Fruit

Fodmap Tip: Don't stack or mix two or more high fodmap fruits together like in a fruit salad. Take it from me, it's a guaranteed tummy ache! 

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Frozen Fruit Juice Popsicles 

Can use any fruit juice to make a refreshing summertime treat to make molded frozen popsicles to eat. In addition, can mix the fruit juice with plant-based yogurt to add a nice taste to the popsicles too. 

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Frozen Grape Snack

Remove stems from the grapes, wash grapes in a colander, then place flat in a rimmed cookie sheet pan. Place in the freezer and freeze overnight. Remove from the freezer the next morning, dump 1/2 cup portions into 4 oz. canning jars or snack-sized zippy bags and refreeze. Remove one container at a time to eat and enjoy! 

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🔴 Fruity Gelatin

4 cups of fruit juice

4 tablespoons beef gelatin powder

Pour one cup of juice into a saucepan. Add the four tablespoons of the gelatin powder to the saucepan. Mix it with a whisk until all the clumps are gone. Once all the gelatin is mixed in (looks cloudy), move the saucepan over to stove and cook on medium high heat. Heat and stir until it looks clear. Remove from heat, then stir in the rest of the juice. Stir gently to prevent air bubbles. Pour it into an 8" x 8" pan or Jell-o mold. Refrigerate at least four hours. Cut into small cubes. 

Suggestions: 

Leftover pickled beet juice makes great gelatin! 

Stir in a cup of Fruit Puree to the fruit and gelatin mixture just before pouring into the molding pan (see Fruit Puree recipe below)

Welch's Grape Juice is yummy!

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Fruit Puree

Thaw out a package of frozen fruit and puree in a blender. Or do the same to drained, canned fruit. Store it in a wide mouth canning jar in the refrigerator. Since I'm allergic to applesauce and 5 other fruits, I puree those I can eat to use them in baked foods, beverages, gelatin, etc. 

Suggestions: bananas, blueberries, peaches, pears, prunes, pumpkin, raspberries

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Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches

Since I'm allergic to 6 fruits, I cannot eat any jelly or jam made with pectin, so if I desire to eat a peanut or sunflower seed butter sandwich for lunch, I use pie filling in the can. It is usually made with cornstarch instead of pectin. My favorites are blueberry & peach. 

(see Condiments for newest Squash Spread recipe! 😍 Yum!)

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Snack Packs/Fruit and Vegetable Tray/Finger Food

Absolutely Gluten-free crackers

Banana chips
Blueberries, raw
Cantaloupe melon balls
Carrot sticks or baby carrots
Celery sticks
Chex, Corn or Rice Cereal
Grapes, seedless
Honeydew melon balls
Kinnikinnick (brand) Vanilla Wafers
Raspberries, raw
Red, orange, and yellow bell pepper slices
Violife cheese slice squares (cut slices into quarters)
Watermelon balls
Yum Earth Black Licorice

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