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      Title: Baked Potato Toppings
 Categories: Diabetic, Potatoes
      Yield: 1 servings
 
      5 oz Baked potato                   
 
    SOURCE:  The Joslin Diabetes Gourmet Cookbook by Bonnie Sanders Polin,
  Ph. D., and Frances Towner Giedt, copyright 1993, ISBN #0-553-98760-6.
  Formatted into MM by Ursula R. Taylor.
    Each of the following makes 1 serving and uses a 5 oz. baked potato.
  BROCCOLI AND MELTED CHEESE...Fill an opened hot baked potato with 1/2 cup
  steamed broccoli florets, 1 tbsp. grated nonfat morrzrella cheese, and 1
  tsp. chopped fresh dill or 1/4 tsp. dried dill week.
    PER SERVING:  Calories - 182, protein - 6 g, carbohydrated - 38 g, fat -
  1 g, calories from fat - 6%, dietary fiber - 5 g, cholesterol - 3 mg,
  sodium - 52 mg, potassium - 749 mg. Joslin Exchanges: 2 bread/starch and 1
  vegetable. CHEESE AND CHIVES...Fill an opened hot baked potato with 1/4 cup
  low-fat (1%) low-fat cottage cheese, 1 tbsp. snipped fresh chives, and 1
  tsp. toasted sesame seeds.
    PER SERVING:  Calories - 214, protein - 11 g, carbohydrated - 38 g, fat -
  2 g, calories from fat - 9%, dietary fiber - 4 g, cholesterol - 3 mg,
  sodium - 241 mg, potassium - 664 mg. Joslin Exchanges: 2 bread/starch and 1
  vegetable. ROASTED GARLIC POTATOES...Cut the bottom off a medium-size head
  of garlic, place head on a square of aluminum foil, and drizzle 1/2 tsp.
  olive oil over it. Seal and bake along with the potato at 375 F for 30
  minutes, until the garlic is very soft.  Squeeze the pulp out of one or
  more garlic cloves, to taste, into the opened hot potato.
    PER SERVING:  Calories - 148, protein - 2 g, carbohydrate - 34 g, fat -
  trace, calories from fat - less that 1%, dietary fiber - 3 g, cholesterol -
  0 mg, sodium - 11 mg, potassium - 568 mg. Joslin Exchanges: 2 bread/starch.
  ITALIAN POTATO...Top an opened hot baked potato with 1/2 cup Italian
  Mushroom Sauce.  Sprinkle with 1 tbsp. chopped fresh basil or parsley.
    PER SERVING:  Calories - 167, protein - 4 g, carbohydrate - 38 g, fat -
  trace, calories from fat - less than 1%, dietary fiber - 4 g, cholesterol -
  0 mg, sodium - 16 mg, potassium - 718 mg. Joslin Exchanges: 2 bread/starch
  and 1 vegetable.
    ONIONS AND MINT...Lightly spray a nonstick saute pan with butter-flavored
  cooking spray.  Place over low heat, add 1/2 cup thinly sliced onion, and
  saute for 4 to 5 minutes, until soft but not browned. Add 1 tsp. balsamic
  vinegar, 1 tsp. chopped fresh mint (or flat-leaf parsley), and a generous
  grinding of pepper. Spoon into a opened hot baked potato.
    PER SERVING:  Calories - 190, protein - 4 g, carbohydrate - 44 g, fat -
  trace, calories from fat - less than 1%, dietary fiber - 5 g, cholesterol -
  0 mg, sodium - 15 mg, potassium - 725 mg. Joslin Exchanges 3 bread/starch.
  TIJUANA SPUD...Spoon 1/2 cup Microwave Mexican Vegetable Stew into an
  opened hot baked potato. Sprinkle with 1 tsp. fresh chopped cilantro (fresh
  coriander) and 1/2 tsp dry-roasted sunflower seeds.
    PER SERVING:  Calories - 208, protein - 5 g, carbohydrate - 44 g, fat - 2
  g, calories from fat - 10%, dietary fiber - 2 g, cholesterol - 0 mg, sodium
  ~ 100 mg, potassium - 885 mg. Joslin Exchanges - 3 bread/starch. YOGURT
  PRIMAVERA...Combine 2 tbsp. plain nonfat yogurt, 1/4 tsp. Dijon mustard, 3
  tbsp. mixed diced dred, green, and yellow bell peppers, and 1 minced
  scallion, white part and 1 inch green.  Spoon into an opened hot baked
  potato.  Sprinkle with hot red pepper flakes to taste.
    PER SERVING:  Calories - 189, protein - 6 g, carbohydrate - 42 g, fat -
  trace, calories from fat - 2%, dietary fiber - 5 g, cholesterol - 1 mg,
  sodium - 52 mg, potassium - 785 mg. Joslin Exchanges - 3 bread/starch.
 
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