fragrant brown basmati rice.

4 servings, 1 thigh & about 1/2 cup salad each
Active Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients
1/2 cup low-fat plain yogurt
2 tablespoons mango chutney
2 teaspoons garam masala (see Note) or curry powder, mild or hot
4 bone-in chicken thighs, (1 3/4-2 pounds), skin removed, trimmed of fat
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
1 mango, diced
1/4 cup finely diced red onion
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh mint
2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
2 teaspoons brown sugar




Preparation
Position rack in upper third of oven; preheat broiler. Coat a broiler pan with cooking spray.
Whisk yogurt, chutney and garam masala (or curry powder) in a medium bowl. Add chicken; turn to coat. Remove the chicken from the sauce and transfer to the prepared broiler pan; sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt.
Broil the chicken until the coating is charred in spots, 12 to 15 minutes. Turn the chicken over and continue cooking until it is slightly charred and cooked through, 12 to 15 minutes more.
Meanwhile, combine mango, onion, mint, vinegar, brown sugar and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Serve the chicken with the mango salad.
Tips & Notes
Note: Garam masala is a fragrant blend of ground spices commonly used in Indian cooking. It's in the spice section of most supermarkets and specialty stores.
Nutrition
Per serving: 289 calories; 12 g fat (3 g sat, 5 g mono); 101 mg cholesterol; 16 g carbohydrates; 29 g protein; 1 g fiber; 308 mg sodium; 403 mg potassium

Thai Cashew Chicken

Thai Cashew Chicken

Main Ingredients:

Chicken Breast: 1 breast (2 pieces)
Bell Pepper: 3 small (orange, red and yellow: 1 from each)
Celery Sticks: 2
Carrot: 1
Vegetable Oil: 1 tbsp
Chili Peppers: 2-4, crushed
Garlic: 2 cloves, finely chopped
Soy Sauce: 1 tbsp
Oyster Sauce: 2 tbsp
Sugar: 1 tsp
Cashews: 1-2 cups

Directions:

1. cut the chicken breast and peppers in bite sizes (2cm)

2. Slice the celery sticks and finely slice the carrot.

3. Fry the garlic with the oil in a wok or a big frying pan until golden.

4. Add the chilies and fry for 30 seconds.

5. Add the chicken and stir fry until it changes color.

6. Add the vegetables, soy and oyster sauce and sugar.

7. Stir fry until the vegetables are softened a bit but not much.

8. Add the cashews and stir fry until the cashews are softened a bit but not much. Serve on rice.

10-Minute Asian Shrimp Wrap Recipe

ASIAN SHRIMP WRAPS

INGREDIENTS
2 CUPS CHOPPED FRESH SPINACH
1 LB. COOKED, PEELED SHRIMP
2 ½ CUPS CUT ORANGES
4 FLOUR TORTILLAS
2 TBSP HOISIN SAUCE
4 TBSP RICE WINE VINEGAR
1 TBSP SESAME OIL
¼ CUP SESAME SEEDS

PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS
(Prep Time: 10 minutes, Total Time: 10 minutes)

1) Whisk together first three ingredients in small bowl; set aside
2) Warm tortillas in nonstick skillet 15 seconds on each side. Top each tortilla with 1 tablespoon hoisin marinade, spinach, shrimp, oranges and 1 tablespoon sesame seeds. Roll and serve immediately.


Nutritional Information

Serving Size: ¼ of recipe
Calories: 385 (calories from fat 111)
Total Fat: 12 g (only 2 g of saturated fat)
Cholesterol: 221 mg
Total Carbohydrates: 37 g
Dietary Fiber: 6g
Sugars: 12g

Healthy Leftovers - Chicken Tabouli Salad

Trying to figure out what to do with leftovers - yet you still want to eat healthy? Try making Chicken Tabouli Salad!

Ingredients:

• Leftover Chicken Breast (3/4 cup cubed)
• Tabouli Salad
• (Note: Tabouli is a Meditterean dish made with chopped parsley, bulgur grain, mint, tomato, and onion. Check your grocery store for one of the dozens of boxed options available.)
• Just a bit of sauce or salad dressing of your choice

Toss lightly and add other fresh chopped vegetables if desired.

