Characteristics

This is a simple, quick, and easy-to-make snack or breakfast addition. It offers a blend of delicious, sweet and refreshing flavors, as well as juicy, chewy and crunchy textures. It is rich in vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, phytonutrients, and fiber. It is naturally low in sodium, free of cholesterol, and provides healthy carbohydrates, healthy fats and some protein.

TYPE: Snack, Dessert
PREP TIME: < 15 mins
SERVINGS: not set, make according to personal needs

  • Raw
  • 100% Plant-based / Vegan
  • Wheat-free
  • Gluten-free
  • Grain-free
  • Corn-free
  • Soy-free
  • Peanut-free
  • Refined Sugar-free

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Preparation Steps

  1. Prepare the pineapple: Remove the top leaves, clean the pineapple by rinsing it, and cut a desired amount of it to use. Cut off the outer skin, cut out the inner core, and chop the pineapple disc into bite-sized pieces. Transfer to the salad bowls. Watch this video if you need help with pineapple preparation.
  2. Prepare the strawberries: Wash the desired amount of strawberries and cut off the top leaf parts. Chop the strawberries into bite-sized pieces and add to the salad bowls.
  3. Prepare the bananas: Peel the desired amount of bananas and cut into bite-sized slices. Transfer the bananas to the salad bowls.
  4. Top the fruit salads with a desired amount of coconut and walnuts.
  5. Serve and enjoy!

Meal Nutritional Benefits

Pineapple

  • provides healthy carbohydrates, fiber, protein, and are virtually fat-free
  • provide lots of phytonutrients, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory benefits
  • provide vitamins, including vitamin A, C, K, and some B vitamins, including folate
  • provide minerals, including manganese, copper, iron, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, and calcium
  • support optimal health, weight, healing, and prevention
  • support optimal digestion, cleansing, and detoxification
  • support healthy blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar
  • protect against cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes type 2, and other diseases

Strawberries

  • provide healthy carbohydrates, fiber, protein, and are virtually fat-free
  • provide lots of phytonutrients, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory benefits
  • provide vitamins, especially vitamin A, C, E, K, and some B vitamins, including folate
  • provide minerals, especially potassium, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, and iron
  • support optimal health, weight, healing, and prevention
  • support optimal digestion, cleansing, and detoxification
  • support healthy blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar
  • protect against cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes type 2, and other diseases

Bananas

  • provide healthy carbohydrates, fiber, protein, and are virtually fat-free
  • provide lots of phytonutrients, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory benefits
  • provide vitamins, including vitamin A, C, E, K, and most B vitamins
  • provide minerals, including potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, calcium, iron, and zinc
  • support optimal health, weight, healing, and prevention
  • support healthy digestion, blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol levels
  • protect against cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes type 2, and other diseases

Coconut (fresh and dry)

  • provides healthy fats, protein, some carbohydrates, and fiber
  • provides antioxidants, phytonutrients, and anti-inflammatory benefits
  • provides vitamins, like vitamin C and some B vitamins, including folate and choline
  • provides minerals, especially potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, iron, manganese, zinc, and copper
  • supports optimal health, weight, healing, and prevention
  • supports healthy blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, and iron levels
  • can support proper bone health and protects against osteoporosis
  • can protect against cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes type 2, and other diseases
  • Health Tip: Avoid dry coconut that has been sweetened, sulfured, highly processed, or found to contain other additives or preservatives.

Walnuts

  • excellent source of healthy fats, including omega-3 (ALA)
  • provide some protein, carbohydrates, and fiber
  • provide lots of phytonutrients, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory benefits
  • provide vitamins, specifically most vitamin B vitamins, including folate
  • provide minerals, especially manganese, copper, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, iron, potassium, and calcium
  • support optimal health, weight, healing, and prevention
  • support healthy blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol levels
  • support the cardiovascular system and nervous system

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