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Papayas
Fun & Easy Ways to Eat


  • Papaya is great for a sweet and juicy snack or dessert! It tastes like a combination of melons and peaches -- all in one. OH yummmm! If you’ve never tasted papaya, give it a try.

    The simplest way to eat papaya is to cut the fruit in half, scoop out the seeds, and eat it with a spoon! Another quick way is to peel the outside with a vegetable peeler, cut into slices or wedges and remove the seeds. And here’s a tasty tip: Sprinkle papaya with lemon or lime juice to BOOST it’s delicious flavors! Give it a try -- I bet you’ll love it!


Papaya also tastes great when mixed with other foods. Here are some tasty ways for you to enjoy papaya:


  • Add sliced papaya to a fruit plate or fruit salad
  • Mix papaya cubes or slices with honeydew melons and strawberries for a colorful fruit salad
  • Use sliced papaya for a colorful and edible garnish
  • Top pancakes or waffles with papaya slices

 


  • Toss papaya slices into a green salad

  • Sprinkle papaya seeds on a salad to add spice|

  • Mix papaya into low fat yogurt or low fat cottage cheese


  • Make tropical kabobs with papaya cubes, ham, pineapple chunks and shrimp

  • Bake unripe papaya halves and prepare like a squash or pumpkin


  • Make a fruity salsa with chopped papaya, tomatoes, green onions and cilantro

  • Add papaya chunks to spinach, chicken or meat salads


  • Top angel food cake, low fat ice cream or frozen yogurt with sliced papaya for a sweet and refreshing dessert

  • Add papaya puree to breads, muffins, and cakes


  • Make a tropical smoothie or shake by mixing papaya in a blender with bananas, 100% pineapple juice, and ice

  • Use papaya cubes in fruit punch or iced tea