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Shrimp Skewers Recipe

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Shrimp Skewers
6 oz large shrimp, (about 9)
3 cherry tomatoes
3 pearl onions
3 pieces green pepper, (1-inch)
6 slices zucchini, (1/2-inch)
3 whole mushrooms
3/4 cup unsweetened pineapple chunks
2 tbsp italian dressing


Alternate shrimp, vegetables, and pineapple on 3 skewers. Broil or grill
about 5 minutes on each side or until done. Baste with Italian dressing
while cooking. Serve over rice.

1 serving (3 skewers)

Exchanges: All dinner menus this week have about 550 calories and include:

2-3 Starch servings 1-3 Meat or Meat Substitute servings 1-3 Vegetable
servings 1 Fruit serving 1-2 Fat servings

Total Fat: 20g Total Carbohydrate: 45g Protein: 33 g

Some menus have 1 Skim Milk serving instead of 1 Meat, 1 Starch, or 1
Fruit serving.

Recipe for Tuesday, 8/25/98

All recipes this week are part of a complete dinner from the cookbook
Magic Menus for People with Diabetes, featuring more than 200 low-fat,
calorie-controlled meals to help you create thousands of delicious and
well-balanced daily menus.

You can order a copy of this and many other cookbooks from our online
bookstore or call 1-800-ADA-ORDER (1-800-232-6733).

Dinner: 1 serving Shrimp Skewers 2/3 cup cooked brown or white rice 1/2
cup sugar-free gelatin cubes with 2 Tbsp whipped topping

MC formatted by Barb at Possum Kingdom using MC Buster 2.0g & SNT on
8/30/98

Converted by MC_Buster.

Posted to RecipeLu by Barb at PK on Aug 30, 1998.
 


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When devising a diet, you have to also attempt to cut down your ingestion of salt, fats and refined carbohydrates.

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Rather than dwelling on those junk foods that you need to eliminate from your meal plan, direct your attention to the good foods that you are able to introduce to your diet. If you inject some nutritious pulses and vegetables into your daily routine, you'll find that you feel more full and have a substantially decreased probability of giving in to those damaging afternoon candies.


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