Fruit is easy to cook, packed with vitamins and naturally sweet. Unfortunately, many people don’t get enough in their diets. If you’re one of them, this article is for you! Read on for simple ways to add fruit to every meal of the day.
Breakfast
Fuel up with a vitamin-packed breakfast! Pile strawberries on your waffles or pancakes, add sliced bananas to your cereal or mix raspberries into your yogurt. In a hurry? Blend up a quick and easy smoothie with pre-sliced mangoes.
Morning snack
Fruit is also great for a light morning snack, whether on its own (try mandarin segments) or mixed into baked goods. Cherry squares and whoopie pies will make your coffee break a little more indulgent.
Lunch
Think outside the lunchbox and try adding fruit to savoury dishes. Not sure where to start? If you’re craving something fresh, mix grapefruit segments into salads or other cold dishes like beet carpaccio. The best part? No peeling or chopping required!
Happy hour
Love a good cocktail? Mix up a fruit-forward libation like a mandellini, paloma or lychee martini. Instead of buying store-bought juice made from concentrate, make your own—it’ll have more vitamins, fibre and flavour! Round out your spread with nibbles like endive cups with grapefruit or cherry-topped baked brie.
Dinner
It might seem odd to have fruit for dinner, but trust us. It brings brightness to grilled protein (like mango-lime chicken and apricot-Dijon salmon), adds texture to salmon tartare and brings depth to pork and chicken stew.
Dessert
Dessert is where fruit really shines. Granitas, fruit tartlets, ice cream sandwiches… the list goes on. And if you’re feeling ambitious, give our pavlova recipe a try!
For more great ideas for incorporating fruit into your diet, head to the recipes section of our site!
