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Ingredientes
- Other healthy recipes with strawberries:
- Cookin’ Canuck’s Seared Shrimp with Jicama, Strawberries & Avocado
- Cookin’ Canuck’s Whole Wheat Strawberry Oat Bars
- Very Culinary’s Strawberry Jam Yogurt Pops
- Cooking on the Weekends’ Lemon-Basil Strawberry Caprese Recipe
- Know Your Produce’s Strawberry Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Smoothie
- Strawberry & Quinoa Salad with Toasted Almonds Author: Dara Michalski | Cookin' Canuck
View Full Recipe at Cookin' Canuck
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 287g | |
| Calories 73 | |
| Calories from Fat 21 | 29% |
| Total Fat 2.39g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat 0.55g | 2% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 2mg | 1% |
| Sodium 386mg | 16% |
| Potassium 456mg | 13% |
| Total Carbs 7.03g | 2% |
| Dietary Fiber 1.1g | 4% |
| Sugars 1.59g | 1% |
| Protein 6.63g | 11% |
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