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