News UCAN Use - Fresh Summer Fruit

Summer cherries offer variety to any fruit bowl or platter, and are sweet and full of nutrition. One cup of cherries provides about 90 calories, 10 percent of the daily value for vitamin C, and three grams of fiber.

In addition, cherries are rich in antioxidants and contain phytochemicals that can help lower cholesterol levels.
Cherries are slightly more perishable than other fruits, so buy only what you can eat in a two-to-three day period or you can freeze them. To do this, rinse and drain cherries before placing them in a single layer on a baking sheet, then freeze until firm. Once frozen, wrap them in portioned-out packages.

Either fresh or frozen, you can enjoy cherries in the summer and all year long.

Adapted from ADA’s Public Relations Team Daily Tips. Available at http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/home_4030_ENU_HTML.htm; Accessed April 30, 2009

Angel-Cake with Cherry Compote

1 box angel food cake mix
4 cups pitted sweet cherries (about 1 1/2 pounds)
¼ cup granulated sugar
2 Tablespoons water
2 teaspoons cornstarch
¼ teaspoon almond extract
Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare and bake cake according the package directions. To prepare compote, combine cherries, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons water, and cornstarch in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in extract. Cool. Serve with cake.

Compote recipe Adapted from Cooking Light. http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&.... Accessed April 30, 2009

Carrie H. Demcher, MS/RD/LD
University of North Texas
Student Health and Wellness Center Dietitian
1155 Union Circle #305160
Denton, TX 76203-5017
Phone: 940.891.6745
e-mail: carrie.demcher@unt.edu