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Rainbow ice pops

August 9, 2019

Recipe

Chill out with a fun frozen treat! Combine berries, diced melon and apple juice to make colorful fruit pops.

Serves 6

Fruit pops are a refreshing snack and a fun way for children and adults to eat more fruit.

Mix the fruit together and divide evenly into the paper cups. Pour 1/3 cup of juice into each paper cup.

Place the cups on a level surface in the freezer. Freeze until partially frozen, approximately 1 hour. Insert a stick into center of each cup. Freeze until firm.

1 1/2 cups diced strawberries, cantaloupe and watermelon
1/2 cup blueberries
2 cups 100% apple juice
6 paper cups (6-8 ounces each)
6 craft sticks

DASH Eating Plan Servings

Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) Fats and oils 1 Fruits Grains and grain products Meats, poultry and fish Nuts, seeds and dry beans Sweets Vegetables

Diabetes Meal Plan Choices

Fats Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) 1 Fruits Meat and meat substitutes Milk and milk products Nonstarchy vegetables Starches Sweets, desserts and other carbohydrates

Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid Servings

Carbohydrates Fats 1 Fruits Protein and dairy Sweets Vegetables

Nutritional analysis per serving

Calcium 60 Calories 14 g Total carbohydrate 0 mg Cholesterol 1 g Dietary fiber Trace Monounsaturated fat Potassium 0.5 g Protein Trace Saturated fat 1 pop Serving size 6 mg Sodium Trace Total fat