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Recipe: Fruit salsa 'n' sweet chips

  • Healthy carb = whole fruits & vegetables, at least 50% whole grains and no more than 1 tsp of sugar per serving
  • Low sodium = no more than 140 mg of sodium per serving
  • Low fat = no more than 3 g of fat per serving
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Dietitian's tip: This kid-friendly recipe is easy for young cooks to prepare with just a little help from an adult.
By Mayo Clinic staff
Serves 10

Ingredients

    For tortilla crisps:

    • 8 whole-wheat tortillas
    • 1 tablespoon sugar
    • 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon

    For fruit salsa:

    • 3 cups diced fresh fruit, such as apples, oranges, kiwi, strawberries, grapes or other fresh fruit
    • 2 tablespoons sugar-free jam, any flavor
    • 1 tablespoon honey or agave nectar
    • 2 tablespoons orange juice

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 F. Cut each tortilla into 10 wedges. Lay pieces on two baking sheets. Make sure they aren't overlapping. Spray the tortilla pieces with cooking spray.

In a small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle evenly over the tortilla wedges. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the pieces are crisp. Place on a cooling rack and let cool.

Cut the fruit into cubes. Gently mix the fruit together in a mixing bowl. In another bowl, whisk together jam, honey and orange juice. Pour this over the diced fruit. Mix gently. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours.

Serve as a dip or topping for the cinnamon tortilla chips.

Nutritional analysis per serving

Serving size: About 8 chips and 1/3 cup salsa
Calories119 Sodium90 mg
Total fat3 g Total carbohydrate21 g
Saturated fattrace Dietary fiber3 g
Trans fat0 Sugars3.5 g
Monounsaturated fattrace Protein2 g
Cholesterol0   
Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid Servings Diabetes Meal Plan Exchanges Dash Eating Plan Servings

 

Source: This recipe is one of 50 collected in "The Mayo Clinic Kids' Cookbook," published by Good Books and available in bookstores.
RE12350 Aug. 15, 2012

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