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Festive Fruit Salad

Ingredients

1 can (8 ounces) pineapple chunks in juice, drained 
1 can (10 ounces) mandarin orange sections, drained 
2 large bananas, sliced 
1/2 cup miniature marshmallows 
1/4 cup shredded sweetened coconut 
1/3 cup toasted almonds or pecans (optional) 
½ cup vanilla yogurt cheese (You can substitute nonfat or light sour cream instead of the homemade cheese.)

Directions

Place the fruit, marshmallows, coconut, and, if desired, the nuts in a large bowl, and toss to mix. Add the yogurt cheese to the fruit mixture, and toss to mix.

Cover the salad, and chill for 1 to 3 hours before serving.

Yield: 6 servings

Nutritional Information
(per 2/3 cup serving) 

Calories: 123 
Carbohydrate: 26 g 
Cholesterol: 0 mg 
Fat: 1.8 g 
Fiber: 2.3 g 
Protein: 2.5 g 
Sodium: 27 mg 
(Note: Although the recipe itself has no listed cholesterol, the coconut does have saturated fat that will convert to cholesterol and should be skipped if you are watching cholesterol.)