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From the Kitchen:
BARU NUT DESSERT CLUSTERS
Yield: 10 Servings
INGREDIENTS: PREPARATION:
• 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips Roast Baru nuts at 350°F for 5 minutes
• 1/2 cup Baru nuts until dark.
• 1/2 cup sunflower seeds Melt chocolate in the microwave in a
microwave-safe bowl on 30-second intervals
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
until fully melted.
• Sprinkle of Himalayan salt
Add Baru nuts, sunflower seeds, and
cinnamon to chocolate and combine.
Calories 121, Total Fat 5g, Saturated Fat 0g,
Total Carbohydrates 6g, Dietary Fiber 1g, Using a spoon, scoop out clusters onto a
Added Sugars 3g, Protein 2g
parchment-lined sheet pan, sprinkle with
salt, and freeze for 2 hours.
MICROS & MACROS: CAROTENOIDS
One tip for eating healthy is always to eat a are best absorbed when combining produce
variety of colorful fruits and vegetables. Each like yams, watermelon, bell peppers, mangoes,
color of produce offers different essential or oranges with foods containing healthy fats to
vitamins and minerals that help keep our bodies increase absorption by the body. Interestingly
healthy. In red, orange, and bright yellow enough, before cooking, the more you chop up
fruits and vegetables, you will find carotenoids the carotenoid-containing produce, the more
that act as antioxidants to help keep our cells carotenoids you will get in your diet. The best
healthy. This month’s Produce Pick feature, thing to remember is never to eat the same fruit
sweet potatoes, is a great example. or vegetable twice in the same day. Always mix
up the variety by mixing up the colors; this will
Popular names of carotenoids include beta-
carotene, lycopene, or lutein. These compounds help you get more nutrients daily.