That's it! Quick, easy - and refreshing after a hot summer workout!

Zucchini Tagliatelle with Mint, Cucumber & Lemon

This pretty salad gets its name from the long slices of zucchini, which resemble tagliatelle pasta.

6 small to medium zucchini (about 1 1/2 pounds total), trimmed
1 large cucumber (about 13 ounces), peeled, seeded, diced
1 C finely chopped Vidalia or Maui onion
1 1/2 C (loosely packed) fresh mint leaves, coarsely chopped, divided
2 tsp finely grated lemon peel
4 T fresh lemon juice
2 T pistachio oil

Using mandoline or V-slicer and working with 1 zucchini at a time, thinly slice lengthwise, discarding first strip. Slice up to seeded core; turn zucchini and continue to slice until only rectangle of seeded core remains; discard core. Place slices in medium bowl.

Add cucumber, onion, 1/2 of chopped mint, and lemon peel. Whisk lemon juice and pistachio oil in small bowl, then pour over zucchini mixture; toss to coat. Season with salt and generously with pepper. Cover zucchini mixture and refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours.

Sprinkle remaining chopped mint over salad and toss to coat.

Number of Servings: 6

Nutritional Information
Calories 83, Total fat 5g, Saturated Fat 0g, Cholesterol 0mg, Sodium 15mg, Carbohydrate 9g, Fiber 3g, Protein 2g

Spring Chicken Fricassee with Asparagus and Peas

2 T olive oil
1 1/2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs
salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper
1 medium onion, sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 C dry white wine
1 C low-sodium chicken broth
1 lb asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1 1/2 " lengths
1 C shelled, fresh peas
4 cooked red potatoes, quartered

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. While the oil heats, season the chicken with salt and pepper. Add the chicken to the pan and brown on all sides. As the chicken pieces finish browning, remove them to a plate and set aside.

Turn the heat down to medium and add the onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion begins to wilt, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 2 more minutes.

Return the chicken to the skillet. Add the wine, let it boil rapidly for a minute and stir with a wooden spoon to remove any bits that may be stuck to the pan.

Add the chicken broth, turn down the heat so that the mixture simmers slowly and place a lid, slightly ajar, over the skillet. Cook until the chicken is completely tender, about 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, bring a small pot of salted water to a boil. Add the asparagus and cook until it is crisp-tender, about 2 to 3 minutes. Drain.

Add the asparagus and peas to the chicken. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes to heat through.

To serve, heat the cooked potatoes and divide them among 4 bowls. Add chicken, asparagus and peas to each bowl and spoon some of the sauce over the top.

Serving Size: 1 bowl
Number of Servings: 4

Nutritional Information
Calories 420, Carbohydrate 35g, Fat 14g, Fiber 7g, Protein 37g, Saturated Fat 3g, Sodium 466mg

Source: www.foodfit.com

Delicious Fruit Smoothie recipe

Ingredients
1 cup chopped ripe strawberries (5 large strawberries)
1 cup chopped seeded watermelon
1 cup chopped fresh peach
1 cup raspberry sorbet
1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice

Directions
Place the strawberries, watermelon, peach, sorbet, and orange juice in a blender and puree until smooth and creamy. Add more orange juice if you'd like it a little less thick. Serve immediately in tall glasses with straws.

Rosemary Chicken with Quinoa

Looking for a new way to prepare chicken, that also allows you to eat healthy & stay on your diet? Try this recipe for Rosemary Chicken with Quinoa!

Ingredients:

2 Tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
2 Tbsp olive oil - divided (two separate tablespoons)
3 Tbsp fresh rosemary, chopped & divided
1/4 tsp fresh ground black pepper
3 cloves minced garlic
4 chicken breasts
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup plain quinoa
1 lb broccoli florets
2 Tbsp pine nuts
1 lemon, halved.

