6 Healthy Ways to Use Your Apple-Picking Haul

Apple picking is fun right up until you get home and realize just how many apples fit in a bag.

You eat a few, pack some for lunch and leave a bowl on the counter. But a week later, there are still so many left.

Fortunately, apples are good for a lot more than just pies.

“Apples are naturally sweet, versatile and an easy way to add more fruit to your day,” says Elizabeth Barclay, RD, with Hartford HealthCare St. Vincent's Medical Center. “And when you eat the skin, you’re getting more of the fiber the apple has to offer.”

So before your apple-picking haul starts going soft, try these healthy apple recipes and ideas.