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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
1/2 cup frozen yogurt
= (citrus, coconut, or other
fruit flavors are good)
1/8 whole cantaloupe
10 grapes, sliced
Directions
Using a melon baller, scoop the cantaloupe flesh into balls and place on a
serving dish.
Continue using the melon baller to scoop the frozen yogurt into balls and
add them to the cantaloupe. Top with sliced grapes and serve.
This recipe yields 1 serving.
Exchanges Per Serving: 2 Carbohydrate, 1/2 Saturated Fat.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 159; Calories from Fat 27; Total Fat 3g;
Saturated Fat 2g; Cholesterol 10mg; Sodium 37mg; Carbohydrate 32g;
Dietary Fiber 1g; Sugars 26g; Protein 4g.
Comments: The key to this dessert is its eye appeal! Presenting an old
favorite differently can add variety to your meal plan.
Source:
"American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"07-11-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 1999"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 118 Calories; 2g Fat (11.8% calories
from fat); 4g Protein; 24g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 6mg
Cholesterol; 44mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Fruit; 1/2 Fat; 1 Other
Carbohydrates.
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0
Contributor: n/a
Preparation Time: 0:00
Servings: 1
Diet Fruited Frozen Yogurt Recipe brought to you by Diet Recipes To-Go
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