As the weather heats up, cool down with some refreshing cantaloupe this summer. When buying cantaloupe at your local grocery or farmer's market, choose melons that slightly yield to the touch and smell sweet.
Try some of these serving suggestions:
* Cut the cantloupe into halves or fourths. Fill a small ice cream scoop with lowfat cottage cheese and place the cottage cheese inside the melon half or alongside the fourth of melon on a plate. Top with sliced bananas and serve immediately. Makes a refreshing summer breakfast.
* Wrap a thin slice of turkey or ham around a slice of cantaloupe for a cool treat.
* Create a sweet cantaloupe smoothie by blending 2 cups of cantaloupe chunks with a 6 oz. can of frozen orange juice concentrate. Add 1-2 cups of skim milk and a cup of ice cubes. Blend and serve.
* Make this Chilly Five Fruit Salad:
1/2 c. orange juice
1 c. cantaloupe balls
1 c. fresh blueberries
1 c. watermelon balls
1 banana, peeled and sliced
Pour the orange juice over the fruit. Chill.
M-m-m...I'm feeling cooler already, just thinking about these tempting summer treats.
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