Mix balsamic vinegar, 1 Tbsp olive oil, 2 Tbsp of fresh rosemary, black pepper & garlic, and coat chicken with mixture. Lightly coat a large skillet with cooking spray, and place over medium high heat, place chicken in skillet and cook for 6 minutes. Turn & cook another 6 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink in the center, and juices run clear.

In a medium saucepan, combine water and the rest of the olive oil, and bring to a boil. Stir in quinoa, cover, remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork before serving.

While quinoa is cooking, place broccoli in a baking dish with 2 Tbsp water, cover & microwave on high for 4 minutes. Stir broccoli and microwave until crisp-tender, about another 4 minutes.

Sliced cooked chicken. Serve chicken and broccoli over a portion of quinoa. Top with pine nuts, remaining fresh rosemary, and squeeze lemon over it all. Enjoy!

Is Milk Healthy?

Some experts say that milk is a health hazard, saying that it’s loaded with cancer causing hormones that the dairy industry doesn’t want you to know about. Others say that it’s the most nutritious food you can find. Who’s correct?

Does Milk Build Muscle?

Yes - definitely. 80 percent of the protein in milk is whey protein, the other 20 percent of the protein is casein - both are high quality proteins. Whey protein is broken down quickly by your body into amino acids, which is great after a workout. The casein protein is digested much slower, which keeps your muscles supplied with a steady, smaller supply for that time between meals or when your sleeping. Overall, milk is a great combination of muscle-building protein!

Does the hormones that dairy cows are given affect your health?

In 1993, the FDA approved the use of recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH) - which makes the cow produce more milk at less cost to the dairy farmer. But rBGH also increases the milk’s concentration of IGF - a hormone that has been linked to cancer. But here’s the deal. When you drink milk, your stomach acid destroys these hormones, and passes the waste out of your system. So, unless you inject milk into your veins, milk is healthy.

Skim Milk or Whole Milk?

It depends on what you think tastes better. Although whole milk does increase your LDL cholesterol - you’d have to drink 6 - 8oz glasses to increase your LDL by just 6 points! And, funny thing is - whole milk during testing also DECREASED triglycerides by 22%! And, whether you drink whole or skim milk - British researchers found that drinking milk lowers the likelihood of heard attach and stroke. (One thing, though - if you’re looking to gain muscle - drink whole milk. Scientists at the University of Texas medical branch at Galveston found that drinking whole milk after lifting weights boosted muscle protein synthesis 2.8 times more than skim milk did!)

Diet – Hoisin Chicken Canapes

Every time you turn around, there’s another holiday party on your calendar. Sure, they’re a ton of fun, but it’s hard to stick to your diet when you’re surrounded by tempting foods that aren’t in your plan. Next time you head out for a get-together, bring along your own healthy fingerfood. Try this recipe for Hoisin Chicken Canapes – everyone will love them!

2 T. Hoisin sauce

2/3 C. cabbage/carrot mix, shredded

1 T. peanuts, chopped

2/3 C. cooked chicken, finely chopped

Dash of hot sauce

2 medium cucumbers, halved lengthwise, seeded and cut into thirds

In a medium mixing bowl, stir together Hoisin sauce, cabbage mix, peanuts, chicken and hot sauce. Spoon mixture evenly onto cucumber slices. You can refrigerate until ready to serve. Enjoy!

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Diet – Chilled Pineapple Gazpacho

Looking for a quick, easy, and refreshing recipe that’s also no-fat? Try this recipe for Chilled Pineapple Gazpacho!

1 fresh pineapple, slightly under-ripe
½ cup peeled, diced red bell pepper ( ¼ in. pieces)
½ cup peeled, seeded diced cucumber ( ¼ in. pieces)
¼ cup finely chopped minced red onion
½ Serrano chile, seeded & minced
1 tbsp chopped, fresh cilantro
2 tbsp fresh lime juice
Pinch of sea salt

Juice pineapple, or peel & core the fruit, then puree in a blender and strain.Pour juice into medium bowl.Stir diced red bell pepper and peeled, seeded diced cucumber. Add minced red onion, Serrano chile Add cilantro, season to taste with fresh lime juice and sea salt.
Cover & chill until very cold, about 2 hours. Serve garnished with cilantro leaves.

