| How to Make Fruit Salad Posted: 05 Jun 2022 09:00 AM PDT Fruit salad is a classic potluck contribution for a reason. It's easy to mix together a variety of fruits that will make a refreshing, flavorful side or dessert. For a fast fruit salad, mix strawberries, peaches, and berries with a little lemon juice, honey, and vinegar. If you'd like more of a syrupy salad, combine tropical fruits with an easy citrus-honey dressing. To make a creamy fruit salad that makes a light dessert, beat cream cheese with mayonnaise, sugar, and Greek yogurt. Then coat pieces of fruit in the creamy mixture and enjoy! [Edit]Ingredients [Edit]Quick and Easy Fruit Salad[1] - of strawberries, hulled and thinly sliced
- 3 medium peaches, thinly sliced
- 1 cup (100 g) of blueberries
- 1 tablespoon (2 g) of fresh, chopped basil or mint
- of lemon juice
- of maple syrup or honey
- of balsamic vinegar
Makes about 6 servings [Edit]Fruit Salad with Citrus-Honey Dressing[2] - 1 small fresh pineapple (or ½ of a large one)
- 1 mango
- 1 peach
- 1 nectarine
- of strawberries, hulled and quartered
- 3 cups (300 g) of fresh blueberries
- 1 tablespoon (2 g) of finely chopped or julienned fresh mint leaves
- of honey
- 1 teaspoon (2 g) of orange zest
- 1 teaspoon (2 g) of lime zest
- of fresh-squeezed orange juice
- of fresh lime juice
Makes about 6 servings [Edit]Creamy Fruit Salad[3] - 3 tablespoons (45 g) of cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup (70 g) of plain Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup (58 g) of mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup (25 g) of granulated sugar
- 4 sweet apples
- 1 cup (150 g) of green grapes
- 1 cup (150 g) of red grapes
- 1 8-ounce (227 g) can of pineapple tidbits or chunks, drained
- 1 11-ounce (300 g) can of mandarin oranges, drained
Makes about 8 servings [Edit]Quick and Easy Fruit Salad - Cut the strawberries and peaches into slices. Rinse of hulled strawberries and 3 medium peaches. Then use a paring knife to cut the fruit into thin, even slices.
- If you can't find ripe peaches, substitute plums, loquats, or nectarines.
- Toss the strawberries, peaches, blueberries, and basil together. Scoop the sliced strawberries and peaches into a serving bowl. Add 1 cup (100 g) of blueberries and 1 tablespoon (2 g) of fresh, chopped basil or mint. Use salad tongs or 2 large spoons to gently mix the fruit.
- If you prefer, use blackberries or raspberries instead of the blueberries.
- Pour the lemon juice, maple syrup, and balsamic vinegar on the fruit. You'll need of lemon juice, of maple syrup or honey, and of balsamic vinegar.
- The balsamic vinegar will give the fruit salad a slight tangy flavor. For a milder flavor, leave it out.
- Mix the fruit salad and serve it immediately. Toss the fruit with the liquids until the fruit is coated. You can serve the fruit salad immediately or chill it until you're ready to eat. Refrigerate the fruit salad for up to 2 days.
- Keep in mind that the fruit salad will soften and liquid will pool in the bottom of the dish the longer it's stored.
[Edit]Fruit Salad with Citrus-Honey Dressing - Squeeze the juices into a bowl with honey and citrus zest. Grate 1 teaspoon (2 g) of orange zest and 1 teaspoon (2 g) of lime zest into a small bowl. Add of honey, of fresh-squeezed orange juice, and of fresh lime juice. Whisk until the dressing is combined.
- If you prefer, substitute agave for the honey.
- Cut the pineapple, mango, peach, and nectarine into pieces. Remove the core from a pineapple and cut it into wedges or bite-sized chunks. You'll also need to peel a peach and mango before you cut them into bite-sized pieces. You can leave the peel on the nectarine before you cut it. Transfer the chopped fruit to a serving bowl.
- If you'd like a cold fruit salad, ensure that the fruit is chilled before you cut it or refrigerate the cut fruit for 30 minutes before you serve it.
- Cut strawberries and add them to the bowl along with blueberries. Trim the stems from of strawberries and then cut each berry into 4 equal pieces. Put these in the serving bowl with the fruit and add 3 cups (300 g) of fresh blueberries.
