Fresh Fruit and Yogurt—A Sweet Way to Start the Day!

Name: Fresh Fruit and Yogurt—A Sweet Way to Start the Day!
Yield: serves 2
Ingredients: 1/2 cup plain low-fat or nonfat yogurt (no sugar added); 1 1/2 cups any combination of 3 fresh fruits (such as apricot, kiwi, and nectarine), cubed if large; 1/4 small lemon or lime; 4 whole-grain crackers; 1 ounce Philadelphia Light or other reduced-fat cream cheese

January 24, 2012

Cooks' Note

For a quick but nutritious breakfast, prepare and mix the fruit the evening before and store overnight in the refrigerator. As long as you avoid such high-glycemic choices as banana, raisins, and pineapple, your options are unlimited—try different combinations of apple, berries, cherries, grapes, melon, orange, peach, plum, and tangerine.

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