Makes 4 servings.

Healthy Living – Add Garlic For A Longer Life

by Bob Lachniet
President - Fitness 4 Home Superstore

Garlic – that wonderful little clove of stuff used in everything for flavor, actually is also a wonderful tool for improving your health! Garlic has long been considered a herbal "wonder drug", with a reputation in folklore for preventing everything from the Plague to the common cold and flu! Herbal medicine has used it extensively, and for good reason. That pungent smell that is associated with garlic comes from the sulphur compounds in garlic. Garlic also contains a wide variety of phytochemicals, including allicin. When you cut garlic, the sulphur containing amino acid alliin is broken down by enzymes to form allicin.

Recent studies have shown that eating a clove of garlic daily can help prevent a heart attack. Argentinean researchers have found that an enzyme found in garlic called alliinase, helps improve blood flow to your heart. And, you can unleash additional amounts of alliinase by letting fresh chopped garlic stand for 10 minutes prior to cooking with it. It has also been suggested that organically grown garlic may have higher sulphur level sand hence greater benefit to health.

Studies have also shown that consuming garlic generally has the following physical effects:

• Garlic lowers blood pressure a little.
• Raw Garlic is a potent natural antibiotic and, while far less strong than modern antibiotics, can still kill some strains of bacteria that have become immune or resistant to modern antibiotics.
• Garlic helps reduce atherosclerotic buildup (plaque) within the arterial system. One recent study shows this effect to be greater in women than men.
• Garlic lowers or helps to regulate blood sugar.
• Garlic helps to prevent blood clots from forming, thus reducing the possibility of strokes and thromboses (It may not be good for hemophiliacs).
• Garlic helps to prevent cancer, especially of the digestive system, prevents certain tumors from growing larger and reduces the size of certain tumors.
• Garlic helps to remove heavy metals such as lead and mercury from the body.

In conclusion, there is plenty of evidence to suggest that you can boost your health by eating garlic on a regular basis. Let your imagination come up with new ways of incorporating them into your daily diet - ideas that will really suit you and fit in with your family eating preferences.

Diet – Chicken Spinach Pizza

Looking for a quick, easy power meal? Try this recipe for Chicken Spinach Pizza. It’s high protein, low carbohydrate, and healthy fat – is perfect for that big meal after your workout!

Chicken Spinach Pizza

3 tbsp Marinara sauce
1 ready made flat bread or pita
1/3 cup frozen spinach, defrosted and drained.
¼ cup crumbled feta cheese
¾ cup chopped precooked chicken
1 tbsp sliced fresh basil
Salt & Pepper to taste

Spread the marinara sauce over the flatbread, then top with feta, spinach, chicken & basil, and finally season to taste with the salt & pepper. Bake it at 375
for 6 minutes.

Serving: 1 serving
Protein: 62g
Carbs: 24g
Fat: 21g (10 saturated)
4g fiber

Healthy Living - Avoid Fast Food Dieting Problems!

Have you been trying to watch your diet, but seem to be having problems staying dedicated to it? We've all been there...when life gets crazy, and your running out of time, a quick stop at a fast food restaurant is convenient - especially when your tired! Yet, stopping by the local trive through burger joint for a quick burger and fries...is well known to be bad for a healthy diet - especially if you're trying to drop a few pounds!

Researchers at New York's Baruch College recently reported that having a bad nights sleep makes you much more prone to stopping by for a grease-burger during the day. Seems that one night of tossing and turning can make you crave fast food! When they reviewed the food and sleep journals of their study group's participants, those that had a hard time falling asleep (or staying asleep) had a much greater tendancy to eat fast food the next day.

Additionally, there is an additional reason for men to avoid shoveling down that order of fast food fries - greasy fries have been linked to an increased rate of prostate cancer!

Now, that doesn't seem like a big surprise. Nobody feels like cooking when they're irritable and tired. Yet, 60 percent of the US is overweight, and 30 percent is considered obese. So, the next time you're tempted to break your diet for just one night - keep in mind that men who have only two fast-food meals weekly gain an extra 10 pounds over 15 years, compared to those that went home to eat a healthy meal!

