Diabetes Care and Education

Green Apple Appetizer

Courtesy of:
Raquel Pereira MS RD LD

Ingredients:

• 1 green apple
  
• 1 cup of shredded carrots
  
• 1 cup of low fat cottage cheese 1% fat or ricotta cheese
  
• 5 leaves of butter lettuce
  
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
  
• 5 cherry tomatoes (to decorate)

Directions:

1. Chop green apple and mix it with the lemon juice.
   
2. Mix it with the carrots and the cottage cheese or ricotta cheese.
   
3. Place it on top of the butter lettuce and serve.

Nutrition Facts Serving Size 1/5 of recipe Servings Per Recipe: 5 Amount Per Serving Calories 58 Total Fat* 0.6g Saturated Fat 0.3g Monounsaturated Fat 0.1g Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g Total Carbohydrate 7.3g (after subtracting fiber, 5.6g) Dietary Fiber 1.7g Protein 6.2g Sodium 201.4mg




Exchanges per Serving 1/2 Starch 1 Very Lean Protein 1/2 Carbohydrate Choice