Funky Fruits
Playing it safe with fruit is fine most of the time. But every once in a while, a gal needs a change. Expand your produce prowess by treating your taste buds to some of these peculiar picks. Look for them at local grocery stores and farmers markets.
Jackfruit, opens new tab
- Largest tree fruit in the world (can weigh up to 100 pounds)
- Good source of protein, potassium and vitamin B
- ½ cup = 95 calories
What to do with it
- Make a BBQ Jackfruit Sandwich
- Try these 10 healthy jackfruit recipes, opens new tab
SlimCado® (Florida avocado), opens new tab
- Much larger than Hass avocados
- Different taste and texture than traditional avocados
- Good source of vitamin E, fiber, B-vitamins, potassium, zinc and monounsaturated fat
- 35% fewer calories and 50% less fat than Haas avocados
- 1 cup = 276 calories
What to do with it
- Whip up a Slimcado and Papaya-Pom Dressing, opens new tab
- Blend it up in a Chocolate Avocado smoothie
- More SlimCado recipes
Pineberries, opens new tab
- Relative of the strawberry
- Whitish-pink in color
- Easy to grow at home
- Smell and taste like pineapple
- Good source of antioxidants, vitamin C, vitamin A, potassium and fiber
- 2-oz. serving = 138 calories
What to do with them
- Add them to a fruit salad
- Enjoy them plain, like strawberries
Dragon Fruit, opens new tab
- Also called pitaya, pitahaya and strawberry pear
- Most common variety has white pulp with black, edible seeds
- Tastes like a cross between a kiwi and a pear
- Good source of antioxidants, vitamin C, thiamine, riboflavin, and fiber
- 3.5-oz. serving = 52 calories
What to do with it
- Slice it and eat it
- Make an exotic seafood salsa, opens new tab
- Create a fancy fruit salad, opens new tab
Lychees, opens new tab
- Look like a cross between a large raspberry and a strawberry
- Good source of fiber, vitamin C, vitamin B6, potassium, thiamin, niacin and folate
- High sugar content, so enjoy in moderation
- Taste like a cross between grapes, strawberries and watermelon
- One fruit = 6 calories
What to do with them
- Peel and eat
- Stuff them with cream cheese and top with nuts
- Make an apple, lychee and raspberry crumble, opens new tab