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Tempting Tostadas

tostada

Makes 4 servings

Serving Size: 1 tostada

Ingredients

  • 4 corn tortillas, 6-inch
  • 1 cup low-fat or fat-free refried beans
  • 3/4 cup shredded low-fat Monterey Jack cheese
  • 1 cup low-fat sour cream
  • 1 cup shredded lettuce
  • 1 cup shredded carrots
  • 1 cup salsa
  • Vegetable oil

Directions

  1. Wash hands and surfaces.
  2. Preheat oven to 375°F.
  3. Lightly brush both sides of tortilla with vegetable oil. Place tortillas on baking sheet. Bake 12-15 minutes or until crisp.
  4. Grate cheese and carrots. Shred lettuce.
  5. Spread 1/4 cup refried beans on each tortilla and top with 3 tablespoons of cheese.
  6. Bake until cheese melts, about 2 minutes.
  7. Top each tortilla with 1/4 cup sour cream, lettuce, carrots, and salsa.
  8. Refrigerate leftovers immediately.

Recipe from: K-State


Ricotta Roll-Ups

rolled deli meat slices

Makes 1 serving

Serving Size: 2 roll-ups

Ingredients

  • 2 slices 98% fat-free ham or turkey deli meat
  • 2 tablespoons low-fat ricotta cheese

Directions

  1. Wash hands and surfaces.
  2. Place meat slices on a plate. Spoon ricotta cheese on each slice of meat.
  3. Roll meat slices around cheese and enjoy!
  4. Refrigerate leftovers immediately.

Nutty Grapes

bunch of grapes

Makes 1 serving

Ingredients

  • 7 grapes
  • 1/4 cup unsalted nuts (pecans, peanuts, walnuts, almonds)

Directions

  1. Wash hands and surfaces.
  2. Wash grapes.
  3. Place grapes and nuts in a bowl and enjoy!

Juicy Yogurt Pops

tooth picks

Makes 12 servings

Serving Size: 1 pop

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt
  • 1 1/2 cups 100% fruit juice (try grape, apple, or orange juice)

Directions

  1. Spoon 1 tablespoon of yogurt into each cup of an ice tray.
  2. Fill each cup with fruit juice (about 2 tablespoons in each cup).
  3. Cover tray with wax paper and stick a toothpick in each cup.
  4. Freeze overnight.

Pizza Cake

rice cakes

Makes 1 serving

Serving Size: 1 cake

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons pizza sauce
  • 1 rice cake
  • 2 tablespoons grated part-skim mozzarella cheese

Directions

  1. Wash hands and surfaces.
  2. Heat oven to 350°F.
  3. Spread sauce over rice cake.
  4. Sprinkle on cheese.
  5. Sprinkle on additional toppings, if desired.
  6. Bake for 8-10 minutes, or heat in microwave oven for 15-30 seconds.
  7. Refrigerate leftovers immediately.

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