Diet - Grilled Chicken with Tomato Avocado Salsa

A healthy diet includes at least a gram of protein per pound of body weight per day, and chicken is a wonderful source of that protein! Looking for a new way to cook that chicken? Try this recipe for Grilled Chicken with Tomato-Avocado Salsa

Ingredients
4 ripe plum tomatoes,
chopped or 12 cherry tomatoes,
halved1/2 small red onion,
finely chopped1 jalapeño chili pepper, seeded and diced
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1/2 avocado
1/2 cup non-fat, plain yogurt
1/2 small red onion
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1/4 cup fresh cilantro
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, about 4 to 6 ounces each
salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper

In a small food processor or blender, puree the yogurt, red onion, lime juice and cilantro to make a yogurt marinade, and transfer the marinade to a shallow bowl or a plastic bag. Drop the chicken in the bag, making sure that the chicken gets coated well with the marinade. Throw in the refrigerator for at least an hour, and up to 8 hours. To cook, preheat your grill to medium high. Pull the chicken out of the plastic bag and throw the bag with the remaining marinade away. Season the chicken with some salt & pepper, and grill the chicken on both sides until it is cooked through, about 6 minutes per side. Serve the chicken with tomato-avocado salsa.

Tomato Avocado salsa:
In a small bowl, combine the tomatoes, red onion, pepper and cilantro. Chop the avocado and sprinkle it with 2 tablespoons of lime juice to keep it from browning. Add the avocado and remaining lime juice to the bowl and toss to combine.

Serving Size: 1 chicken breast with salsa
Number of Servings: 4
Per Serving :Calories 283
Carbohydrate 16 g
Fat 6 g
Fiber 4 g
Protein 43 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Sodium 341 mg

Add Water To Your Diet With Water-Rich Veggies!

Even as we move into cooler temperatures this fall, those of us in Arizona still need to make sure we get enough water each day. Yet, drinking the recommended 8 16 oz servings of water each day, well, can not only be difficult, it can get quite boring as well! Yet, there are ways to get some of our water each day from the vegetables we eat each day!

Plus, it’s also good for your diet to keep up the amount of veggies you eat each day. Vegetables not only contain valuable vitamins and minerals and antioxidants, but special plant nutrients that can't be found elsewhere.

The vegetables with the highest water content are:

• Cucumbers (96 percent water)
• Lettuce (95 percent water)
• Green peppers (93 percent water)
• Cabbage (93 percent water)
• Asparagus (92 percent water)
• Cauliflower (92 percent water)
• Spinach (92 percent water)
• Broccoli (91 percent water)
• Beets (91 percent water)

Healthy Lifestyle - Don't Forget About Your Kids!

by Bob Lachniet
President - Fitness 4 Home Superstore

So, you try to eat healthy while keeping your weight down. But, what about your kids? Sure, when they’re at home, you have some control over how they eat. But, how can you make sure that when you’re not around, that they still follow healthy eating habits?

Now, of course, you can’t always keep an eye on them when they’re away from home. But are your pantry shelves have high-fat snacks and sugar-filled cereals that you’d never buy for yourself? And, have you worried about what the combination of peer pressure and your kids desire for fat-and-sugar filled snacks might be doing to their health?

Well, if you haven’t started to worry – you should. Kids today are fatter and less fit than previous generations. Between the mid-1960s and the late 1970s, obesity increased 54 percent among young children (ages six to 11) and 39 percent among adolescents (ages 12 to 17). Food companies spend millions of dollars on television advertising to convince children that high-fat, high-sugar, processed foods are worth eating. Food is consumed because it's cool, fun or comes with a free toy rather than for its impact on health or even for its taste!

You know where the easiest place to start is? Simpe - eat your words! The fact is that parents who have adopted a lifestyle that includes healthful foods and regular exercise are living role models for their children. The habits and behaviors that you exhibit at home have the proven benefit of carrying over to your kids. But, it won’t happen overnight.

