Weekend - Healthy Eating

Another recipe you may be daring enough to try for your 20 grams of fat intake per telaprevir dose.

Cinnamon Tortilla Shells

1 large tortilla shell (7 grams - fat)

Butter (3 tsp. = 12 grams - fat)

Cinnimon sugar mixture ( 1/2 & 1/2)

Optional:

Sliced apple, banana or pear

Method:

* Spread 2 tsp. of butter over entire tortilla shell.  Reserve 1 tsp. of butter for the frying pan.  If you are going to bake them, spread all 3 tsp. of butter on the tortilla.  These tortillas are large ( 12 inches ). 

* Sprinkle with the 1/2 & 1/2 cinnamon sugar mixture. It doesn't take much!  Experiment.

* This is the time you would place the apple, banana or pear slices on top of the tortilla shell.

* Fold over in half and fry in the pan on both sides until brown. Garnish with fruit slices and plain yogurt. Remember to consider the fat in the yogurt if you do decide to use this ingredient. * If you are baking them, do not fold the tortilla shell over, plus, serve the fruit &/or yogurt on the side.

Salad Ideas

Next salad you make for your 20 grams of fat intake, try adding a few of these ingredients.  They will bump up the fat count;

* Kalamata Olives - 3 to 5 olives = 4 grams of fat

* Feta Cheese - 1/4 cup crumbled = 8 grams of fat

* Croûtons - check the package of fat content. 

* Slivered almonds

These few ingredients add enough flavor to your salad, you may find you only need a small amount of olive oil and balsamic vinegar to top it off.

I would like to extend a special "Happy Mother's Day" to all the moms out there.  May your weekend be filled with love, special memories and the voices of your children telling you how much you mean to them.

Deborah