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If you’re not enjoying sweet cherries, in-season or frozen, you’re missing out on both flavor and nutrition. Cherries are known for their nitric oxide-boosting effects, dilating blood vessels and increasing blood flow. They’re also chock-full of antioxidants that scavenge free radicals, helping to prevent lifestyle diseases. Enjoy them in this warm sweet cobbler for a cozy treat that will excite your taste buds and soothe your soul.

The sweetness from the peaches combined with the crunchy sweet and salty pecans, along with the fresh spring greens, barley and lemon shallot dressing give this salad its A+ reputation. It satisfies all categories—flavor, texture, nutrition and overall satisfaction.

Fermented foods top the list of great things to eat. What might be the ultimate gut-recuperative meal, this Kimchi “Fried” Rice and Veggies contains plentiful fiber from the brown rice and colorful veggies, as well as gut-friendly bacteria in the probiotic-rich kimchi. Oh! It’s super delicious and looks really pretty on the table, too!

Naturally sweet blueberries, zesty ginger, and earthy greens make a refreshing and energizing smoothie to jump-start your morning or invigorate your afternoon. Use any greens you have on hand, and if strong-flavored greens are growing in your garden (such as dandelion or kale), decrease the bitterness by adding more blueberries for sweetness or ginger for added zing!

Allergic to nuts or simply want to add a little variety to your diet? Blended sunflower seeds create a creamy and nutty spread, similar to nut butters, but without the … nuts! Add a little natural sweetness with fiber-filled and nutrient-rich date paste (on its own, sunflower seed butter can be a little bitter) for a spread you can use on fruits, veggies, and whole grain crackers.

Move over peanut butter, this heavenly blend is just as creamy and flavorful but has one leg(ume) over you — selenium! Brazil nuts are outrageously high in selenium, in fact, there’s more than 300 times the amount of selenium in one ounce of Brazil nuts compared to one ounce of peanuts. We’ve blended in some creamy cashew butter to help balance out that selenium with other essential nutrients like magnesium and zinc.

This omega-powered creamy treat contains walnuts, hemp seeds, chia seeds and flax seeds — four plant-based ingredients that provide plenty of omega-3 fatty acids as well as phytonutrients, fiber, calcium, iron and protein. Enjoy a tablespoon straight out of the jar or as a dip with your favorite fruit, like apples, or veggies, like carrots.

Pro-tip: Make two of these pies so there are no arguments over the dessert in your house. Pecans and dates create a perfectly crispy crust, while pears bring the ooey-gooey sweetness to the filling. The crust and the filling offer plenty of good nutrition, including plant-based protein in the pecans, fiber in the pears, and iron in the dates.

So simple, yet so decadent, apples take center stage as a warm dessert you never knew you loved … until now. The beauty of warm apples is that they can be enjoyed solo or mixed in plant-based yogurt (yum!), alongside plant-based “nice” cream, or topped with your favorite homemade granola. No matter which way you choose to enjoy them, this cozy treat will give you all the feelings from head to toe.