The first step is to stop battling with your kids about food. Take it slow, and introduce reasonable alternatives as you gradually reduce those high-fat, high-sugar foods. Be sure to include some of their favorite foods in daily meals.

Make sure that the majority of the items you have in your pantry are healthy. Keep cut up veggies in your refrigerator, for example. Cut back on butter – if they want popcorn, either air pop it, or purchase plain microwave popcorn – and sprinkle it with low-fat, grated parmesan cheese.

Also, get them involved with both shopping and cooking. Look for cookbooks that have their favorite recipes, but in a healthy format – if they learn how to cook healthy, those habits will stay with them.

And, don’t forget to let them have their favorite foods on occasion. If they’re never allowed to eat them, they’ll look for every chance to sneak them behind your back (just like we all did when we were kids!). Having them once in awhile might actually make them feel a little bit guilty once in awhile – and over time, can help keep them following healthy dietary habits!

Diet – Looking for a quick breakfast recipe? Try a Tuna Egg Wrap!

Here’s a great, quick and easy recipe for when you’ve just finished your morning workout, and still have to rush to get to work!

Tuna Egg Wrap
1 serving

3/4 cup of egg substitutes (3 eggs worth)
1 oz. of Veggie Cheese (mozzarella)
1/3 a can of tuna (1 serving/3.oz)

Spray a pan with nonstick cooking spray, then add the eggs, allowing them to de-liquify on the top. Once the eggs have started to get solid on the bottom, fold about one third of it towards the center as if you were going to make a omlet. Mix up the tuna and the cheese, and spread evenly over the center of the form, partially covering the folded inward piece of the egg, and the unfolded as well. Now, fold it again, folding the cooked part of the egg over the unfolded part. Serve with a fresh fruit or whole-wheat toast!

Diet – Spice Up Your Diet With Exotic Fruit!

Want to add some variety to your diet, while also making sure that you’re eating what ‘s best for your body? Try adding some more exotic fruit choices to your diet! You may have run into some of these fruits in the produce isle of your nearby grocery store – give them a try, and enjoy some new flavors while also improving your health!

Papaya – Native to Central and South America, papaya is the best known source of papain – an enzyme that is very efficient at breaking down protein (it’s so good that it’s used in meat tenderizers!) – and…well, it’s also a great natural way to stay “regular”. Loaded with potassium, folate, and vitamin C. Just cut them in half, scoop out the seeds – and enjoy! (Plus, the seeds – grind them up and use them as a substitute for black pepper!). And, half a papaya has only 59 calories! In season year round.

Star Fruit – Native to Asia, this fruit is low in calories. Plus, it packs a punch that is great for your heart! It’s high in vitamin A, fiber and potassium, plus it’s a great source of polypheonols – antioxidants that fight cardiovascular inflammation. With a taste similar to a ultra-sweet plum, it’s quite tasty as well! In season July through September. Cut it into little stars (you’re kids will love it!) – and enjoy only 28 calories per serving!

Uniq Fruit – Native to Jamaica, this fruit is loaded with vitamin C and carotenoids. Flavor wise – it’s thought to be a cross between a grapefruit and tangerine. With a sharp, tart, citrusy flavor, this fruit is a great way to fight off colds. Eat it like you would a grapefruit or tangerine, but it’s very messy – so have napkins handy! 45 calories per fruit, and you can find it under its trade name – Ugli Fruit.

Passion Fruit – Native to South America, Passion Fruit is loaded with vitamin A and copious amounts of fiber (15 grams of fiber – half of what you should have daily)– add this fruit to your diet to help you keep control of your cholesterol! And, it also has more potassium than a banana. Available year round – if you eat 8 of these little guys, this serving size has 140 calories – and make sure you eat the seeds – that’s where you get the fiber!

Guava – Native to South America, Guava helps boost your immune system with 70 percent of the vitamin C you need daily – a total of 128mg! Plus, it’s loaded with carotenoids – which help boost your immune system as well. In season October through December, one Guava has about 37 calories. Spoon out the pulp like a grapefruit, or eat it like an orange!