Food weight: 1.0
Ingredients
Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 1/8th recipe, 87 grams or ~ 1/3 cup)
· ½ teaspoon fresh lemon juice
· Juice from one lime
· ¼ teaspoon salt
· 1 pound ripe plum tomatoes, cored and chopped
· ½ medium sized Vidalia onion, diced
· 2 garlic cloves, minced
· 1 tablespoon jalapeno pepper, chopped
· 1 teaspoon fresh cilantro, chopped
Mix lemon juice, lime juice, and salt together in a mixing bowl until salt dissolves. Add tomatoes to juice and stir. Add in onions, garlic, jalapeno, and cilantro. Mix well and chill until serving time.
Nutritional Information Per Serving (~ 1/3 cup):
Food Weight: 0, Calories: 22, Fat: 0 g, Cholesterol: 0 mg, Sodium: 76 mg,
Carbohydrate: 5 g, Dietary Fiber: 1 g, Sugars: 2 g, Protein: 1 g
DirectionsWhole Wheat Pita Crisps
Yield: 1 serving (serving size: 1 whole pita cut into 4 wedges)
1 large 100 percent whole wheat pita bread cut into wedges
Dash paprika
Cut pita into 4 wedges. Place pita on baking sheet and sprinkle with paprika. Toast in toaster oven until crisp.
Nutritional Information Per Serving (1 pita):
Food weight: 1.0
Calories: 120 , Fat: 1 g, Cholesterol: 0 mg, Sodium: 240 mg,
Carbohydrate: 25 g, Dietary Fiber: 3 g, Sugars: 0 g, Protein: 4g ________________________________________________________________________
Recipe Sources: An excerpt from the book Cholesterol Down by Janet Bond Brill, Ph.D., R.D., LDN; Published by Three Rivers Press; December 2006;$13.95US/$17.95CAN; 978-0-307-33911-9 Copyright © 2006 Janet Brill, Ph.D. To learn more about this book please visit CholesterolDownBook.com.
