Quick Pita Breakfast
Diabetic Friendly Recipe
Four simple ingredients whip up this healthful and hearty breakfast. Pita bread is filled with apples, cottage cheese and raisins.
Recipe Ingredients
1 small apple, diced
1/4 cup low fat cottage cheese
1 tablespoon raisins
1/2 whole wheat pita bread pocket
Recipe Directions
Combine apple, cottage cheese and raisins.
Fill pita pocket with mixture.
Recipe makes 1 serving Quick Pita Breakfast sandwich.
Note: This recipe is a good source of dietary fiber.
Nutrition information per serving:
Calories: 223;
Protein: 11g;
Fat: 2g;
Carbohydrates: 43g;
Cholesterol: 5mg;
Fiber: 5.6g;
Sodium: 361mg;
Potassium: 334mg
Diabetic Exchanges: Starch/Bread, 1; Lean Meat, 1/2; Fruit, 2
Bonus: Yummy Apple Biscuits
Recipe Ingredients
Five, jumbo-size refrigerated biscuits, cut into quarters
1/4 cup margarine or butter, melted
1-1/4 cups spoonful sugar substitute or 30 packets of sweetener substitute
2-1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
Two medium Granny Smith
apples, peeled, cored, sliced into 1/4-inch thin circles, cut in half
3 tablespoons apple juice concentrate, thawed
Recipe Directions
Roll biscuit quarters into melted margarine. Coat biscuit pieces with combined sweetener and cinnamon. Arrange biscuits in an 8-inch round cake pan. Stand eight apple halves around the edge. Fill in remaining apple slices between the biscuit quarters. Sprinkle any remaining margarine and sweetener/cinnamon mixture over the top. Drizzle thawed apple juice over the top. Bake at 375-degrees for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown and apples are tender. Recipe makes 8 servings.
Nutrition information per serving:
Calories: 235;
Protein: 3g;
Total Fat: 12g;
Carbohydrates: 28g;
Cholesterol: 0mg;
Sodium: 425mg;
Exchanges: 1 Fruit, 1 Bread, 2 Fat
See also:
Italian Pita Crisps
Black Beans in Pita Pockets
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