Fruity Cheese Pocket |
This fruity cheese pocket incorporates fruit right into your sandwich!
Ingredients:
- 1 cup nonfat or lowfat cottage cheese
- 1 cup drained juice-pack fruit cocktail
- 1/2 cup shredded nonfat or lowfat cottage cheese
- 2, 6-inch whole wheat pita rounds, split crosswise
- 4 lettuce leafs
Instructions:
- In a medium bowl, stir together cottage cheese, fruit cocktail, and cheddar cheese. (If desired, cover and chill mixture until serving time.)
- To serve, line each pita pocket half with a lettuce leaf and spoon in fruit and cheese mixture.
Serves 4. Serving size = 1/2 pita.
Per serving:
146 calories, 12 grams protein, 1 gram fat, 22 grams carbohydrate, 3 mg. cholesterol, 339 mg. sodium
Note: If you don't tolerate bread, try rolling fruit and cheese mixture in a romaine lettuce leaf "wrap."
From The American Heart Association's Quick and Easy Cookbook
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