Looking to add more fruit to your day? Sure, you can grab a banana or an apple. However there are many more creative ways to add more fruit into your diet. Fresh, canned or dried, fruit provides important antioxidants and potassium to your diet.

Mango salsa tops grilled scallops along side a small steak. Note that half the plate is fruits and veggies with sautéed spinach and potatoes.

Here are 5 easy ways to include fruit with more meals:

  1. Top oatmeal or cold cereal with fresh blueberries, sliced banana or canned peaches.
  2. Add dried fruit to your salads and slaws or stews.
  3. Make your own yogurt bowl with plain yogurt topped with fruit.
  4. Puree fresh or frozen fruit it into a smoothie.
  5. Use it in a fruit salsa to top fish, pork or chicken like the one below.

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Mango Salsa

This fruit salsa pairs well with fish, pork or poultry. It's easy to make, and can be stored for up to 3 days in the refrigerator.
Author Rosanne Rust MS RDN, www.rustnutrition.com

Ingredients

  • 1 mango peeled and diced
  • 2 TB minced onion
  • 2 TB red bell pepper diced
  • 1 shishito pepper diced
  • 2 TB Extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 TB lemon juice
  • 1 TB cilantro chopped

Instructions

  • Mix mango, onion and peppers in a small bowl. Mix to combine.
  • Whisk oil with lemon juice until combined. Add cilantro and mix.
  • Pour olive oil mixture into mango mixture and stir well.
  • Refrigerate for at least one hour, or up to three days.
  • Serve atop fish or shellfish, pork tenderloin or baked chicken.