Diabetes Care and Education - A Dietetic Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association

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Skewered Fruits

Ingredients:

1 cup pineapple, cut into 1 inch thick chunks
1 cup cantaloupe, cut into 1 inch thick chunks
1 cup watermelon, cut into 1 inch thick chunks
1 cup of strawberries, whole
1 tbsp canola oil

Directions:

Prepare all fruits by threading them alternately on the skewers.
Brush the grill with canola oil, place skewers on the grill, and grill skewers lightly.

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size ¼ recipe
Servings Per Recipe 4

Amount Per Serving

Calories 67

Total Fat* 1.5 g

Saturated Fat 0.2 g

Monounsaturated Fat 0.7 g

Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5 g

Total Carbohydrate 14 g
(after subtracting fiber =
12 g)

Dietary Fiber 2 g

Protein 1g

Sodium 5 mg

Exchanges per Serving
1 Fruit Serving
1 Carbohydrate Choice

Menu or Serving Suggestions:
Optional serving suggestions: garnish with fresh mint leaves and offer light fruit-flavored or vanilla nonfat yogurt as a dip.

Courtesy of:
Raquel Pereira, MS, RD

* Total fat may be slightly higher than the sum of individual fat totals due to rounding or lack of available information (some food items in the software do not have an indicated breakdown of mono- and polyunsaturated fats).

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