Fun with Summer Fruit and Cookies

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(Newswire.net — Norfolk, VA.) June 11, 2013. — Summer is almost here and with it comes the delight of summer fruit. Already the stores are full of ripe  strawberries bursting with flavor, delicious peaches and nectarines and juicy watermelons. This summer have some fun with your fruit.

  • Strawberry Salad – add luscious fresh strawberries to organic baby greens.
  • Berry Nice Chicken Salad – toss berries into a chicken salad for an unusual taste.

Add Lucy’s Cookies for a sweet summer treat.

  • Cherry/Nectarine or Peach Crisp – a perfect light summer dessert. Use Lucy’s Ginger Snap Cookies for the crisp.
  • Strawberry Chocolate Delight – a refreshing low calorie treat you can indulge in anytime. Spread a layer of vegan cream cheese on a Lucy’s chocolate cookie and top with slices of fresh strawberries.

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Eat Local

Fruit grown locally will always be freshest. Check when different fruits will be in season in your state.

State-Specific Seasonal Produce Guides

 

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Ginger Snap Cookies with Peaches

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Give your taste buds a treat – liven up your peaches with the tang of Lucy’s Ginger Snap cookies.

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Chocolate cookies with strawberries

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Try luscious strawberries with Lucy’s chocolate cookies. Not only are they a delicious treat, these chocolate cookies are also gluten free, vegan and have just only 40 calories per cookie.

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About Lucy’s

On the market since December 2007, Lucy’s currently offers seven flavors of gluten-free allergy-friendly cookies— Ginger Snap, Maple Bliss, Chocolate, Chocolate Chip, Cinnamon Thin, Sugar, and Oatmeal – packaged in both 5.5 ounce boxes and 1.25 ounce grab & go packs. All cookies are baked without wheat, gluten, dairy milk, butter, eggs, casein, peanuts or tree nuts. Lucy’s incorporates a three component allergen control program that includes selectively sourcing raw materials, testing for trace allergens in an on-site lab and baking in a dedicated facility. Lucy’s cookies are available at over 7,000 stores nationally including Whole Foods, Sprouts Famers Market, VONS, Albertsons and more. For more information on Lucy’s, please visit: www.drlucys.com.