| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Meats |
|
2send, Sandwiches, Meat |
2 |
servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 1 |
lg |
Pita bread |
| 2 |
oz |
Shaved turkey |
| 2 |
tb |
Diced red onion; or thinly sliced |
| 1 |
tb |
Diced green bell pepper; or thinly sliced |
| 1/2 |
c |
Shredded lettuce |
| 1/4 |
c |
Chopped tomato; or sliced |
|
|
Alfalfa sprouts |
| 2 |
tb |
Fat-free salad dressing |
INSTRUCTIONS
Cut large pita round in half. Tuck in meat of choice, red onion, green
pepper, shredded lettuce, chopped tomato and top with alfalfa sprouts.
Spoon on fat-free dressing. Yield: 2 servings.
Variations: Lean or extra lean cold cuts: chicken, roast beef or roast
pork; shaved.
Mayo reduced the fat and calories by: 1) halving the amount of meat but
doubling it's volume by used shaved or thinly sliced cold cuts. 2) halving
the amount of dressing, and 3) substituting a non-fat version of a food:
compare 99 cal (11g fat) for mayonnaise; 50 cal (5g fat) for lowfat
mayonnaise; and 10 cal (0g fat) for fat-free mayonnaise.
Nutritional Analysis Original 290 cals and 15g fat. Modified 125 cals, 1g
fat. From 47% cff to 7% cff. Diabetic exchanges: 2 meat and 1 starch
Sent in by kitpath@earthlink.net 4/16/99
Recipe by: www.mayohealth.org/mayo/
Posted to EAT-LF Digest by PatHanneman <kitpath@earthlink.net> on Apr 18,
1999, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.
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