Cooking Recipes Articel

In the summer
life is a bowl of cherries. The long
warm days have produce sections brimming with big
juicy
sweet cherries. To promote the nutritional benefits of fresh produce
there's the Pick of the Season
a public health initiative spotlighting seasonal fruit and vegetables
with recipes this quarter for cherries
a produce selection that travels from the great Northwest right to you.

Besides the great taste
cherries are also low in calories-only 90 calories for 1 cup-and contain no fat
sodium or cholesterol. However
they pack in some great nutrients
including vitamin C
fiber and potassium. So whether they're Bing or Rainier
this beautiful fruit is a crowd pleaser. Delicious in a recipe or by the handful
for dessert or a midday snack
you can enjoy cherries all season long and beyond.

There are so many ways to add cherries to your favorite recipes
like in cherry-stuffed grilled chicken
cherry and hazelnut salad
cherry clafouti and this cherry smoothie:

Cherry Smoothie

1 cup light vanilla yogurt

3/4 cup pitted fresh or frozen sweet cherries

1/2 cup drained canned mandarin orange sections (canned in juice
no sugar added)

1/4 teaspoon almond extract

4 ice cubes

Combine all ingredients in blender; blend until smooth. Pour into a tall glass; serve immediately. POINTSฎ value per serving: 4; 239 calories
0
fat
3
fiber

Recipes like this one reflect the food values inherent in the Weight Watchers philosophy-that eating should be satisfying
as well as healthy.