- If you don't want quartered strawberries, slice them thinly or leave small berries whole.
- Toss the fruit with the dressing and mint. Pour the citrus honey dressing over the fruit and use 2 large spoons to gently mix the fruit with the citrus honey dressing. Serve the fruit salad immediately.
- You can refrigerate the leftover fruit salad for up to 2 days, but it will soften and become wetter the longer it's stored.
[Edit]Creamy Fruit Salad - Beat the cream cheese, yogurt, mayonnaise, and sugar. Put 3 tablespoons (45 g) of cream cheese into the serving bowl and add 1/4 cup (70 g) of plain Greek yogurt, 1/4 cup (58 g) of mayonnaise, and 1/4 cup (25 g) of granulated sugar. Beat the creamy mixture with a wooden spoon or hand mixture until it's completely smooth.
- It's important to use softened cream cheese. If the cream cheese is still cold, the creamy mixture will have small lumps in it.
- Chop the apples and cut the grapes in half. Remove the cores from 4 sweet apples and cut each apple into bite-sized pieces. Put 1 cup (150 g) of red grapes and 1 cup (150 g) of green grapes on the cutting board. Carefully slice each grape in half.
- For sweet apples, use Honeycrisp, Gala, Golden Delicious, or Pink Lady.
- To quickly and easily cut grapes in half, place them between plastic container lids of the same size. Then, simply hold down the plastic lids and slice!
- Mix the apples, grapes, and pineapple with the creamy mixture. Put the chopped apples and grape halves into the bowl with the creamy mixture. Then add the 8-ounce (227 g) can of drained pineapple. Use a large spoon to stir the fruit salad so the fruit is completely coated.
- Discard the pineapple juice from the can, drink it, or use it in another recipe.
- Toss in the mandarin oranges and serve the creamy fruit salad. Drain an 11-ounce (300 g) can of mandarin oranges and add the fruit to the salad. Use a rubber spatula to very carefully mix them into the fruit salad so they don't burst. Then serve the fruit salad.
- While you can refrigerate the creamy fruit salad for up to a day, avoid storing leftovers because the apples will brown and the creamy mixture will liquefy.
[Edit]Recipe Ideas - If you're including chopped apple in your fruit salad, toss the pieces with a little lemon, lime, or orange juice to prevent browning.
- To make your fruit salad look interesting and inviting, use different cutting methods. Try cutting the fruit into different shapes or use a crinkle-cutter.
- Substitute your favorite fruits in any of these recipes.
- If you happen to use watermelon, make it into a bowl to hold the salad. This way you'll have a decorative and edible serving bowl!
- For additional fruit salad flavors, consider stirring in toasted coconut, pecans, or mini-marshmallows.
[Edit]Things You'll Need [Edit]Quick and Easy Fruit Salad - Measuring cups and spoons
- Serving bowl
- Salad tongs or 2 large spoons
- Knife and cutting board
[Edit]Fruit Salad with Citrus-Honey Dressing - Measuring cups and spoons
- Whisk
- Small bowl
- Knife and cutting board
- Serving bowl
[Edit]Creamy Fruit Salad - Knife and cutting board
- Serving bowl
- Wooden spoon or hand mixer
- Can opener
- Rubber spatula
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| How to Tell if Glasses Block Blue Light Posted: 05 Jun 2022 01:00 AM PDT There's a lot of hype around blue light blocking glasses and a million brands to choose from, but how can you tell if your glasses are actually blocking blue light? Thankfully, you don't have to be an optometrist to figure it out since there are a number of tests you can do at home to judge the quality of your lenses. We've put together a helpful list of ways to determine if your glasses are really blocking blue light, whether they're clear computer glasses or darker orange lenses for nighttime. If you're ready to kick blue light to the curb, read on! [Edit]Check the light reflecting off of clear lenses. - The light bouncing off your lenses shows which colors are being blocked. Hold your lenses up to a light source and check the colors reflecting off of them. If you see the color blue, you know your glasses are blocking at least some blue light.[1]
- This test works for clear daytime lenses and computer glasses.
- This is the simplest test you can do at home, but it doesn't indicate how much blue light is being blocked (ideally, you want to block 30% of blue light).
