Tropical Fruit Salad

Note as: 1 fruit (medium piece) + 0.5 cups of canned fruit in juice

You will need:

• 20-ounce can of pineapple pieces
• 2 cups of strawberries, each fruit cut in 4 pieces
• 1 big banana (sliced)
• 2 peeled kiwi, cut into halves and sliced
• 0.5 teaspoon of finely grated lime peel or zest
• 1 mango or papaya, peeled and cubed (you may even use an 11-ounce can of mandarin oranges, that have been drained)
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1.5 tablespoons of honey
• 1/3 cup of sweetened or unsweetened shredded coconut (optional)

Instructions:

1. Drain pineapple chunks, and set aside a quarter cup of the pineapple juice.
2. Add kiwi, pineapple chunks, strawberries, papaya or mango, and banana to a big serving bowl.
3. Put a quarter cup of pineapple juice, honey, lime juice and lime peel in a 2-cup measure and blend nicely by whisking.
4. Drizzle atop the salad and let the fruits get coated well by tossing it lightly. Before serving, sprinkle coconut on the top, if needed.

– You get Almost 7 cups.

Each cup: 101 calories, 25 g carbohydrate, 1.2 g protein, 0 g saturated fat, 0.6 g fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 4 mg sodium, 3 g fibre. 5% calories from fat.