March 2000

National Nutrition Month®

"Food & Fitness: Health for a Lifetime"

Nutrition and physical activity are key components of a healthy lifestyle. Well-nourished and active children grow, develop and learn better. A healthy lifestyle also lowers children's risk for diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. Nutritious meals and exercise is the fuel needed to jumpstart a healthy lifestyle!

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Recipe of the Month:

Frozen Fruit Pops

• 4 hours to freeze
• Serves: 12
• Blender or Food Processor

Ingredients:

1 ripe honeydew melon
2 pints ripe strawberries
2 ripe bananas
¼ cup honey or sugar

1. Help children peel, seed, and cut fruit into chunks. Put fruit and honey or sugar in blender in small batches and puree. (Pops will taste less sweet when they are frozen.)
2. Ladle the puree into popsicle molds and freeze for at least 4 hours or until frozen.
3. Puree can be frozen in plastic ice cube trays. Poke popsicle sticks into place when the pops are almost frozen so that the sticks will stay upright.

These popsicles are a great source of vitamin C! Be sure to provide children with a source of vitamin C everyday.

Nutrients per serving (one 2-oz pop)

Calories 90 Saturated Fat 0.1 g Iron 0.3 mg Protein 1 g Cholesterol 0 mg Calcium 14 mg Carbohydrate 23 g Vitamin A 7 RE Sodium 11 mg Total Fat 0.4 g Vitamin C 55 mgJ Dietary Fiber 2 g

*For a snack, 2 popsicles (2 servings) count as one fruit/vegetable requirement for 1-5 year olds. For 6-12 year olds, three popsicles will satisfy the fruit/vegetable requirement.

Source of Recipe: Food, Family & Fun. U.S. Department of Agriculture

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office. Phone: 202-512-1800

For questions about this information, contact Amy J. Kolano (608) 266-7124

Last updated on 2/25/2008 11:52:50 AM