Preparation Time: 25 minutes
Number of Servings: 4
Cups of Fruits and Vegetables Per Person: 1.00

Ingredients:
6 cups pared, cored and cubed Pears, any variety
1/4 cup water
2 Tbsp sugar

Preparation Time: 4 hours, 20 minutes
Number of Servings: 6
Cups of Fruits and Vegetables Per Person: 1.00

Ingredients:
Salad
6 lettuce leaves
6 artichokes (small), prepared and cooked as directed for whole artichokes

Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Number of Servings: 6
Cups of Fruits and Vegetables Per Person: 0.50

Ingredients:
2 navel oranges, peeled, separated into segments
1 apple or pear, diced
1/2 cup halved seedless red or green grapes

Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Number of Servings: 4
Cups of Fruits and Vegetables Per Person: 1.00

Ingredients:
1 Tbsp vegetable oil
3 cups celery cut into 1/2″ pieces
1 cup sweet red bell pepper, cut into 1/2″ pieces

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 …