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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
1 cup sliced zucchini
1 cup shredded or sliced carrots
1/2 cup red or green bell pepper strips
1/4 cup sliced red onion
2 cup flaked tuna
= (canned or from salad bar)
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 tbsp minced fresh basil
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp lemon juice
Salt, to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
4 cup cooked small pasta shells
Directions
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Chill in the refrigerator for 1
hour.
This recipe yields 4 servings. Serving size: 1 cup pasta, 1/2 cup
vegetables, 1/2 cup tuna.
Exchanges Per Serving: 3 Starch, 2 Lean Meat, 1 Vegetable.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 385; Calories from Fat 77; Total Fat 9g;
Saturated Fat 2g; Cholesterol 22mg; Sodium 280mg; Carbohydrate 48g;
Dietary Fiber 4g; Sugars 6g; Protein 28g.
Source:
"American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"09-18-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 2001"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 48 Calories; 4g Fat (60.0% calories
from fat); 1g Protein; 5g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol;
5mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Fat.
NOTES : Recipe from "Express Lane Diabetic Cooking" by Robyn Webb, (©
American Diabetes Association, 2000)
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contributor: Robyn Webb
Preparation Time: 0:00
Servings: 4
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