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2 teaspoons almond butter(^1) ⁄ 2 teaspoon honey
(^1) ⁄ 8 teaspoon cinnamon
1 small apple, cored, peeled and cut into 8 slices
In a small bowl combine almond butter, honey, and cinnamon and mix well. Serve with
apple slices for dipping.
Note: 16 grams of sugar in this recipe come from the apple. We’ve added just a touch of
honey, so it won’t be a problem if you are prone to dumping syndrome. Eating too much
honey at one time can give you dumping because it is a concentrated sugar.
Per serving: Calories 150 (From Fat 60); Fat 6g (Saturated 1g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 50mg; Carbohydrate 26g
(Dietary Fiber 2g); Protein 2g; Sugar 19g.
T Pineapple with Ricotta
Creamy ricotta cheese and pineapple make a good match, and when they’re paired with
low-fat graham crackers, your taste buds will be singing. Graham crackers are made
from graham flour, which is a combination of white flour, ground wheat bran, and
wheat germ.
Stage: Regular foods
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Yield: 1 serving (^3 ⁄ 4 cup)
(^1) ⁄ 4 cup crushed pineapple, packed in juice,
drained
(^1) ⁄ 4 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
(^1) ⁄ 2 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon sugar substitute
4 low-fat graham cracker squares
In a small bowl mix pineapple, ricotta, lemon juice, and sugar substitute. Serve with
graham crackers.
Per serving: Calories 170 (From Fat 55); Fat 6g (Saturated 3g); Cholesterol 20mg; Sodium 150mg; Carbohydrate
22g (Dietary Fiber 1g); Protein 8g; Sugar 11g.