Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Number of Servings: 6
Cups of Fruits and Vegetables Per Person: 1.00

Ingredients:
2 thinly sliced, unpeeled apples (Empire, Cortland)
1 cup seedless green or red grapes
1 banana, sliced

Preparation Time: 6 hours
Number of Servings: 6
Cups of Fruits and Vegetables Per Person: 2.00

Ingredients:
2 large tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1 large red bell pepper, chopped
1 large green bell pepper, chopped

Chicken – who doesn’t love eating it?  With so many ways to prepare chicken, there’s a great taste for everyone. If you are worried about chicken calories – first look at how you are preparing it for cutting your caloric intake.

Plain cooked chicken calories isn’t exactly a dieter’s main worry.  A single cup contains about 200 calories, is high in niacin, vitamin B6 and protein. 

Compare that with barbecued chicken wings or fried chicken and you are going to double or triple the calories and increase …

Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Number of Servings: 6
Cups of Fruits and Vegetables Per Person: 0.75

Ingredients:
1/2 cup nonfat sour cream
1/4 cup fat-free mayonnaise
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Edamame are baby soybeans which are picked when young and tender before the soybeans inside are fully mature. They are steamed or boiled and usually eaten as an appetizer or snack.
You’ll find them in Japanese and Asian restaurants where they are usually served salted and at room temperature. Typically, you eat the beans inside and discard the pods. Check your grocery or specialty foods store – they can sometimes be found in the frozen foods aisle.
In Chinese, young soybeans in the pod are known as maodoujia which …