Eating fruit doesn't have to mean just having an apple a day. With our simple ideas you can go gourmet:

1. Side salads don't have to be made just from veggies - try adding sliced pear, apple chunks, grapes, mango pieces, strawberries, dried cranberries or blueberries
2. Throw a few handfuls of berries into pancake batter
3. For a fruit salad with a difference, add some exotic fruits such as papaya, mango, star fruit, and guava
4. Thread fruit chunks on skewers and grill on the barbecue
5. Stuff apples with dates, dried apricots and walnuts and bake in the oven for a tasty dessert
6. Munch on dried fruit for a handy on-the-go snack
7. Freeze grapes, mango chunks and banana pieces for a sweet treat
8. Make an energizing drink by blending apple, ginger, carrot and orange
9. Add grapes, strawberries, dried fruit, or sliced pear and apple to a cheese platter
10. Freeze lemon slices or berries in ice cubes and add to drinks
11. Dip apple slices, strawberries, grapes, and fresh pineapple in a chocolate fondue
12. Use up overripe bananas to bake a banana loaf or muffins - add some raisins for extra sweetness
13. For an elegant dinner party finale, dip strawberries in white chocolate, let them set and then half-dip in milk or dark chocolate to make a layered double-choc delight
14. Stew apples or pears and serve on breakfast cereal, or serve with low-fat yogurt and sprinkled with low-fat granola for dessert
15. Pour Jell-O over cups full of grapes or other fruit chunks and leave to set
16. Blend dark grapes with cranberry juice, some frozen low-fat berry yogurt and ice
17. Swirl pureed canned apricots or mashed frozen raspberries through slightly softened vanilla ice cream and return to freezer to re-freeze
18. Fruit is a great snack - add whole or in chopped chunks to school lunch boxes. Squeeze a little lemon juice on apples and pears to prevent browning
19. Try fresh pineapple as a sweet, refreshing way to finish Asian-style meals
20. Try some of CalorieKing.com’s many delicious recipes