Spring Fruit Breakdown
Spring means gorgeous weather for outdoor workouts, but it also means scrumptious fresh fruit. You can say goodbye to using frozen bags of berries and dried cranberries, and say hello to biting into juicy slices of mango, oranges, and strawberries. When you choose fruits that are in season, they'll taste much richer, and should be less expensive than when you buy them off-season.
If you're curious to know how these sweet types of produce compare, then check out the nutritional info when you read more.
| Fruit | Calories | Carbs (g) | Fiber (g) | Sugars (g) | Protein (g) | Iron (mg) | Calcium (mg) | Potassium (mg) |
| 1 apricot | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .1 | 4.6 | 90.6 |
| 1 medium banana (enjoy all year) |
105 | 27 | 3 | 14 | 1 | .3 | 5.9 | 422 |
| 1 cup diced honeydew (20 pieces) | 61 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .3 | 10.2 | 388 |
| 1 cup sliced mango | 107 | 28 | 3 | 24 | 1 | .2 | 16.5 | 257 |
| 1 large orange | 86 | 22 | 4 | 17 | 2 | .2 | 73.6 | 333 |
| 1 cup diced papaya (enjoy all year) |
55 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 1 | .1 | 33.6 | 360 |
| 1 cup diced pineapple | 82 | 22 | 2 | 16 | 1 | .5 | 21.5 | 180 |
| 1 cup sliced strawberries | 53 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 1 | .7 | 26.6 | 254 |
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