[recipe] Fresh Veggie Pockets

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Fresh Veggie Pockets

 

1 carton (8 oz) cream cheese spread

1/4 cup sunflower kernels

1 tsp seasoned salt or salt-free seasoning blend

4 wheat pita breads, halved

1 medium tomato, thinly sliced

1 medium cucumber, thinly sliced

1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms

1 ripe avocado, peeled and sliced

 

In a bowl, combine the cream cheese spread, sunflower kernels

and seasoned salt; spread about 2 Tbs on the inside or each

pita half. Layer with tomato, cucumber, mushrooms and avocado.

Yield: 4 servings

 

Nutritional analysis: One serving (prepared with fat-free cream

cheese,

unsalted sunflower kernels and salt-free seasoning blend) equals 378

calories, 660 mg sodium, 5 mg cholesterol, 48 gm carbohydrate, 18 gm

protien, 15 gm fat, 9 gm fiber.

 

Diabetic exchanges: 3 starch, 2 fat, 1 vegetable, 1 meat

 

~ feral ~

 

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