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Authors: Lisa Lillien

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cup diced red bell peppers

3 tablespoons sliced scallions

3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

3 tablespoons lime juice

Dash of salt

Directions

In a medium bowl, stir together all of the ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

MAKES 6 SERVINGS

HG Tip:
The great thing about this recipe is that it is easy to tweak it to suit your taste buds! Like tomato-based salsa? Add a cup of tomatoes! Like an even fruitier topping for your chicken or fish? Try adding kiwi or honeydew melon!

Pick Me! Pick Me!

How to pick the
best
fruit . . .

Pineapple
—Pineapples should be brightly colored with fresh-looking, deep green leaves, and should be free of bruises and moldy spots (ew!). They should also have a sweet smell at the stem. FYI, a ripe, uncut pineapple will last for about 4 days at room temperature or in the fridge.

Apples
—Color has nothing to do with how ripe or unripe an apple is. Bruise-free apples are best. Also, don't wash apples until you're about to eat them. Believe it or not, washing apples makes them spoil faster.

Peaches
—Choose a peach with an orangy-red color, as opposed to one with a yellowish hue. If you can gently squeeze the peach without breaking the skin, it is ripe and ready to eat. If you choose a hard peach, it will ripen in a few days. And remember, peaches bruise super-easily, so take special care when handling them.

Avocado
—Yep, avocado is a fruit. When looking to choose a ripe avocado, gently squeeze it. There should be a little bit of give. If you squeeze it and end up with a handful of guacamole, your bumpy friend is over-ripe!

chapter ten
oven lovin'
baked goods and other treats
no-guilt desserts? sweet!

Just in case there weren't enough sweet treats for you in the chocolate and fruit chapters, here are tons of others. You'll find crazy-good breakfast breads, frozen treats, crunchy stuff, and more. And you'll be happy to know that not everything in this chapter requires you to use an oven. There are plenty of super-simple recipes that require no heating at all. Dig in and enjoy!!!

snazzy blueberry scones

PER SERVING (1 scone): 125 calories, 2.5g fat, 181mg sodium, 23g carbs, 2g fiber, 6g sugars, 4g protein

These scones are really fantastic and can be made in so many flavors. All you need to do is swap blueberries for some other fruit, like peaches or strawberries. Yum!