A new Web
site from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer
Center offers tools to help you add more fruits and
vegetables to your meals. At www.mcancer.org/recipes, you
can click on your favorite fruits and veggies, add your
dietary restrictions and see which recipes the site has to
offer. Or you can record your produce preferences and have
the site create a customized menu.
The recipes
are developed by healthy-eating crusader Graham Kerr, the
original "Galloping Gourmet." Kerr appears on
brief videos demonstrating a number of the recipes.
Here's one
using cranberries, which the latest USDA research says haves
the highest antioxidant levels of fruits commonly found in
U.S. supermarkets. It could be a light dessert or a
breakfast or brunch treat.
Oranges and
kiwis with a glossy glaze
Serves 4
2 medium
navel oranges 6 or grapefruits
2 kiwis
6 ½ cup
cranberry juice cocktail (or white grape juice)
¼ cup dried
cranberries
1 tablespoon
honey
1 teaspoon
cornstarch mixed with 1 tablespoon cranberry juice
1. Peel the
oranges, removing the membrane. Cut into 1-inch chunks.
2. Peel the
kiwis and cut into 1-inch chunks. Combine fruit in a bowl
and chill oranges and kiwis in a medium bowl in the
refrigerator.
3. Combine
juice, dried cranberries, honey and rest of ingredients in a
saucepan. Bring to a boil, to thicken and clear. Let cool.
4. Pour the
glaze over the chilled fruit and serve.
Nutritional
information per serving: 105 calories, trace fat, 24 grams
carbohydrates, 1 gram protein, 0 milligrams cholesterol, 4
milligrams sodium, 3 grams dietary fiber, 2 percent of
calories from fat.