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This colorful take on fruit salad is an excellent way to sweeten up a meal. This dish is loaded with pineapple, mandarin oranges, coconut and miniature fruit-flavored marshmallows.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups pineapple chunks, fresh or canned in juice, drained
  • 1 cup orange sections, fresh or mandarin oranges canned in juice, drained
  • 1 1/2 cups sliced banana
  • 1 1/2 cups seedless red grapes
  • 1/2 cup miniature marshmallows
  • 1 cup vanilla lowfat yogurt
  • 1/4 cup flaked coconut, toasted*

Directions

  1. Combine pineapple, orange sections, banana slices, grapes and marshmallows in a medium bowl.
  2. Gently stir in yogurt. Sprinkle with coconut.

Serves 4.

*To toast flaked coconut preheat oven to 350 F. Spread coconut flakes evenly on a cookie sheet. Bake 7 to 12 minutes, stirring frequently, until light brown. Watch closely to avoid burning.

 
Nutrition Facts  
Serving Size1 
Servings Per Recipe4 
   
Amount per Serving  
Calories223 
Calories from Fat27 
  % Daily Value *
Total Fat3 g4%
Saturated Fat2 g9%
Cholesterol3 mg1%
Sodium53 mg2%
Total Carbohydrate49 g16%
Dietary Fiber4 g16%
Protein5 g9%
   
Vitamin A 5%
Vitamin C 68%
Calcium 13%
Iron 4%

* The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA.