A cream cheese fruit dip is delicious and is a huge hit at parties or small gatherings of friends and/or family.
However, a cream cheese fruit dip is not as good for you as yogurt fruit dip recipes are.
What is the difference? The difference is that cream cheese lacks the benefits of yogurt.
The active, live culture (good bacteria) found in most yogurts offers numerous advantages.
Yogurt can be found in any healthy fruit smoothies recipe.
That makes them a healthy substitute for a snack.
Frozen fruit smoothies that contain yogurt become a refreshing alternative to fat and sugar laden ice cream as a dessert.
Fruit and yogurt-based desserts will always be a more nutritious choice than the ice cream, cake, or pie often served at the end of a meal.
Benefits Of Fruit Few people eat as many fresh fruits and raw vegetables as they should.
These foods contain raw food enzymes and unadulterated nutrients, which are essential for your body to operate correctly.
Be sure you eat at least five servings of these foods every day.
Do not neglect these daily requirements.
Fruits and vegetables offer minerals, essential vitamins, and fiber, which maintain normal body function.
Folks who consume greater amounts of fruits and vegetables on a daily basis have less chronic diseases such as stroke, cardiovascular disease, and certain cancers including breast and bowel cancers.
Why risk ill health when it is such an easy matter to avoid these obvious pitfalls? Choose A Variety Of Colorful Fruits Fruits and vegetables come in a wide variety of colors.
The various colors usually mean there is a diversity of vitamins and minerals contained in differently tinted fruits and vegetables.
That makes it easier for you to get an array of nutrients.
By choosing different colors you can be assured you are getting a wide range of nutrients.
It makes choosing fruits and vegetables easy.
To assure you are getting a broad range of nutrients try new fruits and vegetables regularly.
The variety will keep you from getting bored with eating healthier foods so you don't drift toward more fattening foods that are high in fat, sugar, or salt.
The list of all fruits available would fill a book.
This guarantees you plenty of fruits to choose from to assure you have a well-rounded assortment of nutrients.
This long list of fruits makes the chore of preparing an easy fruit salad recipe almost effortless and is only limited by the availability of components.
Availability is dependent upon seasonal as well as geographical factors.
Cream Cheese Fruit Dip You have a choice between regular, reduced fat, and fat free cream cheese.
When used in a fruit dip there is not much of a discernible difference in taste between the three.
Therefore, you may opt to use the fat free cream cheese to avoid unnecessary calories.
The choice is yours.
Try this cream cheese fruit dip because it contains yogurt and honey.
Honey is a more healthful sweetener than table sugar so it is kinder to your body.
Cream Cheese And Yogurt Fruit Dip Eight ounces of fat free cream cheese, softened Eight ounces of non-fat plain yogurt Two tablespoons of honey Beat cream cheese until fluffy then slowly add yogurt then the honey while continuing to beat the mix.
Garnish with alternating strips of shredded coconut and finely ground nuts (walnuts or pecans work well).
Or you can try this favorite recipe if you want a little more color in your fruit dips.
Cream Cheese And Fruit Dip Eight ounces of fat free cream cheese, softened Eight ounces of non-fat plain yogurt One and a half cups of strawberry, blueberry, peeled kiwi, or similar fruit Reserve a few slices or pieces of fruit to use as a garnish.
Blend together in a blender until smooth.
Garnish with reserved fruit pieces.
Differently colored dips arrayed on a plate can be very pleasing to the eye as well as to the palate.
A nice cream cheese fruit dip presented in an appealing manner can make the difference between whether folks add more nutritious fruit to their diet or not.
An enticing presentation of cream cheese fruit dip can make a boring platter of sliced fruit look like a snack for a king.
Remember the benefits of including yogurt with fruit.
That way you get two very healthy foods in the same dish.
It is an easy and tasty way to maintain your body with nutritious foods.
However, a cream cheese fruit dip is not as good for you as yogurt fruit dip recipes are.
What is the difference? The difference is that cream cheese lacks the benefits of yogurt.
The active, live culture (good bacteria) found in most yogurts offers numerous advantages.
Yogurt can be found in any healthy fruit smoothies recipe.
That makes them a healthy substitute for a snack.
Frozen fruit smoothies that contain yogurt become a refreshing alternative to fat and sugar laden ice cream as a dessert.
Fruit and yogurt-based desserts will always be a more nutritious choice than the ice cream, cake, or pie often served at the end of a meal.
Benefits Of Fruit Few people eat as many fresh fruits and raw vegetables as they should.
These foods contain raw food enzymes and unadulterated nutrients, which are essential for your body to operate correctly.
Be sure you eat at least five servings of these foods every day.
Do not neglect these daily requirements.
Fruits and vegetables offer minerals, essential vitamins, and fiber, which maintain normal body function.
Folks who consume greater amounts of fruits and vegetables on a daily basis have less chronic diseases such as stroke, cardiovascular disease, and certain cancers including breast and bowel cancers.
Why risk ill health when it is such an easy matter to avoid these obvious pitfalls? Choose A Variety Of Colorful Fruits Fruits and vegetables come in a wide variety of colors.
The various colors usually mean there is a diversity of vitamins and minerals contained in differently tinted fruits and vegetables.
That makes it easier for you to get an array of nutrients.
By choosing different colors you can be assured you are getting a wide range of nutrients.
It makes choosing fruits and vegetables easy.
To assure you are getting a broad range of nutrients try new fruits and vegetables regularly.
The variety will keep you from getting bored with eating healthier foods so you don't drift toward more fattening foods that are high in fat, sugar, or salt.
The list of all fruits available would fill a book.
This guarantees you plenty of fruits to choose from to assure you have a well-rounded assortment of nutrients.
This long list of fruits makes the chore of preparing an easy fruit salad recipe almost effortless and is only limited by the availability of components.
Availability is dependent upon seasonal as well as geographical factors.
Cream Cheese Fruit Dip You have a choice between regular, reduced fat, and fat free cream cheese.
When used in a fruit dip there is not much of a discernible difference in taste between the three.
Therefore, you may opt to use the fat free cream cheese to avoid unnecessary calories.
The choice is yours.
Try this cream cheese fruit dip because it contains yogurt and honey.
Honey is a more healthful sweetener than table sugar so it is kinder to your body.
Cream Cheese And Yogurt Fruit Dip Eight ounces of fat free cream cheese, softened Eight ounces of non-fat plain yogurt Two tablespoons of honey Beat cream cheese until fluffy then slowly add yogurt then the honey while continuing to beat the mix.
Garnish with alternating strips of shredded coconut and finely ground nuts (walnuts or pecans work well).
Or you can try this favorite recipe if you want a little more color in your fruit dips.
Cream Cheese And Fruit Dip Eight ounces of fat free cream cheese, softened Eight ounces of non-fat plain yogurt One and a half cups of strawberry, blueberry, peeled kiwi, or similar fruit Reserve a few slices or pieces of fruit to use as a garnish.
Blend together in a blender until smooth.
Garnish with reserved fruit pieces.
Differently colored dips arrayed on a plate can be very pleasing to the eye as well as to the palate.
A nice cream cheese fruit dip presented in an appealing manner can make the difference between whether folks add more nutritious fruit to their diet or not.
An enticing presentation of cream cheese fruit dip can make a boring platter of sliced fruit look like a snack for a king.
Remember the benefits of including yogurt with fruit.
That way you get two very healthy foods in the same dish.
It is an easy and tasty way to maintain your body with nutritious foods.
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