10 healthy fruit recipes

Try this brightly coloured blueberry smoothie for an antioxidant-rich start to the day.

Raspberries

Low in carbs and rich in fibre, raspberries provide over 50% of your daily vitamin C, while also having a positive effect on your blood sugar.

Add raspberries to these healthier cookies, made with ground almonds and free from refined sugars.

Rhubarb

Rhubarb is a good source of vitamin K, a key nutrient necessary for healthy bones and heart. It’s also a useful source of dietary fibre which helps keep the digestive system healthy.

Check out these rhubarb breakfast pots for a healthy low cal breakfast that's high in protein thanks to the yogurt.

Apples

Apples are rich in fibre which acts as a source of food for the friendly bacteria in your gut.

Make your salad so much more exciting with thinly sliced cauliflower florets, cubed apples, raisins, toasted walnuts and a quick mustard dressing.

Bananas

Bananas can benefit your heart and digestive health, thanks to their fibre and antioxidant profile. Due to their easily digested carb content, bananas also make a fantastic snack to fuel before and/or replenish after a workout.

These healthy banana pancakes are dairy-free and gluten-free, as well as being low in calories. Using just three ingredients, they are super quick to whip up – the peanut butter makes them sturdy so they’re easy to flip.

Orange

Oranges are rich in vitamin C and a good source of other protective antioxidants which support heart and brain health.

In this colourful salad, earthy beetroot and segments of orange pair beautifully with a salty vinaigrette and creamy feta.

Figs

Figs act as a natural laxative because of their high fibre content. Ripe figs are especially high in protective antioxidants.

For a quick, light lunch or breakfast figs on toast with goat’s yogurt labneh and a drizzle of honey.

Strawberries

Strawberries are low in calories yet sweet tasting, so they make a great addition to breakfast, bakes and puddings. The colour pigment which gives strawberries their red colour may help to prevent inflammatory conditions and heart disease.

For a wholesome breakfast, make our gluten-free pancakes and top with fresh berries, including strawberries.

Avocado

Avocadoes are an exceptionally nutritious fruit, containing an abundance of heart healthy monounsaturated fats.

Avocados make salad dressings and ice creams super-creamy, so why not put them in a pasta sauce? This avocado fusilli pasta is a great way of using up overly ripe avocados.

Pomegranate

Pomegranates are packed with fibre, vitamins, minerals and healthy plant compounds.

Try out this simple yet flavoursome smoked aubergine, pepper and walnut salad with crunchy pomegranate seeds served with flatbreads.