[Edit]Hold your clear lenses up to the sky. - The blue of the sky should look yellowish through your clear lenses. Clear lenses have a slight yellow tint that isn't super noticeable when you're wearing your glasses on your face.[2] To check if they're tinted, go outside and hold your glasses up toward the blue sky on a clear, bright day. If the sky looks warmer or yellow through the lenses, then they're blocking at least some blue light.
[Edit]Look at a white background through your clear lenses. - White should look yellowish if the lenses are blocking blue light. All you need for this test are your glasses and a white background (a computer screen or sheet of paper will work just fine). Hold your glasses up to the background and look through the lenses to check for a yellow tint.[3]
- The color warms up because there are special pigments in the lenses designed to absorb blue light passing through.
- If the lens is clear and the color of the background doesn't warm up, it means there is only a basic anti-reflective coating that filters about 5 to 20% of blue light maximum.
[Edit]Compare orange lenses to a screen's "night mode" setting. - "Night mode" should look like your view through orange lenses. Many devices have a "night mode" that blocks blue light from their display. First, look without your glasses at a phone or computer with night mode on. Then, turn off night mode and look at the screen with your glasses on. Depending on how intense the night mode setting is, the images should look pretty similarly warm or yellow-orange in color.[4]
- On Apple devices, this setting is called night shift. On Android, it's called blue light filter.
- Night mode settings essentially do the same work as blue light blocking glasses, but not all devices have the software to do this.
- There is a variety of free blue light blocking software available for computers and other devices that don't have a built-in night mode.
[Edit]Do the Black and Blue Square Test. - Through dark orange or red lenses, the color blue should look black. Darker nighttime lenses block most (if not all) blue light. Look up "black and blue square test" online to pull up an image of a black square next to a blue square. Put on your glasses and see how the blue square changes to test your lenses.[5]
- If your lenses are filtering out blue light, the blue square should now look black or dark gray.
- If the blue square still looks blue, your lenses are not blocking enough blue light.
[Edit]Look at an RGB color chart. - Orange or red lenses should darken the blue portion of a color chart. "RGB" stands for "red, green, blue" and this chart will show you all the colors humans can see. Look up "RGB color chart" or "RGB color wheel" online and look at the chart through your glasses to check their blue light blocking ability.[6]
- The blue portion of the chart or wheel should turn gray or black if your lenses are blocking blue light. The green portion should also darken.
- The darker the green portion, the better (especially for orange or red lenses designed for nighttime use).
[Edit]Ask the manufacturer for a spectrum report. - A spectrum report shows the full range of light blocked by your lenses. If the manufacturer is reputable, they won't hesitate to send you a report (it's a red flag if they insist you just take their word). For clear computer glasses, check to make sure the lenses filter out at least 30% of blue light before you buy a pair.[7]
- Yellow evening or driving lenses should block about 65 to 70% of blue light.
- Orange and red nighttime lenses designed for sleep should block 95 to 100% of blue light.
- Spectrum reports are useful no matter the color of your lenses—clear, yellow, orange, or red.
[Edit]Try them out for a few days. - Wear your glasses for several days and notice if your sleep improves. If your lenses are blocking sufficient blue light, you'll notice that your quantity and quality of sleep will get better, giving you more daytime energy and increased productivity. There's no harm in wearing blue light blockers, even if they aren't reflecting blue light.[8]
- Many manufacturers offer a trial period so you can test out the glasses and see if they work for you.
- Trials work for any lens color, but orange or red lenses will have a greater impact on sleep than clear ones.
- The effects are especially noticeable for "night owls" who go to bed later in the night.
- Blue light blockers don't help with eye strain. They only support better sleep since blue light disturbs your circadian rhythm (your sense of when it's time to go to bed).[9]
- The price of blue light blocking lenses doesn't always correlate to how effective they are. However, lenses that block at least 30% of blue light and include anti-reflective coatings are rarely cheaper than about $40.
- If a manufacturer won't provide a report or you're suspicious of the accuracy, take your glasses to your eye doctor or an independent company with a lab-grade spectrometer. They'll be able to tell you how much blue light is being blocked and at what frequencies.[10]
[Edit]Warnings - Some companies provide a "blue light pen" (a small flashlight that shines blue light) you can shine through the lenses of their glasses as proof that they block blue light. However, these pens are often emitting violet light (right next to blue on the light spectrum) and not blue. This marketing technique is widely regarded as a scam.[11]
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