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LunchFruit Salsa
Fruit salsa needs to be on the menu this week!!!
Nicole RenardIngredients
- 1 pint Strawberries , diced
- 2 Kiwis, peeled & diced
- 1 Granny Smith Apple, diced
- 1 Mango, diced
- 1 Lemon
- 1/4 cup Sugar
- 7 Tortilla
- 1/2 cup, melted Butter
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 tbs Cinnamon
Instructions
- 1Dice fruit as recommended
- 2Combine the fruit in a large bowl and squeeze one lemon over all of it
- 3Toss in the sugar and mix till well combined
- 4Using a knife or kitchen scissors, cut tortillas into chip shapes and add to a large plastic bag
- 5Pour melted butter and cinnamon and sugar over the top and seal. Shake well.
- 6Lay the chips in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 10 min until golden brown.
- 7Use chips to dip in your fruit salsa!
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Swap mayo bases for greek yogurt, cream sauces for tahini and lemon, ranch for cilantro-lime crema, butter sauces for citrus vinaigrettes, alfredo for tomato. Most swaps cut 100-200 calories per portion with no flavor cost.
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Quick Tips
- 1
Greek yogurt is the mayo replacement
Half the calories, twice the protein. Works in ranch, tzatziki, BLT spread, anything creamy.
- 2
Tahini thinned with water = cream sauce
2 Tbsp tahini + lemon + water gives the silky drizzle of cream sauce for 60% fewer calories.
- 3
Sweeten with fruit, not sugar
Blended mango, peach, or pineapple sweetens BBQ and Asian sauces with vitamins instead of empty cane sugar.
- 4
Salt at the end, taste twice
Low-cal sauces lean on salt and acid for impact. Always taste before serving and adjust.
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